Saturday Pause
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,…
Amid The Chaos…
Interior Department âTrying to Make It Easier to Kill Imperiled Grizzly Bears, which are a threatened species in the lower 48 states of the US.â âGrizzlies shouldnât be killed at the whim…
Memorial Day 2026 Honors
Courage Required
âą It's About Choices âą 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…
Compared: List of 20
A younger Trump, according to his first wifeâs divorce filings, kept and studied a book translating and annotating Adolf Hitlerâs pre-World War II speeches in a locked bedside cabinet. (more…)
A Spelling Bee
How Do You Spell Coward In American English (more…)
Fear, Liberty, and Good Sense
There's been a flush of diarrhea from the mouth of the former guy (TFG) as the nation readies for the upcoming election on November 5. Devoid of any sensible attempt to inform…
Reminder, Part Infinity
~ Special Counsel Prosecuting Trump Shows Us A Revealing Brief ~ Jack's got a new brief. Itâs a nice brief. Itâs a good brief. Itâs a brief brief; only a 165-page…
Still Doing The Heavy Lifting
~ Our Gratitude ~ The Violence Against Women Act Turns 30, Today By Professor Dale Margolin Cecka, director of the Family Violence Litigation Clinic at Albany Law School. Intimate partner violence…
Felon and Flakes and Fairy Tales, Oh My
Far-right Republican Congressman Mike Johnson, who is Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and second in line to the Presidency, is at it again in his role as Supreme Lackey, conveniently…
Now That Was A Convention
WOW! Talk about conventions! That was a convention, wow. Prime time entertainment at its best. Drama. Comedy. Music. Dance. Anticipation. And the must-have in any prime entertainment production: Leave The Audience Hanging.…
Narcissist Unhinged
Former occupant of the Oval Office who got booted out in 2020 said the civilian Medal of Freedom, like the one he gave to a billionaire donor, is better than the Medal…
2024: Warnings Continue. Maybe We Should Pay Attention
Latest warning (August 2) of assaults on U.S. democracy comes loud and clear from the American Bar Associationâs Task Force for American Democracy. âOur country and democracy face a wide variety of…
JRB Is Asking America
Joe's Good Thing. It's All About Love, And Finishing The Job (more…)
Da Dems. That’s Them!
Dems Fighting Over âVirtual Roll Callâ To Nominate Joe Biden Before Convention ~ The Democratic National Committee says its virtual roll call will start next month. Some elected Democrats say itâs an…
Saving U.S. Democracy, Still
Voter apathy this election cycle is another privilege Black Americans do not have The fight for freedom is once again at our doorstep, and we cannot afford to stay home when oppression…
Oh No, Uncle Joe. Say It Ain’t So
~~ From Right Left Centre and In Between ~~ News Media Still The Same Old, Same Old: If It Bleeds â It Leads (more…)
There Was A Debate?
That Was Just Two Old White Guys â One Mumbling Words, One Lying Because That's What He Does; Both Whining: âYouâre The Bad Guy. No, Youâre The Bad Guyâ And The âModeratorsâ…
A Truly Embarrassing Spectacle
âą Returning To The Scene of The Crime, By Invitation âą Â ~ With Mitch McConnell As Representative of Todayâs Republican Party ~ 3 February 2021, Mitch McConnell: âFormer President Trumpâs actions that…
Making Hypocrisy A Virtue. It’s A Sickness
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday rejected claims of hypocrisy with House Republicans pushing a contempt of Congress charge against Attorney General Merrick Garland when Rep. Jim Jordan and other Republicans refused to…
It Was A Comedy Routine, Right?
Greene Compares Trump To Jesus WTF! Now, I'm not a religious person. Not a practicing any religion. If religious beliefs work for you, great. Not my business; until, of course, your belief…
The GOP and Unified Horror
On Monday, a video was posted on the social media network of a person named Donald J. Trump that included multiple references to something called a âunified Reichâ. Most of us know…
Mike Johnson Is A Threat To America, Part Infinity
Mike Johnson, Republican, Speaker of the House of the United States of America, and second in line to the Presidency, on Tuesday led a group of dangerous red-tie sycophants to the New…
Hate. Americaâs Fatal Disease
America today is overwhelmed by HATE and HATE will bring an end to âThe Grand Experimentâ. Yes, HATE has been an integral part of the American experiment from its beginning, bringing with…
Our Mother and The Future of All Things Living
âWe do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our childrenâ First Nations proverb. The Planet is under severe assault; by climate changes, extreme rains and heat, dying…
Whatever… Ms Murkowski
Reports are circulating that Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican from Alaska, has said she âabsolutelyâ will not vote for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Also, according to CNN, the senator…
There’s No Cure For Stupid
âŠWhen This Guy Is Your Hero⊠You Are One Sick Little-Dick MotherFuc*er âąâąâą Donald Trumpâs dinner guest at Mar-a-Lago Nick Fuentes says that when the America First movement takes power, all non-Christians…
Hey Dems, Look, There’s A Hole In The Wall. Save US.
Take The Traitors At Their Word(s). Go At Them Hard, Or They Will Find A Way To Close That Hole. To Trump, Johnson and the rest of the Republican traitors and…
Truth
And it gets you elected…
THE TRACKER
Freedom of the Press Foundation
NY Times intelligence reporter subpoenaed by DOJ for grand jury testimony 10 July 2026
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NYC journalist shoved, pepper-sprayed while covering NBA watch party
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Trump administration, allies move to punish outlets during his second term
From the first weeks of President Donald Trumpâs 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. Weâre 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 âillegalâ during speech at DOJ
Jobs & Events
Audience Development Editor
MinnPost is hiring an Audience Development Editor, a senior newsroom leadership role that will own and drive audience growth strategy across the organization.
Salary: $85,000 – $95,000 per year
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Color Of Change, in partnership with the National Education Association, invites you to watch âEducating for Equity: Brown v Board of Education 70 Years Later,â a short video featuring a range of young and older thought leaders talking about the groundbreaking case and the challenges facing our public education system today.
Issues
Constitutional America?
As State Legislatures Grapple with the Abortion Issue ⊠State Courts Should Prepare for an Increased Role â 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.
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 ABCâs decision not to air President Donald Trumpâs address to the nation last week would likely factor into the agencyâs 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 âkillâ their love life. ‘Nuff said!
If a woman has [the right to abortion], why shouldnât a man be free to use his superior strength to force himself on a woman? At least the rapistâs pursuit of sexual freedom doesnât [in most cases] result in anyoneâs death. Lawrence Lockman (R-ME).
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
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Reminder
The New Normal? ~  The first tool of authoritarian regimes is always informational controlâboth 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 toâand numbed byâa new normal. Christopher Wylie.
Stuff
Your Tingly Leaving ~Â 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 will 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 doesnât luv them ~Â
ELECTION RESULTS
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES – LET’S RECOUNT
Duggan’s Clinic
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) /Â 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 CarlileÂ
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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