Teacher placed on leave after Native American student records incident | APTN News (Video)

A California teacher has been placed on leave while the school district investigates her behaviour shown in an online video. A Native American student in the class recorded the incident … Read More

MSNBC host uses her good fortune to blast America’s draconian family leave & social policies.

MSNBC Host Katy Tur is taking the family leave offered by MSNBC. She slammed the U.S. for its deficiency in valuing the needs of families. MSNBC Host Katy Tur touts … Read More

Pastor on leave after telling America's wives to look hotter, like Melania Trump

I’m not sure if this is toxic masculinity so much as toxic schlubbery. How women, men, children, or companion animals look in public is pretty much no one’s business but … Read More

If I were Mother Karen, I would leave Mikey. He loves Don more than family.

Speechless.   Just speechless.    According to CNN, Mike Pence is starting a PAC to defend Donald Trump’s record and they remain close friends. What in the world?  Some man incites … Read More

Lindsey Graham is very concerned about Biden's decision to leave a small gap in Trump's useless wall

Apparently Lindsey Graham was none too concerned about the galaxy-sized gap in our nation’s credibility after he voted to acquit Donald John Trump—twice—of eminently impeachable offenses. Moreover, he’s not terribly … Read More

Dozens of former Bush II officials plan to leave GOP over embrace of Trump

George W. Bush was clearly the worst president ever … up until recently, that is. The past three Republican presidents have been George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump. … Read More

“…it's up to us to leave those instruments of our democracy at least as strong as we found them.”

Probably the last official deal crafted by Trump will be his pardon, whether of himself or by Mike Pence after Trump’s resignation with hours or minutes to spare. One wonders … Read More

Yet another lie: “Trump has told some advisers he will refuse to leave White House”

Trump will leave quietly, as Michael Cohen has suggested, likely to Mar-a-Lago early and not return. He will remain noisy throughout, whining about the theft of an election even as he … Read More

Former GOP candidate wants Trump to refuse to leave White House; now wouldn't that be fun?

Laura Loomer is an Islamophobic nut who lost her long-shot bid to represent Florida’s 21st Congressional District by a whopping 20 points, despite (or maybe because of?) an endorsement from … Read More

DeJoy: “The (mail)trucks leave on time” because who really wants surprises every night

CNN: Trump said on August 18 that “the only way we're going to lose (win) this election is if this election is rigged.” (There, corrected) x No one is making this … Read More

MSNBC Host Hallie Jackson's maternity leave statement upon her return, poignant

One could not help being moved by the sheer empathy displayed by MSNBC Host Hallie Jackson, who used her return from maternity leave to make an important point. Hallie Jackson … Read More

Trump has us 'flying blind' on flu vaccines due to his boneheaded decision to leave the WHO.

In a few months, winter will arrive, and we are woefully unprepared for the sicknesses of the flu and cold season. It may be impossible to tell who is sick … Read More

'Leave Democrat cities. Let them rot': Trump retweets a deplorable call for division

I live in a blue state, and it’s pretty clear what Donald Trump thinks of me. From his peevish attitude toward the tribulations of Puerto Ricans to his threats to cut … Read More

Two black people leave restaurants on bad terms. One avoids police the other stand their ground.

I blogged two Daily Kos articles recently and titled them respectively “NFL player & friends asked to leave Chipotle ’cause white customer uncomfortable.’” and “A Black pregnant woman dragged out of … Read More

NFL player & friends asked to leave Chipotle ’cause white customer uncomfortable.

The Right gets upset when we call out systemic racism. This week black football player Darius Leonard was thrown out of a Chipotle restaurant. Last week Marcia Grant and her family … Read More

He doesn't need to be in this country, let alone president. Leave and take the cult with you. A Rant

I have been a veterans advocate for years.   I never ever heard one say that when at war they whined and complained about sleeping in the rain and mud while … Read More

NJ-Sen: Sen. Cory Booker (D) Pushes The Call For Congress To Expand Paid Sick & Family Leave

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Cory Booker’s (D. NJ) re-election campaign: It’s this simple: no one should be forced to go to work sick, no one should be … Read More

TX-Sen: MJ Hegar (D) Hits Cornyn (R) For Refusing To Pass Paid Family Leave & Paid Sick Leave

Received this. e-mail today. from MJ Hegar’s (D. TX) U.S. Senate campaign: I’m a working mom with two young kiddos and, like many Texans, I’ve had to leave work to … Read More

They Did Nazi That Coming. Utah School Admins on Leave After Allowing Nazi Cosplay in School Parade.

The Hill “A Utah principal and teacher were placed on leave after allowing a student to wear a Nazi costume in the Halloween parade. A photo circulated online Friday of … Read More

more Arms for Dirt: Giuliani associates arrested while trying to leave the country

Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were nabbed at Dulles airport (perhaps) “trying to flee the country” and have been indicted for financial violations but more importantly in connection to Rudy … Read More

Leave Vladimir Putin Alooooooooooooone!!!!

We have reached the point of absurdity. Joe Scarborough, who is no friend of mine, tweets out that Epstein’s suicide murder might have a Russian connection, because like you know … Read More

Republicans move to exempt 93.5% of Michigan companies from paid sick leave law.

I’ll keep this short and (not so) sweet. You can read the rest HERE.  Most of you know that the group Michigan Time to Care gathered and submitted more than 380,000 … Read More