POST 1190 The message below has at times been incorrectly attributed to Liz Cheney. According to authentication services, it was written by Dr. Pru Lee. Makes no difference to the substance and urgency of the message. It’s long – and worth it. *** Dear Democratic Party, I need more from you. You keep sending emails… [read more]
Movie
POST 1189 I’m writing in the hours following the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear and missile facilities and the Iranian response of their announced-in-advance missile attack on the vast U.S. military facility in Qatar. There will surely be more surprises to come, engineered by one of the world’s most awful regimes and more surprises from… [read more]
Trump Derangement
POST 1188 War! With no authority to do so, the Derangement In Chief has sent our military to war against Iran. First he ordered Iran to give him “unconditional surrender” and did so very strongly, in a strong way like nothing anyone has ever seen. He has no need for strategy because, he figures, Iran… [read more]
Little Friday Comment
POST 1187 As of this writing President Trump has said that he will make up his TACO mind about whether to go to war against Iran within the next two weeks.* Why he would make such a strategic announcement to our adversaries like a circus barker saying “You ain’t seen nuthin yet?” This comes from… [read more]
Rich Guys Are Coming To Fleece You
POST 1186 Glossary They – the president, the Republicans in Congress and Trump administration sycophants Rich guys – the president, the Republicans in Congress, plus the un-elected, all-for-themselves, who cares about you? rich guys. Bullies – all of the above who are dedicated to cruelty, selfishness and think they’re above the law Money It’s your… [read more]
IMMIGRANTS UNITE!
POST 1185 First, Minnesota A thug murdered three Minnesotans, two of them Democratic state legislators. This should come as no surprise, since Trump has been calling since 2015 for violence against Democrats, progressives, protesters and anyone who disagrees with him about anything. He claims to be “your retribution” against “those others.” So of course some… [read more]
Now Is The Time – It Always Is
POST 1184 On February 19 Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered his State of the State address. Appropriately, most of it was focused on Illinois issues, but he reserved his final comments for the state of our country and the perils we face moving forward. We are now four months further down the dangerous path Pritzker… [read more]
It’s Just A Matter Of Time
POST 1183 Declining Health On The Way From Heather Cox Richardson’s post of June 1 dealing with RFK, Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” Commission report that’s “full of errors, including misrepresentation of experiments and nonexistent studies:” Georges C. Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, told [reporters] Weber and Gilbert, “This is not… [read more]
Friday Extra – Reality Show
POST 1183 BSO Distraction MSNBC and CNN are hyperventilating over the online feud between our president and his now estranged Director of Smash and Burn. It’s two billionaire tyrant brats having a public spat as reality show, but it’s far more than that. These temper tantrums are Bright Shiny Objects designed to cause you either… [read more]
Center-Right – Really?
POST 1182 The Numbers* Here is What We Americans Want . 87% of Americans believe Social Security benefits should be maintained or increased 79% of Americans support raising (not cutting) taxes on the wealthy and big corporations 69% of Americans want Medicare For All (MFA) 63% of Americans believe abortion should be legal 53% of… [read more]
