‘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…

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…

~ 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…

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…

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…

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…)

Jessie Tarbox Beals ~ (1870 – 1942) The first published female photo-journalist in the United States and the first female night photographer. (more…)

Top IRS lawyer, Kenneth Kies, to be pushed out following clashes with Trump administration over tax audits and its politicizing the tax system ~~ The fight for our Democracy continues, and, yes,…

Interior Department ‘Trying to Make It Easier to Kill Imperiled Grizzly Bears, which are a threatened species in the lower 48 states of the US.’ “Grizzlies shouldn’t be killed at the whim…

~ Music. Dancing. Great Food. Making New Friends. Learning ~ A Great Day Juneteenth, The History Learn here and here National Museum of African American History and Culture

“The Generals and Admirals Speak to America”   The former president [Trump] “is the most dangerous person to this country … A fascist to the core.” General Mark Milley, USA (ret) served…

  Stand By Me (Studio Demo) by Muhammad Ali  (Recorded as Cassius Clay) (more…)

Hey, Yeah You ... Take A Break ⇑ Good Music Will Sooth ⇓ (more…)

Press Freedom Case Might Be Heard in Secret The scope of the public’s right to know should be decided in public. Who would argue with that? (more…)
The Question of Courage

• It's About Choices • The election is over. We know the cabinet picks. The stress level has gone up. But, we do not have to fall victim to the incoming hate…

Red Wave. Blue Collapse. Blue Wave. Red Collapse. The Battle is ongoing. The Bullshit continues. It's Nothing New... Or Is It: UPDATED 11/14 - SEE BELOW (more…)

* Hard Times For Press Freedom and Journos * A new report just out from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) takes a deep dive into press freedom in four U.S. 'swing states' just…

A younger Trump, according to his first wife’s divorce filings, kept and studied a book translating and annotating Adolf Hitler’s pre-World War II speeches in a locked bedside cabinet. (more…)