This Is a Get Smarter Opportunity We are sometimes given a gift – a chance to see into the future, if only we will look at what is before us. That’s what we have right now. You’ve heard of the many democracy, freedom and rights abuses Ron DeSantis and his rubber stamp Republican Florida legislature… [read more]
Thugocracy
In a stunning cave-in to thugs, Target, the retail department store, chickened out and pulled some of its LGBTQ-friendly merchandise from its shelves. The company has been offering such things for 10 years, typically in June, which is Pride Month. But stores have received threats of violence from LGBTQ haters, which puts both employees and… [read more]
Memorial Day In Two Parts
This essay was originally posted on Memorial Day, 2012 and is offered today (with some updating) as a reminder of what this holiday is about. For more, have a look at Fred Rasmussen’s article in The Baltimore Sun. Some of his data is different from mine; no matter, though, as the meaning is consistent. JA… [read more]
Cut The Crap – Part Two
Debt Ceiling Crisis Averted – This Time Reports last night said that President Biden and the Republican hostage takers had come to an agreement such that the world economy will not crash next week. I’m glad, of course, that the sky will not fall, but I find it abhorrent that extortion has been rewarded. Again…. [read more]
Cut The Crap – Part One
Broken News In a stunning display of muscular, applause sucking fantasies, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) announced that he is a candidate to become his party’s nominee for President of the United States. He dutifully blamed President Biden for all problems, stopping just short of blaming Biden for mosquito bites. As significant, he claimed credit for… [read more]
What It’s Really About – Part Two
It isn’t about banning or burning books, or refusing to do anything to stop the mass shooting carnage or disrupting school board meetings by spewing hatred or restricting or eliminating abortion services and other women’s healthcare or marching with Tiki torches and swastika flags or moronically seig heil-ing while wearing black ski masks and sunglasses… [read more]
The Madness
Ed. note: Due to the Moms Demand Action – Advocacy Day ’23 yesterday, “What It’s Really About – Part Two” has been moved to this Sunday, May 21. It’s been ten and a half months since the brutal July 4th mass shooting in Highland Park, IL that killed seven innocent people and wounded 48 other… [read more]
What It’s Really About – Part One
The Diabolical Debt Ceiling Everyone knows that if the U.S. defaults on its debt obligations that the sky will fall all over the world. We will sink into a recession that lays off over 8 million American workers, leaving them without a way to support their families. Interest rates will soar, making everything way more… [read more]
Inflation
First: E. Jean Carroll Won her civil lawsuit against Donald Trump for sexual abuse and defamation of character. She was awarded $5 million in this unanimous verdict. I hope she publishes a picture of the check. Trump responded to the verdict on his imitation of Twitter, “I have absolutely no idea who this woman is…. [read more]
Potpourri v19.0
E. Jean Carroll’s Civil Suit against Donald Trump for battery and defamation is nearly over. She presented her case and then Trump called no witnesses. The closest he came to testifying was in his deposition, played for the jury, where he defended himself by claiming that Carroll was not his type. That got me to… [read more]
