This is about people who are knowingly saying things that are false. It’s called lying. It’s not just that the dishonesty is present. It’s about its tentacles spreading malevolently and the speed of its corrosive march. Trump’s blatant dishonesty was on full display when he called for the execution of the Central Park Five after… [read more]
Schools and Some More Stuff
By the time this pandemic is over our kids will be as much as a year behind in school. Many are already having both academic and psychological issues due to isolation, including lack of the socialization that being in school provides. Plus, staring at a screen all day is just plain hard to do. One… [read more]
You
Other than the “it’s a hoax” deniers, the super spreader attendees and the “you can’t tell me what to do” crowd, we all want to know the bottom line: When can we get vaccinated and start down the road in the direction of something resembling what used to be normal? Good thing you’re so smart… [read more]
What’s Next?
Earth’s tectonic plates have been put on notice that they are likely to be pushed back to where they belong. Perhaps there are many who didn’t pay attention or who even boycotted the inauguration, so they did not hear the words that were spoken or feel the integrity behind them. Nevertheless, the world has been… [read more]
January 20th, 12:00 PM
Reading time – 2:36; Viewing time – 3:25 . . . Washington DC These have been years of outright lying, manipulation and the sowing of hatreds to divide Americans from one another. The Justice Department has been polluted and has compromised the Constitution. Department Secretaries with vested, greedy interests have been posted to subvert the… [read more]
Three Questions, One Answer and A Snow Job
1. Question Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was widely praised for standing up to President Trump by refusing to “find” 11,780 votes for Trump. Question: When did the bar get set so low that just refusing to commit a felony was cause for praise and celebration? 2 Question The end of Article II, Section… [read more]
The Ledge
She tried to talk me off the ledge, but I only moved back a bit. It was late in the afternoon and I was suiting up for walking the dog on a cold January day, muttering under my breath and slamming drawers that had done me no wrong. “What’s the matter?” she asked in her… [read more]
Government Hall of Shame
While traitors attacked our democracy, we were killing 4,000 Americans with COVID-19 every day. Somehow, four 9/11s every three days – one gasping death every 22 seconds – got overshadowed. That’s how insane things are. ————————– Be sure to read to the end for a poem for our time. We start with the obvious. Sedition… [read more]
Insurrection
Reading time – 2:49; Viewing time – 3:49 . . . Updated 1/9/21 – see Last Question above the end photo. Hatred and distrust of government didn’t start with Ronald Reagan saying, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” There was plenty of… [read more]
Anthem
Reading time – 1.38 . . . It is the morning of the Electoral College report to Congress. Donald Trump has encouraged militants like the Proud Boys and neo-Nazis to demonstrate in the streets of DC, knowing full well that they will bring their anger and their firearms. As of this writing it is unknown… [read more]
