On June 3, ProPublica told the world that witnesses against Donald Trump had received monetary rewards "including large raises from his campaign, severance packages, new jobs, and a grant of shares and cash from Trump’s media company." Mainstream news organizations seem to be playing "not my scoop, not my story." That's bad for democracy. No Washington Post or New York … [Read more...] about News organizations ignore ProPublica ‘bombshell’ about possible witness tampering
ProPublica: Nine Trump witnesses have received significant financial benefits from his businesses, campaign
If any benefits were intended to influence testimony, that could be a crime. Nine witnesses in the criminal cases against former President Donald Trump have received significant financial benefits, including large raises from his campaign, severance packages, new jobs, and a grant of shares and cash from Trump’s media company. The benefits have flowed from Trump’s … [Read more...] about ProPublica: Nine Trump witnesses have received significant financial benefits from his businesses, campaign
Yes He Did (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Donald Trump now claims he never said “lock her up.” Fox and Friends co-host Will Cain said, “You famously said, regarding Hillary Clinton, ‘lock her up.’ You declined to do that as president.” To that, Trump said, “I beat her. It’s easier when you win. They all said ‘Lock her up’—and I could have done it—but I felt it would have been a terrible thing, and then this … [Read more...] about Yes He Did (Cartoon, Column and Video)
The MAGA movement extolls lies, White supremacy. This time, it’s Kari Lake.
Last week, Arizona Senatorial candidate Kari Lake (R) held a campaign event at a Trump merchandise store where the modern Confederate flag was both displayed behind her and for sale. Like a broken record, Lake claimed that she won the 2022 gubernatorial race and that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential contest, despite repeated court decisions that should have buried … [Read more...] about The MAGA movement extolls lies, White supremacy. This time, it’s Kari Lake.
D-Day 2024 in Photos
We will always remember D-Day as one of the most noble and consequential days in recent history. On the 80th anniversary we felt the gamut of emotions. But what is perhaps the most poignant to this writer is the realization that those young, dapper, unafraid troops who stormed the beaches eighty years ago – some as young as seventeen -- are now gentle, beautiful … [Read more...] about D-Day 2024 in Photos
Emigration: The hidden catalyst behind the rise of the radical right in Europe’s depopulating regions
Smaller towns and villages in Sweden have suffered economically as a result of out-migration. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images Rafaela Dancygier, Princeton University and David Laitin, Stanford University Earlier this spring, the European Parliament voted to overhaul its immigration policy to more evenly distribute responsibility … [Read more...] about Emigration: The hidden catalyst behind the rise of the radical right in Europe’s depopulating regions
All shook up? UK’s Nigel Farage is the latest to bear the brunt of pelting as popular politics
Right-wing British politician Nigel Farage is hit in the face with a milkshake during his general election campaign launch in Clacton-on-Sea, eastern England, on June 4, 2024. Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images Nusrat S. Chowdhury, Amherst College Nigel Farage, a U.K. politician known for his populist anti-European Union rhetoric, … [Read more...] about All shook up? UK’s Nigel Farage is the latest to bear the brunt of pelting as popular politics
Memories, Remembrances and Harking Back to a Day Eighty Years Ago
It might be my imagination, but it seems to me that on this 80th anniversary of D-Day the number of commemorative articles, documentaries, videos, etc. about that War, about that Day and, most of all, about those men who fought and died that Day is greater than ever, and their nature more reflective and more nostalgic. Perhaps it is a harking back to the Greatest Generation, … [Read more...] about Memories, Remembrances and Harking Back to a Day Eighty Years Ago
A LITTLE GIRL
' A LITTLE GIRL MTG That’s me I’m like a little girl Who wants to be treated like a pearl. Can’t you see What it’s like to be me? Just to mention That I crave so much attention. I would use a rattle As part of the battle For you not to say It does not pay Today or any day. I know it’s a shame That I act so lame Stupid is Stupid does That is the … [Read more...] about A LITTLE GIRL
TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS TO DEMOCRATS: “WE’RE GOING TO LOCK YOU UP”
Friedrich Nietzsche said: "Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment." In recent interviews on both the conservative news network Newsmax and Sean Hannity's Fox News show, Trump has made it clear that he intends to go after Democrats and try and lock them up. And - as is now the custom and the new normal - other Republicans have picked up … [Read more...] about TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS TO DEMOCRATS: “WE’RE GOING TO LOCK YOU UP”
A Theory How The Big Bang Theory Prequel Could Have Ended
Young Sheldon puts the “cop out” in cop out. This Big Bang Theory prequel has been chock-full of contradictions from the start. In The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon reveals he caught his dad in bed with another woman. All Young Sheldon viewers were bracing for themselves for this. Sheldon openly says it happened on The Big Bang Theory. There logically (as Spock would say) must be an … [Read more...] about A Theory How The Big Bang Theory Prequel Could Have Ended
Book Review: D-DAY GIRLS: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II
More than three years before the Allies launched the single largest, most epic amphibious invasion in the history of mankind -- the Normandy Invasion -- the mission was already a twinkle in British eyes. In March 1942, on the BBC evening news, an urgent call went out to the British people on behalf of the Royal Navy. It was asking Britons to send to the government any photos … [Read more...] about Book Review: D-DAY GIRLS: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II
Trump’s rhetoric after his felony conviction is designed to distract, stoke fear and ease the way for an anti-democratic strongman
Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York on May 30, 2024, after being found guilty on 34 felony counts. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University After a jury convicted Donald Trump of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a politically damaging relationship, he responded by … [Read more...] about Trump’s rhetoric after his felony conviction is designed to distract, stoke fear and ease the way for an anti-democratic strongman
Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power
Supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party dance at a party office in Guwahati, India, during counting of India’s national election on June 4, 2024. AP Photo/Anupam Nath Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, had hoped for a landslide victory in the country’s six-week general election – the … [Read more...] about Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power
Blending In (Cartoon)
WHY OH WHY
Why Oh Why Do people pursue a lie Are they so greedy And feel so needy What is the appeal From a man who Thrives on the steal He’s quick to blame And that’s a shame He’s good with the bluff To act really tough A coward is he He’s not for me Yesterday came a big bump For the man named Trump It looks like he’s pretty near To something he does fear A … [Read more...] about WHY OH WHY
QUOTE OF THE DAY: ERIC SWALWELL ON THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BEING A CULT
Our Quote of the Day comes from Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) addressing his House colleagues about the state of today's Republican Party: “My colleagues, none of this today that you are bringing makes sense. Your inconsistencies, your hypocrisy, your sycophancy – unless you are in a cult. And guys, I’m starting to think you’re in a cult. That is your right, but it’s not your … [Read more...] about QUOTE OF THE DAY: ERIC SWALWELL ON THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BEING A CULT
Reports of juror bribery attempt in Minnesota fraud trial
You’d be forgiven if you thought a story about a $125,000 attempt to bribe a juror had occurred abroad. Or in a Trump trial. But it happened in suburban Minneapolis this weekend in a $250 million Covid-related fraud case. The jurors are supposed to be anonymous to all but the lawyers for defense and prosecution, yet a woman dropped a bag of cash off at the home of the … [Read more...] about Reports of juror bribery attempt in Minnesota fraud trial
BBC, Politico reported on Russian network that ‘paid European politicians’ back in March; WaPo months behind
According to European investigations announced in March, a pro-Putin network had been paying right-wing European politicians as part of a “Russian influence operation.” Russia paid European Parliament members to "spread Russian propaganda," Czech and Polish governments said at the time. The Washington Post featured the story Monday in its "War in Ukraine" website section, … [Read more...] about BBC, Politico reported on Russian network that ‘paid European politicians’ back in March; WaPo months behind
D-Day Medal of Honor Recipients
As we approach the 80th anniversary of the single largest and most bold amphibious invasion in history, we honor the thousands of Allied troops, including 2501 Americans, who were killed on D-Day itself, the more than 5,000 who were wounded that Day, and the tens of thousands Allied forces killed in the epic Battle of Normandy that followed. Among those brave Americans … [Read more...] about D-Day Medal of Honor Recipients