Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and somebody absolutely corrupt to begin with who gets power suddenly becomes a madman. All in all, we are lucky that the guardrails of democracy and the rule of law held as well...
By now you know that Brett Kavanaugh believes in expansion of presidential power and that he doesn't think that a sitting president should be troubled with minor annoyances like subpoenas or indictments, that s/he should be above it all....
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-Screw You, Trump) drew a line in the sand after Donald Trump threatened to gut federal funding for "lawless" and "anarchist" cities that "fail" to curb violent protests. Cuomo said that Trump is "persona non grata"...
The split senate that we have, with Kamala Harris able to cast a tie breaking vote, is not the automatic rubber stamp that some people wish it would be. Neera Tanden is probably one of those people right now,...
When Fox & Friends, Trump's favorite right-wing propaganda machine launched a Twitter poll asking whether the benefits of Medicare for All "outweigh the costs," they got a bit of a surprise.  The poll said, "Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare for all'...
It seemed funnier than hell at the time. But maybe that was because the time was so goddamned dark and bleak. This was the bad old days of the spring and early summer of 2020, when the coronavirus was...
Nothing like having faith in the people you serve, not to mention having faith in human nature to begin with. This latest addition to the growing Legend Of Joe Manchin should have people singing about him on porches for...
Let me start by saying that today's news might never have come out if Jack Smith hadn't been appointed.  Here's the thing though - Smith would never have been investigating January 6 at all if he hadn't been appointed...
President Donald Trump stepped up, put his big-boy pants on, and took the mantle of leadership. “I’ll take responsibility for shutting it down, I won’t blame you for it,” he famously told Chuck Schumer in the Oval Office. “I’ll...
Snoop Doggy Dogg is vociferously anti-Trump.  He threatened to roast anybody who performed at Trump’s inauguration. “I’m gonna roast the fuck out of you Uncle Tom-ass niggas for doing it. Which one of you niggas gonna do it?” Then he drew...

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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