San Juan, Puerto Rico, The Sierra Club is demanding an immediate demand for Congress to investigate the circumstances surrounding the awarding of a three hundred million dollar electric reconstruction contract to a small Montana firm of two employees, Whitefish Energy, from the hometown of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. The Sierra Club’s demand joins calls from Members of … [Read more...] about Sierra Club Demands Immediate Investigation of Puerto Rico Energy Contract and Any Cabinet Ties
The GOPpelgänger Cometh
Grab your britches and hitch up your drawers, kiddies. Mister Trump's Wild Ride to Toad Hall just found a new gear. Clinton campaign, DNC paid for research that led to Russia dossier Washington Post The Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped fund research that resulted in a now-famous dossier containing allegations about Donald Trump's … [Read more...] about The GOPpelgänger Cometh
GOP BOMBSHELL: Flake denounces Trump, announces won’t seek re-election
A senator from Donald Trump's Republican Party unleashed a fierce broadside Tuesday against the US leader as he announced he would not seek re-election, telling Senate colleagues he "will not be complicit" with a "reckless" presidency. Jeff Flake, of Arizona, has served in the Senate since 2013 and has been an outspoken critic of Trump-era politics,… … [Read more...] about GOP BOMBSHELL: Flake denounces Trump, announces won’t seek re-election
Why do we have forces in Niger?
When it comes to the politics of deflection, President Trump is a master. Take his public feud with Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) over the death of Sgt. La David T. Johnson (Miami Gardens, FL). The Wizard of Oz told Dorothy to "pay no attention to that man behind the curtain." Trump just takes to Twitter. See post on Tumblr (or read below) See Tumblr post … [Read more...] about Why do we have forces in Niger?
Wild Beyond Belief! A review of those crazy 60s and 70s indies
Fellow cult film nerds, wouldn't you love to go back in time and witness what we obsess over? How cool would it be to buy a ticket in 1928 and watch "London After Midnight" or "Heart Trouble"? Both apparently long lost. Or what about dipping into a theater and seeing "Dracula" on opening day? Or maybe head 25 years into the future and catch Ed Wood in a tiny studio helming … [Read more...] about Wild Beyond Belief! A review of those crazy 60s and 70s indies
Mike Peters Cartoon: Trump and Puerto Rico
OF RELATED INTEREST: --Poll Finds Trump Loses Ground on Puerto Rico Response --Trump's lack of empathy about Puerto Rico is staggering --Trump rated his Puerto Rico hurricane response a 10. These photos tell a different story. --John Oliver calls Trump Puerto Rico response 'horribly racist' Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Cartoon: Trump and Puerto Rico
CNN’s Don Lemon’s Open letter to Trump: “Please Stop” (MUST watch video)
CNN anchor Don Lemon read an open letter he wrote to President Donald Trump and Gold Star widow Myeshia Johnson, regarding Trump's Twitter feud with the grieving young widow. This MUST WATCH video also features Lemon making an important point on this Trump-fueled controversy, in terms of the man who often seems forgotten (by the White House) in this: the late Sgt. La David … [Read more...] about CNN’s Don Lemon’s Open letter to Trump: “Please Stop” (MUST watch video)
A Review of Ragtime The Musical (5th Avenue Theatre Production)
Sometimes you don’t know how soul worn weary you are, until you stumble upon a momentary resting place. And sometimes you don’t realize how much you need music, art and beauty until your eyes are tearing up in a darkened 5th Avenue Theatre watching the opening night production of Ragtime The Musical. America’s current, or might I say endlessly repeating, political and racial … [Read more...] about A Review of Ragtime The Musical (5th Avenue Theatre Production)
Cartoon: Carving up Fox News
Conservatives and Republicans had a field day going after Harvey Weinstein after it was revealed he spent decades using his power in Hollywood to sexually harass young, wannabe starlets. You would think the people who were silent over the sexual harassment allegations against their idols Roger Ailes, Bill O’Reilly, and Donald Trump would be smart enough to continue to keep … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Carving up Fox News
Who Will Blink First — Barcelona or Madrid?
Catalan separatists are devising nonviolent plans to resist the imposition of direct rule by Madrid. With days to go before the Spanish government secures parliamentary approval to curb Catalonia’s semi-autonomy, separatist leaders are promising to disrupt Madrid’s efforts to shutter their regional government, which could start by the end of the week. Separatists stand firm … [Read more...] about Who Will Blink First — Barcelona or Madrid?
(UPDATED) Donald Trump Didn’t Remember Sergeant La David T. Johnson’s Name, But We Will
It was axiomatic long before Donald Trump became president that anyone who falls into his orbit is cheapened by the experience. And now it is General John Kelly’s turn. By all accounts an exemplary career Marine, Kelly's final act of service to his country — trying to bring order to the dysfunctional West Wing of a White House run by a man deeply unqualified to be … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) Donald Trump Didn’t Remember Sergeant La David T. Johnson’s Name, But We Will
Why patriots can’t serve Trump
WASHINGTON -- The United States is in the middle of a very unfortunate experiment in how disoriented a great nation can become before it loses its moorings entirely. At times, politics seems fairly conventional with Republicans and Democrats arguing about health care and tax cuts, as they long have done. But former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama reminded us last … [Read more...] about Why patriots can’t serve Trump
Australia’s Bad Flu Season Has American Health Officials Worried
Flu season is almost upon us — signs have started appearing in grocery store pharmacies advertising flu shots, and everyone has started stocking up on vitamin C and hand sanitizer. Australia, on the other hand, is currently in the grips of the worst flu season experts have ever seen. If what’s happening there is any indication of what’s to come, the United States better prepare … [Read more...] about Australia’s Bad Flu Season Has American Health Officials Worried
Cartoon: Facists in Florida
What kind of nation have we become that now when we hear George W. Bush speak, we think, how enlightening and refreshing it is. It has become the kind of nation where the current president calls black athletes protesting racism “sons of bitches” and folks marching among Nazis “good people.” When Bush spoke last Thursday, what he said was what our current president is … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Facists in Florida
Catalonia weighs options as Spain ups the stakes
Catalonia's separatists were planning their response Sunday after Spain took drastic steps to stop the region from breaking away by dissolving its separatist government and forcing new elections. Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and his regional executive -- who sparked Spain's worst political crisis in decades by holding a banned independence referendum on October 1 -- will… … [Read more...] about Catalonia weighs options as Spain ups the stakes
Many Americans are broken. Most respond with dignity and patience.
It was just the other morning that I saw and heard the anguished yet determined report of a mother whose soldier-son was killed in that ambush in Niger. The news media, which drowns us with equal parts information and hyperbole, was trying to extract a statement from her—a woman reeling from fresh grief—about whether or not the current president had phoned her. (He … [Read more...] about Many Americans are broken. Most respond with dignity and patience.
Choosing mastectomy as breast cancer treatment
Once upon a time - back in Betty Ford days and earlier - a breast cancer diagnosis had one surgical option: mastectomy, the complete removal of the affected breast. There was no choice. However longevity averages are not improved by mastectomy, single or double, for all but a small percentage of women. Today, breast conserving surgery, a lumpectomy, is usually … [Read more...] about Choosing mastectomy as breast cancer treatment
Donald Dearest:
By KATHLEEN PARKER Washington Post Writers Group Columnmist WASHINGTON -- George W. Bush's speech last week at a forum hosted by his eponymous institute might as well have been titled "Dear Donald." The 43rd president all but called out the current president by name as he lamented the tone and character of today's political rhetoric. "Bigotry seems emboldened," said … [Read more...] about Donald Dearest:
Trump’s the one who didn’t know ‘what he was signing up for’
WASHINGTON -- One person who obviously didn't know "what he was signing up for" is President Trump. Others include Trump voters who believed they were electing a decent human being to be commander in chief. What Trump reportedly said to the grief-stricken widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, who gave his life for his country, is not some kind of minor miscue or media-fueled … [Read more...] about Trump’s the one who didn’t know ‘what he was signing up for’
The enablers of a debased politics
WASHINGTON -- Permit me to confess: I am one of the very last people in the United States who does not consider the word "politician" to be an insult. On the contrary, the work politicians do is important because politics is a good and essential thing in a free society. It's the degradation of politics in the Trump era we need to worry about, not politics itself. "The … [Read more...] about The enablers of a debased politics