POST 1087 Definitions IED: An improvised explosive device (IED) attack is the use of a “homemade bomb and/or destructive device to destroy, incapacitate, harass, or distract.” IEDs are used by criminals, vandals, terrorists, suicide bombers, and insurgents. NEWS & TERRORISM Communicating In A Crisis Judicial IED: A Judicial IED (J-IED) is a judicial decision that… [read more]
POST 1084 Breaking News At a rally last night in rural Pennsylvania former President Trump was shot, with the bullet grazing the top of his right ear. One attendee was killed and two others were injured by the gunman. As he was being moved to a vehicle by Secret Service agents, Trump was seen pumping… [read more]
POST 1079 Gen.Mark Milley was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the last years of the Trump administration. He saw and heard far more un-American things from that president than most of us who suffered through those bleak times. At last he could tolerate it no longer and wrote a letter of… [read more]
POST 1076 CAUTION – Contains snark, which is known to trigger bouts of doing the right thing, as well as generating an occasional smirk. In what should be an alien, other planet move, 10 Republicans wrote in a public letter that they would no longer pass legislation, fund the government, or vote to confirm the… [read more]
Post 1,045 It Only Hurts When We Laugh You likely see the humor and perhaps appreciate the creativity in this cartoon, even as this is terribly cringe-worthy. It was sent to me by a dear friend and I’m working hard to forgive him. Here’s the problem. This cartoon conflates two alt-right lunacies – fertilized… [read more]
Don’t Ask the MAGA Crazies to Come To Their Senses. Chaos and Destruction ARE Their Senses. . The Republican Party has published its 1,000 page plan called “Project 2025.” It is a plan to completely dismantle the American government in just six months. They intend to destroy our democratic republic and establish a dictatorship with… [read more]
“You Never Thought This Could Happen” Idiotica You already know that lots of Republicans champion autocrats (read: dictators) Putin, Erdoğan and Orbán. These Americans wildly cheer these strongmen who have killed democracy in their countries. It’s shocking to recall that just a few short years ago Republicans were the hardliners against such despots and their… [read more]
Economy Idiotica “The biggest picture is that the post-1980 economy failed to deliver the broad-based benefits that Reagan and his allies promised.” That’s from a piece by David Leonhardt, Explaining Bidenomics. Focusing on the signal and not on the phony Republican noise, look at this chart. In the 1920s we had our 1%, just as… [read more]
There’s no more whispering or hinting. No more sneaky attacks. No more need to interpret Steve Bannon’s insane “Tear it all down,” rants. It’s all out in the open now. In an enormously chilling piece in the New York Times, Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025, subtitled “The former president… [read more]
Correction In my June 7 post I made a claim about Antifa that promoted discussion. I wrote, There is no “woke.” . That’s just a label used inflame the base, much like they use the label “Antifa.” The panderers like to call out Antifa as though it is an invading army, a threat to our… [read more]
