Category Politics

The Insurrection of January 6 On January 6, 2021, an event occurred in the nation’s capital that — forgive the well-worn cliché — will go down in infamy. I won’t write a treatise about it here because multiple books will… Continue Reading →

I was moved this week to reprise a bit from Dana Carvey’s 1995 stand-up comedy special, Critics’ Choice, in which he roasted the popular false conspiracy theory of the day: that the iconic National Football League veteran O.J. Simpson was… Continue Reading →

When Did My Christian Friend Start Hanging out Online With Sociopaths? When did my sweet, compassionate evangelical Christian friend become a conspiracy-theory-believing, white-supremacy-sympathizing, pandemic-denying mask opponent, callously willing to allow thousands of post-born Americans to die needlessly because she thinks… Continue Reading →

COVID-19 Deaths 02/06/2020 — U.S.: 1  |  World: 620 12/17/2020 — U.S.: 307,512  |  World: 1,651,891 Conservatively estimated Trump malfeasance deaths: 153,756 U.S.: 4.2% of Earth’s population, 19% of its pandemic deaths (Ibid.; Glanz & Robertson; 5/20/2020.) (Ibid.; Gupta, MD;… Continue Reading →

There’s no way around it: If you still support Donald Trump in 2020, you support the following: — Massive needless pandemic death — Psychological torture of thousands of innocent migrant children — Systematic subversion of American democracy, inducing violence in… Continue Reading →

New 12-Step Group [NEW MEMBER:] “Hi. My name’s Donald, and I’m a loser.” [GROUP:] “Hi, Donald.” Also, “Keep comin’ back”; “One day at a time”; “Let go and let God”; and “Denial is not a river in Egypt.” “[Donald Trump]… Continue Reading →

COVID-19 Deaths 02/06/2020 — U.S.: 1 | World: 620 11/26/2020 — U.S.: 262,283  |  World: 1,423,988 Conservatively estimated Trump malfeasance deaths: 131,142 (50% of total U.S. deaths)* The United States accounts for 4.2% of Earth’s population, 18% of world COVID-19… Continue Reading →

Outside of my spouse, the number of family members with whom it’s safe to talk politics has just dropped to zero. I’m sad about this. Like Sons to Me I have 20-something nephews who are like sons to me. The… Continue Reading →

2020 Election Truisms #2) Joe Biden is the duly elected, legitimate president-elect. He will be inaugurated Jan. 20, 2021. #3) Donald Trump has successfully created another lie that won’t die: “The stolen election.” Trump and GOP enablers are endangering national… Continue Reading →

Election Day has dragged into Election Week. A half-dozen or so battleground states still are counting their mail-in ballots because those Republican state legislatures refused to consider requests to allow the counting to begin a day or three before Election… Continue Reading →