“Of course, I was under the spell, and the wonderful part is that, even at the time, I perfectly knew I was.” - Henry James, The Turn of the Screw, 1898 All that is left standing now is a Government of Goodfellas led by the porridge-faced miscreant, Donald Trump. At what point does a nation stop working if, piece-by-piece, it is being dismantled? If Donald Trump wins in … [Read more...] about IF STALIN AND FORREST GUMP HAD A BABY
HE BLINDED ME WITH STUPID (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Donald Trump is not a person who relies on facts. And a person who doesn’t rely on facts typically doesn’t believe in science. A humble person will admit to what they don’t know and listen to experts. Donald Trump will tell people who have spent their entire lives studying a subject, and without having any knowledge of it himself, tell them they’re wrong. Donald Trump is not a … [Read more...] about HE BLINDED ME WITH STUPID (Cartoon, Column and Video)
’PLEASE STOP, SIR’: TRUMP REBUKED BY PHILLY VOTER
Did anyone watch Don the Con’s Comedy Hour on Tuesday night? Granted, it wasn’t fun being soaked to the bone by his fire hose of falsehoods, but the pleasure President Trump’s Philadelphia “town hall” was seeing him rebuked by a real citizen. A black woman with a serious health condition. “Mr. President,” said a Philadelphian named Alycee Block, “I was born with a disease … [Read more...] about ’PLEASE STOP, SIR’: TRUMP REBUKED BY PHILLY VOTER
The Electoral College Game – Ohio
So, what the heck happened in Ohio? After years of being a very tight, bell-weather State, in 2016, Trump crafted a commanding victory in Ohio, winning by a whopping 8%, or 447,000 votes. Ohio has voted for the winner in every presidential election since 1964, so it is the very definition of a swing state. JFK was the last president to lose Ohio and win. So, what about … [Read more...] about The Electoral College Game – Ohio
Trump Does Putin’s Bidding
From the moment Donald Trump attained the presidency, he has gone out of his way to take actions that will benefit Putin and Russia. Their relationship came out in the open during the campaign in 2016 when Trump asked Russia to find Hillary’s missing emails, though the connection probably existed for some time before that. During Trump’s term in office, the bonds between the … [Read more...] about Trump Does Putin’s Bidding
Hurricanes are so many that UN is running out of names
Even as stormy Trump ravishes America, real hurricanes are multiplying so quickly that the usual list of names is reaching exhaustion and the Greek alphabet will be used for only the second time on record. This delicious morsel comes from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a United Nations agency specializing in almost everything involving weather, climate and … [Read more...] about Hurricanes are so many that UN is running out of names
‘Tyrannical and Un-American’: ACLU Rebukes Barr for Urging Sedition Charges Against Protesters
"Treating protest as a form of sedition won't hold up in court," said the ACLU. "But that is clearly not the point here." By Brett Williams Common Dreams Attorney General William Barr drew stinging rebuke from legal experts and civil liberties advocates including the ACLU Wednesday after he told federal prosecutors to more aggressively charge some protesters with … [Read more...] about ‘Tyrannical and Un-American’: ACLU Rebukes Barr for Urging Sedition Charges Against Protesters
Trump’s Contempt for the Military – Election Year Dangers (UPDATED)
UPDATE: In the interest of “full disclosure,” (or presenting all sides of the issue) we must make the following update. On Sept 14, a Fox News Flash top headline announced that – even after The Atlantic revelations -- 235 retired general and flag officers signed a letter supporting President Trump. Part of the letter states: As senior leaders of America’s … [Read more...] about Trump’s Contempt for the Military – Election Year Dangers (UPDATED)
The Electoral College Game – Wisconsin
I’m saving Ohio for last. Trump won Wisconsin by very slim margins, 0.7% and less than 23,000 votes over 2.8 million votes cast. In 2012, Obama won Wisconsin by 4.7%, which was over 205,000 votes. To win by 23,000 votes, Trump managed a swing of over 225,000 votes. In 2008, on a turnout of over 3 million votes, Obama won Wisconsin by 12%, and over 400,000 votes. Less … [Read more...] about The Electoral College Game – Wisconsin
Trump posts faked video of Biden playing anti-police song
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump, who is trying to persuade voters that his challenger Joe Biden will encourage violent crime, retweeted a faked video Wednesday purporting to show the Democrat playing a crudely worded anti-police rap song.In the video, which Twitter later marked as "manipulated media," Biden stands at a podium, takes out his cell phone and tells the … [Read more...] about Trump posts faked video of Biden playing anti-police song
When I almost died: My days battling coronavirus and what I remember the most
CHICAGO — Last week, when I read my own obituary, I remembered the first time I almost died. It was a cold December morning in 1963 when I fell through and under the ice covering the south edge of the Lincoln Park lagoon and was rescued by my younger brother Mark and our friend Ty Bauler and we made it home and life went on.The next time I almost died was when I was reporting a … [Read more...] about When I almost died: My days battling coronavirus and what I remember the most
Unmatched heat is fueling record-breaking wildfires, UN agency confirms
The entire northern hemisphere across parts of the western contiguous U.S., Europe, north-central Russia and southeastern China had its hottest summer on record this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said. The heat is contributing to a record-breaking destructive 2020 fire season on the west coast during the warmest August on record, it confirmed citing the … [Read more...] about Unmatched heat is fueling record-breaking wildfires, UN agency confirms
Will Trump creating outrage win him a second term?
Will Donald Trump's ability to create outrage and to express angry outrage win him a second term? Trump has been an outrage creating and expressing machine for years since before he was President. And from the start of his term Trump's chief concern has been to play almost exclusively to his base unlike most American Presidents who worked to expand their initial coalitions … [Read more...] about Will Trump creating outrage win him a second term?
The Electoral College Game – Michigan
Michigan is right behind Pennsylvania with 16 Electoral College votes. Trump squeaked out an amazingly narrow victory, winning by only 0.3%. That is less than 11,000 votes of 4.5 million cast. In Michigan, unlike the other States, voter turnout from 2012 (4.7 million) to 2016 (4.7 million) remained about the same, which is not surprising considering the population of … [Read more...] about The Electoral College Game – Michigan
The Magic of ‘The Prestige’
Once partners in a stage act for another magician, Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) have turned into bitter rivals with acts of their own following the death of Angier’s wife, Julia (Piper Perabo). As independent magicians, both pursuing a desire to be the best in Britain and to have the better trick, this rivalry turns dangerous as the men will … [Read more...] about The Magic of ‘The Prestige’
Lincoln and the GOP (Cartoon)
Trump dismisses climate concerns as he visits fire-ravaged western US
McClellan Park (United States) (AFP) - President Donald Trump on Monday suggested global warming will reverse itself and dismissed climate change as a cause of ferocious fires engulfing swaths of the US West, during a briefing in California on the deadly blazes.Trump, who flew into Sacramento on the third day of a reelection campaign swing, pushed back against state officials … [Read more...] about Trump dismisses climate concerns as he visits fire-ravaged western US
Orange Lies Matter
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Nevada Governor calls Trump ‘Shameful, dangerous and irresponsible’ for violating state law with indoor rally
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has blasted President Donald Trump -- who has called himself the law and order candidate -- for violating the state's regulations on coronavirus restrictions for an indoor rally. Shortly before President Trump took the stage on Sunday night in Henderson, Nev., for his first indoor rally in months, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak blasted the president … [Read more...] about Nevada Governor calls Trump ‘Shameful, dangerous and irresponsible’ for violating state law with indoor rally
Defending the 2020 election against hacking: 5 questions answered
Vote count machines are just one target of hackers looking to disrupt US elections. AP Photo/Ben Margot Douglas W. Jones, University of Iowa Editor’s note: Journalist Bob Woodward reports in his new book, “Rage,” that the NSA and CIA have classified evidence that the Russian intelligence services placed malware in the election registration systems of … [Read more...] about Defending the 2020 election against hacking: 5 questions answered