Words On: Politics, Leaders, Voting Rights
~ Larken Rose. Suzy Kassem. Stacey Abrams. ~ Politics: the art of using euphemisms, lies, emotionalism and fear-mongering to dupe average people into accepting--or even demanding--their own enslavement. Larken Rose. (more…)
1818. Ahh, The Good Old Days…
The U.S. Senate April 16, 1818, ratifies the Rush-Bagot amendment to form an unarmed U.S.-Canada border. Canada follows in 1867 when Canada, well, becomes Canada. (more…)
Labor Day 2026
A History... Before it was a federal holiday, Labor Day was recognized by labor activists and individual states. After municipal ordinances were passed in 1885 and 1886, a movement developed to secure…
Now This Doesn’t Seem Fair
Saturday Serenade: Freedom for One Means Freedom for All
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Choices, America: Bombs or Healthcare
Late Thursday, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), the top House Democratic appropriator, revealed that the Pentagon - without notifying lawmakers or the public - signed an interagency agreement that could give the Defense…
Fact-Check Reminder
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AH-HA! History Does Repeat Itself
Hey, Democrats. It Is A Big Fuc*ing Deal!
Think Republican and Trump attacks on voting rights in Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, Texas and other states is no big deal, that there’s time to turn America around, time to hold…
Say Hello To September
Sing Out Loud. Dance Until You Hurt. Then Go Get Out The VOTE!
Words On: Politics, Democracy, Truth
Herbert. Frank. Sagan. Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends…
A Short Message – Truth
Do you care? Will you help?
Friday Serenade: Shout It Loud
What are WE going to do in 2026 & going forward? ~~ (more…)
Standing Up – It Can Be Easy
Yes, it is easy - when we stand together! (more…)
Yeah, It’s Wednesday. It’s Time, Take A Moment Away From The Chaos
Take Mother Earth's offer of a cleansing, just 48 seconds
SCOTUS Conservatives Give Trump The OK To Control Who Gets To Use Mail-In Voting
ps: Trump votes by mail-in. Just thought you should be reminded. On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority handed Trump a win that has the real likelihood of turning…
“We don’t give in to threats. We will respond by standing firm right to the end.”
Premier Christine Fréchette said Monday that Quebec will not be intimidated by threats from U.S. President Donald Trump and has not ruled out cutting electricity exports as a reprisal against tariff threats.…
Pathetic House Minority Leader
‘Pathetic Stuff’: Jeffries Rebuked Over Secret Meeting With Kushner Progressive critics and Democratic voters are calling for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step aside from…
Iran, Before and Now
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The Bond Market Doomsday?
Why Treasury Sec Bessent's Moves To Calm The Bond Market Haven't Worked So Far Interest rates rebounded Thursday despite efforts by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to put a lid on longer-term borrowing…
Words On: Democracy?
~ Asimov. Peterson. Weil. ~ Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance…
Take A Moment
Yes, the US is ground zero in an ever-growing shit storm of eroding rights, in-your-face corruption, economic destruction, poverty, war, and hate. So what can We The People do? Well, if too…
History and Facts Are Your Friends
Foundation of the Fascist Playbook is Chaos and Lies. Create the chaos, then lie and lie and lie about the consequences. Lies about the chaos during Hitler's murderous reign have often been…
Facts! Ain’t They Somethin’
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Memories 🎶🎵 🎶
Joe Scarborough Drops F-Bomb In Fiery On-Air Takedown Of Donald Trump, Capitol Police The "Morning Joe" host called for the immediate arrest of the president, Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump Jr. (more…)
The First
Jessie Tarbox Beals ~ (1870 – 1942) The first published female photo-journalist in the United States and the first female night photographer. (more…)
Truth
And it gets you elected…
THE TRACKER
Freedom of the Press Foundation
What 3,725 (and counting) of Trump’s anti-press posts look like August 31, 2026
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NY Times intelligence reporter subpoenaed by DOJ for grand jury testimony 10 July 2026
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Trump administration, allies move to punish outlets during his second term
From the first weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term, his appointees and allies in Congress joined him in taking steps to punish and intimidate news outlets that have covered him and his administration unfavorably. We’re documenting those efforts to chill reporting, revoke funding, censor critical coverage and more in this regularly updated report:
March 14, 2025 | Trump says negative press coverage “illegal” during speech at DOJ
Jobs & Events
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Issues
Constitutional America?
As State Legislatures Grapple with the Abortion Issue … State Courts Should Prepare for an Increased Role – section headline from Do Pregnant Women Lose Legal Rights by Kenneth Jost in Editorial Research Reports, 28 July 1989.
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Black, Native, Latino-Americans are killed at a much higher rate than white Americans.
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The Reading List
Intent to Destroy
Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine
By Eugene Finkel
“Finkel’s Intent to Destroy spans several centuries, delving into some of the most heinous atrocities perpetrated by the Kremlin on Ukrainian lands. Despite the extensive scope, the text is rich in nuanced analysis, being equally valuable for scholars and accessible to readers unfamiliar with the region. “ Olesya Khromeychuk, director, Ukrainian Institute London Book here:
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Shrewd, Slip-Up, Or Just Plain Stupid
Georgia Republican candidate for governor Rick Jackson: I’m gonna reduce affordability to the lowest it’s ever been. pic.twitter.com/rjXerhy8Sl – Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) July 22, 2026
FCC chairman Brendan Carr on Wednesday (22June) said ABC’s decision not to air President Donald Trump’s address to the nation last week would likely factor into the agency’s early review of broadcast licenses for eight affiliated stations.
Jesse Watters, (Fox News host with a BA in History & a salary of 5M a year), on a deranged rant targeting young women, insisted a college degree is the fastest way for them to “kill” their love life. ‘Nuff said!
If a woman has [the right to abortion], why shouldn’t a man be free to use his superior strength to force himself on a woman? At least the rapist’s pursuit of sexual freedom doesn’t [in most cases] result in anyone’s death. Lawrence Lockman (R-ME).
Reminder
The New Normal? ~ The first tool of authoritarian regimes is always informational control—both in the gathering of information on the public through surveillance and the filtration of information to the public through owned media. In its early days, the Internet seemed to pose a challenge to authoritarian regimes, but with the advent of social media, we are watching the construction of architectures that fulfill the needs of every authoritarian regime: surveillance and information control. Authoritarian movements are possible only when the general public becomes habituated to—and numbed by—a new normal. Christopher Wylie.
Stuff
Your Tingly Leaving ~ You know that tingly little feeling you get when you first like someone? That’s your common sense leaving your body.
Yeah, Go Ahead ~ Turtles can breathe through their butts.
1955 Words of Wisdom ~ The fast food restaurant is convenient for a quick meal but I seriously doubt they’ll ever catch on.
~ If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.
~ It’s too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.
ANAGRAMS, who doesn’t luv them ~
ELECTION RESULTS
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES – LET’S RECOUNT
Duggan’s Clinic
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) / Marvin Gaye Originally On His Landmark 1971 Album What’s Going On
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Out Of The Rain / Etta James From her 1990 Soulful Blues album Sticken’ To My Guns
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Dreams / Brandi Carlile From WFUV LIVE CD (FM 90.7 in the Greater New York City area). Originally on her 2009 folk-rock album Give Up The Ghost
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