We are seeing something that has never happened in our lifetimes -- unidentified "Federal" "law enforcement officials" stalking the streets of a major American cities, kidnapping innocent civilians, shoving them into unmarked vehicles, and making them disappear for hours...
Being basically homebound, like many other people I have been watching the George Floyd murder trial. Not every minute, shit, the thing starts at like 7 am PDT. But once I get up at about 9 or so, it's on. Whether...
Political pundits in Russia are declaring that the nationwide protests on racial killings and police brutality are to Donald Trump's benefit politically. They have advised him to "wait it out" and exploit the situation to his advantage. You can't...
Shades of Perry Mason. You don't see this everyday. Kyle Rittenhouse was asked to describe the scene leading up to his shooting three people, two of whom died, in Kenosha, Wisconsin during the George Floyd protests. He came unglued...
The young hero of the right-wing may go scot free due to a procedural screw up. It has happened before. Here's the Cliff's Notes version of what has taken place. First, legal experts have opined that the prosecution seems...
My newest hero is Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA.) He graciously yielded the floor to Matt Gaetz, when discussing the topic of police reform. Gaetz then proceeded to pick a fight and then Richmond took back the floor and let...
I'm sorry, but right now, I just keep wanting to cry. You all know that I have been following the Derek Chauvin murder trial on MSNBC, basically being homebound. But the testimony of Dr. Martin Tobin literally reduced me...
The whole world, especially the punditry world is aflutter with Vlad the Imp's pronouncement that he was placing his nuclear forces on high alert. Following the credo of my patron saint, Jon of Stewart, If you smell bullshit, call bullshit, I'm...
Racists sense the sea change working its way through American society, and they are striking back in their usual stupid, brutish, half-sensate way. We could write stories two or three times daily of some white guy screaming about wearing...
The idea of Donald Trump doing an address from the Oval Office on the state of race relations in this country has been met with the derision you would expect, since the man is infamous for not only using...

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