Here’s a pop quiz. Which of these rash acts is the stupidest? a) Frying your hand in cooking oil b) Breaking your thumb with a hammer c) Swimming laps in a polluted river d) Volunteering to be Donald Trump’s guinea pig If you were nuts enough to do a, b, or c, at least you’d know what kinds of treatment would nurse you back to health. But signing up for a … [Read more...] about WHO’S JONESING TO INJECT TRUMP’S MIRACLE VACCINE?
Remembering 9/11 (Cartoon)
TRUMP KNEW. END OF STORY.
In American law, criminal negligence is conduct in which a person ignores a known or obvious risk, or disregards the lives and safety of others. We now have the perfect defendant. It turns out – not that we’re surprised – that the failed casino owner knew all along that he was gambling recklessly with the lives and safety of the citizens he’d sworn to protect. As you … [Read more...] about TRUMP KNEW. END OF STORY.
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S LIES (Cartoon)
Political ideology may explain why despair spreads faster than hope during times of conflict, study suggests
A new study published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology found that messages of hope and despair during times of conflict differently affect people depending on their political ideology. While Leftists are more influenced by these messages, Rightists appear more difficult to sway.In times of enduring conflict, it appears that despair circulates more quickly and more … [Read more...] about Political ideology may explain why despair spreads faster than hope during times of conflict, study suggests
The Electoral College Game – Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was extremely close in 2016 and likely will be again. Like Florida, it’s a major battleground State, but unlike Florida, Pennsylvania has gone to the Democrats every election since Bush the First in 1990. What happened to switch Pennsylvania is somewhat different from what happened to flip Florida. Trump won by 0.7% or only 44,292 votes of nearly 6,000,000 … [Read more...] about The Electoral College Game – Pennsylvania
Trump and the coronavirus (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 Trump and the coronavirus (Mike Peters Guest Cartoon)
What Is the Risk of Catching the Coronavirus on a Plane?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to alleviate fears of flying during the pandemic at an event with airline and rental car executives.”The airplanes have just not been vectors when you see spread of the coronavirus,” DeSantis said during a discussion at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Aug. 28. “The evidence is the evidence. And I think it’s something that is … [Read more...] about What Is the Risk of Catching the Coronavirus on a Plane?
Presidential Loose Lips Might Sink Ships
In the “Inauguration Issue” (January/February 2017) of Politico Magazine, Journalist Garrett M. Graff – describing how the president of the United States "has more access to official secrets than any other human being in the country—and the potential to know more about the world than anyone else on the planet,” had a prescient warning: Given Trump’s behavior so far, it … [Read more...] about Presidential Loose Lips Might Sink Ships
Trump v. Woodward
If you wondered about Trump’s intelligence level previously, Bob Woodward’s new book “Rage” should reinforce the fact that the president’s intelligence is not one of his strong points. First of all, why should Trump have given eighteen hours of interviews, mostly on tape, to one of the most incisive and clever journalists around. What did Trump have to gain aside from puffing … [Read more...] about Trump v. Woodward
Rah Rah Sis Boom Bah!
If the Constitution had established an office of National Cheerleader, Donald Trump would have been given pom poms. Instead, he was given the power of the chief executive, about which he is clueless. Trump only knows how to be a booster — to sell. Well – lie and sell. He doesn’t know how to plan, manage, oversee, or guide. What’s more, he lacks the wisdom or vision to set a … [Read more...] about Rah Rah Sis Boom Bah!
A ‘First’ No American Hero Should Ever Experience
Illinois Senator Ladda Tammy Duckworth has many firsts to her name. She was among the first handful of Army women to fly combat, until her helicopter was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade in the autumn of 2004 over Iraq, making her the first female double amputee from that war. Duckworth is the first Thai American woman elected to Congress, the first person born in … [Read more...] about A ‘First’ No American Hero Should Ever Experience
WOODWARD STRIKES AGAIN (Cartoon)
What’s more shocking? That Donald Trump withheld that he understood fully well just how dangerous the conoravirus was while he was playing it down to the rest of the nation…or that Donald Trump understood something fully well? Email Clay Jones at [email protected] … [Read more...] about WOODWARD STRIKES AGAIN (Cartoon)
Woodward book bombshell: Trump knew in February coronavirus was deadly and worse than flu and intentionally misled public (AUDIO and VIDEOS)
President Donald Trump admitted in taped interviews with journalist Bob Woodward that in February he knew the coronavirus was deadly and worse than the flu but he downplayed it. In fact, Trump not only downplayed it but repeatedly said it was like getting the flu and a "hoax." The Washington Post: President Trump’s head popped up during his top-secret intelligence briefing … [Read more...] about Woodward book bombshell: Trump knew in February coronavirus was deadly and worse than flu and intentionally misled public (AUDIO and VIDEOS)
GENDER WILDFIRE PARTY (Cartoon, Column and Video)
This is the first I’ve heard of gender reveal parties, unless I heard of them a while back and forgot which is entirely possible. Are you like me in that upon hearing about it, you wonder if it’s actually how it sounds? At first, I was wondering if maybe it was a party where you invite friends and family who don’t know it’s a gender reveal party. And then, after everyone’s … [Read more...] about GENDER WILDFIRE PARTY (Cartoon, Column and Video)
The Electoral College Game – Florida
29 Electoral College Votes – 3rd largest State, tied with New York. No one has lost Florida in the last 20+ years and won the Presidency. Over 9.3 million votes were cast in 2016. That is over a million more votes cast in Florida than in 2008 and 900,000 more than in 2012. Since 2010, the population of Florida has risen by about 2.5 million people. If 60% registered to … [Read more...] about The Electoral College Game – Florida
Watch “Parasite”: The Lincoln Project’s brutal ad about Sen. Lindsay Graham (VIDEO)
Various analysts have tried to describe South Carolina Lindsay Graham in recent years: someone who went from being Sen. John McCain's best bud, but as McCain's terminal cancer moved into its later stages began to glom himself onto Donald Trump and totally jettison his former political incarnation. The man Graham had blasted and warned about in 2016 suddenly became his NEW best … [Read more...] about Watch “Parasite”: The Lincoln Project’s brutal ad about Sen. Lindsay Graham (VIDEO)
Barr Slammed for Acting as ‘Personal Henchman’ of Trump as DOJ Moves to Take Over His Defense in Suit Filed by Rape Accuser
by Jake Johnson Common Dreams Democratic lawmakers and legal experts accused Attorney General William Barr of unethically acting as President Donald Trump's "personal henchman" after the Justice Department on Tuesday moved to take over the president's defense team in a defamation case brought by journalist and author E. Jean Carroll, who has accused Trump of raping her in … [Read more...] about Barr Slammed for Acting as ‘Personal Henchman’ of Trump as DOJ Moves to Take Over His Defense in Suit Filed by Rape Accuser
Putin Bartends (Cartoon)
Video: How did mask wearing become so politicized?
Protestors hold anti-mask signs at a protest in St. Paul, Minnesota. Education Images / Getty Images Matthew Facciani, Vanderbilt University The United States has lagged behind much of the world in its efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Not wearing a mask has become a political act even though masks slow the spread of the virus. As someone who … [Read more...] about Video: How did mask wearing become so politicized?