UPDATE: One of the most influential Latino entertainers, credited with breaking barriers for Latino Americans in the entertainment business and herself a proud daughter of Puerto Rican parents (her father proudly served in the U.S. Army), responded to the Trump campaign’s slurs against Puerto Rico and other Latinos at Madison Square Gardens on Sunday. Taking the stage … [Read more...] about That ‘Floating Island of Garbage’ is the Home of American Heroes (Updated)
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN RALLY (CARTOON)
QUOTE OF THE DAY: REPUBLICAN JUDGE J. MICHAEL LUTTIG ON THE DANGER OF DONALD TRUMP
Our quote of the day comes from an Op-Ed in the New York Times by Judge J. Michael Luttig who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush and served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1991 to 2006. For his grave offenses that dark January day nearly four years ago, he will forever have the ignominious distinction of being the first … [Read more...] about QUOTE OF THE DAY: REPUBLICAN JUDGE J. MICHAEL LUTTIG ON THE DANGER OF DONALD TRUMP
“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda
“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agendaby Molly Redden and Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, DocumentedProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.Reporting Highlights“In Trauma”: A key Trump adviser says a Trump administration … [Read more...] about “Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda
TOMORROW IS ALMOST HERE
TOMORROW IS ALMOST HERE Do we learn from our mistakes? Several years ago, the Republicans realizing they were in danger of extinction announced they were going to focus on winning Electoral College votes in key states. Minorities were increasing like a galloping race horse, and the Republican solution was to throw dirt in the eyes of those thoroughbreds to slow them … [Read more...] about TOMORROW IS ALMOST HERE
HOW TO WATCH ELECTION COVERAGE ON TV (CARTOON)
Don’t Fall for the Media’s Reflexive ‘Mansplaining’ of Kamala Harris
by Molly Bowman-Styles The mainstream corporate media’s mansplaining of Vice President Kamala Harris has begun. First out of the starting gate: 60 Minutes Correspondent Bill Whitaker, whose prime-time interview with the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee set the pace of the pile-on to come. During their 20-minute discussion, Whitaker interrupted Harris eight … [Read more...] about Don’t Fall for the Media’s Reflexive ‘Mansplaining’ of Kamala Harris
THE CLARIFIED DONALD TRUMP (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 THE CLARIFIED DONALD TRUMP (MIKE PETERS GUEST CARTOON)
MADISON SQUARE GARBAGE (CARTOON AND COLUMN)
Republicans did NAZI that joke coming...or did they? In 1939, pro-Nazi Americans held a rally at Madison Square Garden. It was billed as a “Mass Demonstration for True Americanism.” Some people still believe Americanism is German Nazi goose-stepping. Yesterday, the Trump Campaign held its own rally at Madison Square Garden…and invited the comparison. Hulk Hogan, one of … [Read more...] about MADISON SQUARE GARBAGE (CARTOON AND COLUMN)
Minnesota woman casts absentee Trump vote for deceased mother
Although widespread voter fraud is a fallacy, it still happens occasionally. In Itasca County, Minnesota, the Sheriff's Office has charged Danielle Christine Miller, 50, "with two counts of absentee voting — intentionally making or signing a false certificate and absentee voting —casting an illegal vote or aiding another, which are both felonies." She said she filled out … [Read more...] about Minnesota woman casts absentee Trump vote for deceased mother
Philadelphia DA sues Musk over voter lottery; raffles and lotteries are regulated in all seven states
Updated 11:12 am Pacific Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has sued Elon Musk’s political action committee in order to stop the $1 million voter lottery in Pennsylvania. Krasner called "it an illegal lottery that skirts state requirements and violates consumer protection laws." Musk is also running the lottery in other battleground states; lotteries and raffles are … [Read more...] about Philadelphia DA sues Musk over voter lottery; raffles and lotteries are regulated in all seven states
A Witness to the Holocaust Reflects on Trump’s Alleged Penchant for Praising Nazism
“I need the kind of generals that Hitler had...” Trump is reported to have said in a private conversation in the White House, according to a recent article in The Atlantic. “People who were totally loyal to him, that follow orders,” the Atlantic adds. In July 2021, the Guardian reported on a conversation between Trump and his then Chief of Staff, General John Kelly, in which … [Read more...] about A Witness to the Holocaust Reflects on Trump’s Alleged Penchant for Praising Nazism
DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS (CARTOON)
A vote for Trump is a vote to catapult Vance into the Oval Office
It was funny when loony laughingstock Donald Trump serenaded his cultists with a story about Arnold Palmer’s penis, the latest reason medical experts are questioning his mental fitness. Indeed, “behavioral disinhibition,” as evidenced in his Palmer penis riff, is a dire symptom of mental ill health. We don’t know anything for sure because his handlers refuse to release his … [Read more...] about A vote for Trump is a vote to catapult Vance into the Oval Office
NEWSPAPERS FAIL TO ENDORSE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE (CARTOON)
Washington Post joins LA Times in journalistic malpractice: neither paper will issue presidential endorsement
UPDATED: Today The Washington Post publisher and CEO announced that the paper will not endorse a presidential candidate for the first time since 1988 although the decision came from Jeff Bezos, the owner. The paper joins the LA Times on the opposite coast, where the "newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plans to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for … [Read more...] about Washington Post joins LA Times in journalistic malpractice: neither paper will issue presidential endorsement
LOSS
LOSS. February 4, 1983, 3:30 in the afternoon. CODE BLUE. CODE BLUE. CODE BLUE. Without knowing, I knew. A patient was in trouble. Nurses came out of every possible door. Doctors running. All to intensive care. I had to be there, too. I jumped up from the waiting room and headed for that door, as well. A wall was formed and I was prevented from entering. Yes, … [Read more...] about LOSS
Have you fallen for an anti-Trump hoax?
Have you fallen for an anti-Trump hoax? Yes, hoaxes about Donald Trump are being promoted on social media, including on X.com. This writer doesn't recommend anyone getting alleged "news" from that cesspool that used to be officially named Twitter. Although its current official name is X.com, it appears that the X in the name is short for Xcrement. Anyway, about those … [Read more...] about Have you fallen for an anti-Trump hoax?
Former Trump Chief-of-Staff’s warning that Trump is a fascist who praised Hitler ignites firestorm
A major political firestorm is swirling around Trump's former Chief Of Staff John Kelly's warning that former President Donald Trump is a fascist who admired Adolf Hitler and had said he needed totally obedient generals like Hitler. It has opened the media and political floodgates for people using the political "fword" - fascist - in discussing Trump. Democratic … [Read more...] about Former Trump Chief-of-Staff’s warning that Trump is a fascist who praised Hitler ignites firestorm
DOJ warns Elon Musk that his “registered voter” lottery may be illegal
The Department of Justice has advised the Elon Musk America PAC that his $1 million lottery open only "to registered voters in swing states may violate federal law," according to CNN. Federal law bars paying people to register to vote. The language of the petition currently promises $1 million prizes to people chosen at random for signing a petition in support of First … [Read more...] about DOJ warns Elon Musk that his “registered voter” lottery may be illegal