I still have to set up a new Go Fund Me, but The Moderate Voice needs financial help. TMV has paid for itself for most of its 17 year life. In recent months, due to sparse ad revenues and no recent fundraising campaign, there have been a series of bounced checks which meant high bank fees. This money needs to be reimbursed -- but apart from that, TMV can't have such a low bank … [Read more...] about THE MODERATE VOICE NEEDS YOUR $$$ HELP
Chicago Tribune Editorial: Biden, a congresswoman and a new domestic terrorism agenda
In his inaugural address, President Joe Biden targeted a threat to national security that already festers here at home: a “rise of political extremism, white supremacy,” and “domestic terrorism that we must confront” and “defeat.” Seven days later, the Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism alert based on “a heightened threat environment across the United … [Read more...] about Chicago Tribune Editorial: Biden, a congresswoman and a new domestic terrorism agenda
The Coming Vaccine Scandals
Contractor Who Was Awarded $34.5 Million in Government Money and Provided Zero Masks Pleads Guilty to Fraud J. David McSwane / ProPublica — The VA and FEMA agreed to pay a first-time vendor in a desperate search for protective equipment. Now Robert Stewart admits he defrauded three federal agencies and lied about being in the Marine Corps. When billions of dollars are at … [Read more...] about The Coming Vaccine Scandals
‘Glamour Ghoul’ is a biography that Maila Nurmi, Vampira, merits
Review by Doug Gibson In January of 2008, Maila Nurmi, better known as Vampira, was found dead in her small Los Angeles home. She was 85. She died alone, on her couch with her feet propped, resting on a patio chair. The TV was running. Her cat, Violet, had died next to her. Her dog, Houdini, was alive but had to be put down. In her last days, she had felt exhausted, but … [Read more...] about ‘Glamour Ghoul’ is a biography that Maila Nurmi, Vampira, merits
Donald Trump Has Destroyed His Legacy
by Noah Jenkins If the average American were asked about the Nixon and Clinton presidencies, the overwhelming majority would be more likely to recall the Watergate scandal, as opposed to Nixon’s fruitful work on Chinese relations, and the Lewinsky affair, instead of the federal budget surplus America saw under Clinton. It would not matter all four events had a significant … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Has Destroyed His Legacy
Limetree Bay Oil Refinery, Trump-era EPA Challenged For Lax Pollution Standards In St. Croix
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands — Community and conservation groups filed a legal appeal today challenging the federal permit for the controversial Limetree Bay refinery on the American Caribbean island of St. Croix that started operating this week. The long-shuttered, pollution-plagued Limetree refinery has been one of the world’s largest oil-processing facilities. St. Croix … [Read more...] about Limetree Bay Oil Refinery, Trump-era EPA Challenged For Lax Pollution Standards In St. Croix
DIVIDING FAMILIES (Cartoon)
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny jailed, declares Putin ‘the Underwear Poisoner’
By Andrew Osborn and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday, ignoring the West in a ruling the opposition politician blamed on President Vladimir Putin's personal hatred and fear of him. The Moscow court handed Navalny a three-and-a-half-year sentence, but his lawyer said the anti-corruption blogger would actually … [Read more...] about Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny jailed, declares Putin ‘the Underwear Poisoner’
House Republicans face identity dilemma in fights over Liz Cheney, Marjorie Taylor Greene
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday face questions about whether to discipline a pair of strikingly different Representatives Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene, decisions that will send a strong signal about the party's future. Cheney, the No. 3 House of Representatives Republican, is facing heat for her vote to impeach … [Read more...] about House Republicans face identity dilemma in fights over Liz Cheney, Marjorie Taylor Greene
MAD ELEPHANT (MIKE PETERS GUEST CARTOON)
Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists for his outstanding work as both a political and comic strip cartoonist. His favorite expression “WHAT A HOOT” certainly sums up his outlook on his life and work which are inexorably entwined. Mike’s warm, easygoing and zany demeanor is evidence that his personality matches his creative talents. As … [Read more...] about MAD ELEPHANT (MIKE PETERS GUEST CARTOON)
Democrats take first step to go it alone on Biden’s COVID-19 aid
By Susan Cornwell and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday took the first step toward fast-tracking President Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill without Republican support. The Senate voted along party lines, with Democrats edging out Republicans 50-49, to open debate on a fiscal 2021 budget resolution with coronavirus … [Read more...] about Democrats take first step to go it alone on Biden’s COVID-19 aid
The Smell Lingers
Sometimes, after the source of an odor is gone, the smell lingers on. So it is now in Washington where the stench of the recent administration remains with us. Perhaps it is because a number of purveyors of the rancid odor are unwilling to clean it up and move on. Those who aided Donald Trump, his conscious and unwitting accomplices, are reluctant to do their duty and aid the … [Read more...] about The Smell Lingers
ACCUSATIONS IN A MIRROR
“Humanitarianism is the expression of stupidity and cowardice.” - Adolf Hitler The term “Accusations in a Mirror” is defined in international human rights law as a common technique for inciting genocide by accusing one's intended victims of precisely the crimes that one intends to commit against them” - Kenneth Marcus, a former Staff Director of the U.S. Commission on Civil … [Read more...] about ACCUSATIONS IN A MIRROR
Legendary singer Tony Bennett reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis
New York (AFP) - American crooner Tony Bennett has revealed he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016 but kept his condition quiet as he continued to work and tour. The 94-year-old went public in a lengthy feature story published Monday in AARP The Magazine, the widely circulated periodical of the American Association of Retired People. "Life is a gift -- even with … [Read more...] about Legendary singer Tony Bennett reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Coup prompts outcry from Myanmar as West ponders how to respond
(Reuters) - Western leaders condemned the coup by Myanmar's military against Aung San Suu Kyi's democratically elected government and hundreds of thousands of her supporters took to the social media to voice their anger at the takeover. The sudden turn of events in the early hours of Monday derailed years of efforts to establish democracy in the poverty-stricken country and … [Read more...] about Coup prompts outcry from Myanmar as West ponders how to respond
JEWISH SPACE LASERS (Cartoon, Column and Video)
The first thing we need to address is that this crap is dangerous. I mock people like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump because I use humor to show they shouldn’t be taken seriously. Yet, they are taken seriously. Donald Trump became president (sic) of the United States of America. Marjorie Taylor Greene is sitting on the House Education Committee despite believing school … [Read more...] about JEWISH SPACE LASERS (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Mike Pence To Form Fundraising Committee For 2024 Presidential Candidacy; St. Croix Vacation Continues
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands — Former Vice President Mike Pence was spotted Sunday night at a St. Croix restaurant famous for its surf and turf and casual dining atmosphere. Pence, in his fifth day on island, dined with his wife Karen, U.S. Secret Service agents and a VIPD Special Operations Bureau officer at Duggan’s Reef in Teague Bay on the east end of the island. It … [Read more...] about Mike Pence To Form Fundraising Committee For 2024 Presidential Candidacy; St. Croix Vacation Continues
Dance Feud: John Travolta vs. Rude Imbecile
Roughly 40 years ago, a dance feud began in the discotheques of that era, a feud that had John Travolta pitted against rude imbeciles. The feud resulted in one of the latter fighting for the right to pogo. No, I do not mean the opossum from the Okefenokee Swamp who discovered that the enemy is us. I mean the pogo that attracts monsters . . . . . . but not the … [Read more...] about Dance Feud: John Travolta vs. Rude Imbecile
Russia detains over 4,500 at protests against jailing of Kremlin critic Navalny
By Maria Tsvetkova and Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - Riot police broke up protests across Russia on Sunday in support of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, detaining more than 4,500 people who had braved the bitter cold and the threat of prosecution to demand he be set free. In a massive show of force, police imposed a sweeping security lockdown in the heart of Moscow, sealing … [Read more...] about Russia detains over 4,500 at protests against jailing of Kremlin critic Navalny
Trump loses his impeachment legal defense team
Donald Trump has lost his legal team a week before his impeachment trial in the Senate. According to CNN, the lawyers left when Trump insisted his defense should be re-litigating the "big lie" that he won the election rather than on constitutional grounds. This isn't really surprising. It was clear this is what would happen. Now that it looks 99.99% certain that Senate … [Read more...] about Trump loses his impeachment legal defense team