One of the most common misperceptions about the Republican Party is that it really wasn't that bad until crazy far-right voters put Donald Trump into the Oval Office. That is not only a lie, it's a dangerous rewriting of...
The problem with any natural disaster, whether it be wildfire, tornado, hurricane, or global pandemic, is that the immediacy of dealing with the disaster obviously commands all attention. And the longer the disaster persists, the longer attention is focused solely on...
If you are one of the forty million unemployed, take heart. Daddy doesn't have time to deal with such tackiness as the largest unemployment figures since the Great Depression, he's too busy watching TV and running for reelection. But...
These are people, I swear, when they put one foot forward, they have absolutely NO idea of what to do with the other foot   Tom Jimson   Drowned Hopes Welcome back. I swear, some nights the fun just never ends! As...
Dusting is a great example of the futility of trying to put things right. As soon as you dust, the fact of your next dusting has just been established   George Carlin You've heard me say it before, the old adage...
El Pendejo Presidente is so funny when he's desperate! And you can always judge the degree of desperation by just how over the top he goes with his hyperbole, and how far afield he ranges with it. That being said, only a total...
The stock market is the pulse of the world's money. It certainly reflects what's happening in the nervous system of the American economy, and it is minutely sensitive to the vagueries of a certain pair of tiny digits belonging...
Some of you may know that I spent almost 20 years as a pilot's crew scheduler for United Airlines. When I was there, we called it FIFO (First In First Out), some places such as cop shops and prosecutors...
You're a mean one, Mr Grinch   How The Grinch Stole Christmas Awww, it's too bad that you're such a total loser, but don't feel bad, you won't be going home empty handed. You'll be leaving today with this copy of our...
My contempt and disgust for Trumpsters (including but not limited to all  Republican stooge politicians, civilian supporters and other co-conspirators (witting or unwitting) has reached such an unhealthy new low that I daily feel an actual physical shock to...

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has.

— Margaret Mead