Yes, Virginia, this is a coup.
Is America in the midst of an attempted coup? Yes, I think that’s pretty obvious and I’m not alone just…
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Is America in the midst of an attempted coup? Yes, I think that’s pretty obvious and I’m not alone just…
Read moreSo the Trump administration just tried to freeze funding for over 2,600 agencies and then quickly rescinded it because it…
Read moreThe American oligarchs have lost faith in American democracy. When it worked in their favor they dug it, but now…
Read moreOne of the suckiest aspects of living in an autocracy is being asked to accept what you know to be…
Read moreThe Republican disinformation apparatus is stronger than ever. It’s controlled by the former political party, and its patrons, who now…
Read moreFor context, I’d like to point out that what most Americans today would view as democracy probably only started in…
Read moreOne of the biggest swings in the last election was that young men under 30 decided to vote for Trump….
Read moreAmazon Prime is making a documentary about Melania Trump, they started filming in December and they expect to have a…
Read moreAhh, January 6, what was it? What’s in a name? What’s anything really but an opportunity to rewrite history? January…
Read morePeople often get mad at me — for all kinds of things actually but for the sake of this essay…
Read moreThe richest man in the world is an idiot. Actually, he’s turned out to be a sociopath who treats women…
Read morePlease watch Will and Harper. It’s the best piece of anything cinema I’ve seen in years. It definitely beats all…
Read moreOkay, the post-mortem on this thing is nauseating. If I hear one more time that the Democrats have to revisit…
Read moreIt can be truly staggering to witness how hard it is for love to overcome hate. Watching all of the…
Read more*Note: I rarely go back and revise any of my posts but I like to point out when I’m wrong….
Read moreSo just a quick reminder of the acts of cowardice from some of our rich and influential people and to…
Read moreTwenty years ago I found myself visiting Cuba fairly often. I rode a bicycle across the country on one trip…
Read moreI don’t want to tell people not to believe what they saw with their own eyes, that’s Trump’s terrain, and…
Read moreMost Americans wouldn’t recognize the United States before the New Deal came along. Modern America was shaped by the creation…
Read moreIn 2020 Biden led Trump by eight points in Michigan, but only won by less than 3 percent of the…
Read moreAccording to most mainstream media pundits, J.D. Vance won the debate. Now, to be clear, their definition of winning seems…
Read moreSo since there is so little info about what to expect at the debate tonight I thought I’d write something….
Read moreI’ve been catching these focus groups talking about the election and this question keeps coming up. Is Donald Trump racist?…
Read more“I am a capitalist,” Kamala Harris declared at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh. Sounds reasonable, expected, mostly correct and completely…
Read moreLast Tuesday, the governor of Ohio held a press conference urging parents in Springfield to send their kids back to…
Read moreI’m so exhausted from being disgusted. I know, that’s where we’ve been for quite a while now but we don’t…
Read moreWow, it’s been a while since I’ve been legitimately upbeat about our odds of taking down the death star, but…
Read moreI wrote last Fall about whether Biden should drop out of the race or not. You know, back when that…
Read moreThis year, for the third time in a quarter century, most likely a Republican candidate will win the Presidency but…
Read moreJustice Samuel Alito recently alluded to the fact that he believed America should be rooted in Christian values. A Pew…
Read moreMaybe the most terrifying aspect of the outcome of the coming election will be having to deal with the upside…
Read moreToday, Dr. Fauci is being dragged back to yet another Republican led witch hunt, stunt, viral moment snippet maker, or…
Read moreI have a lot of sympathy for these kids. And I know, to a lot of people it feels like…
Read moreI’m encouraged by the number of kids speaking out against the genocide occuring in Gaza. Protests have erupted all over…
Read moreIt was obvious but wasn’t reported on until just recently that the maniacs racing to create the tool that will…
Read moreLet’s break down some numbers for a little perspective 75 million people voted for Trump in 2020. Most likely, amazingly…
Read moreI’m impressed with how many Americans are paying attention to foreign policy these days and thinking about how we can…
Read moreIf you don’t know our history with Iraq before the 2003 invasion, and you probably don’t, then it would be…
Read moreNikki Haley will not be the Republican candidate for President. That is unless Trump is somehow taken out of the…
Read moreA few years ago I was talking to people about the possibility of America falling into fascism. It could happen…
Read moreSo I’ve been trying to figure out what to do about our Biden problem. On one hand, he’s done the…
Read moreI often try to inject humor into my writing. I have no room for laughter on this one. What Hamas…
Read moreDonald Trump’s superpower is making great TV. And by great TV I mean playing the mob. And by the mob,…
Read moreWe are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing. -Gore Vidal He also once said,…
Read moreI’m gonna make a few predictions just because it’s fun. First, Ron Desantis is not going to be president. Which…
Read moreI watch a lot of YouTube. Anyone else do that? My habits tend towards Rock and Roll, some and a…
Read moreI was pretty pessimistic about our chances of surviving these midterms. Not so much because of the messaging coming out…
Read moreRepublicans have spent 68 Million this year alone on attack ads portraying Nancy Pelosi as an unhinged maniac bent on…
Read moreWell what did we think was going to happen? Right? This is what Trump promised to do, put justices on…
Read moreI’ve found myself in conversations about the differences and similarities of the US invasion of Iraq and Russia’s current invasion…
Read moreWhenever you see farmers in movies 99.99997% of the time you probably see a rugged looking white guy struggling to…
Read moreThey say Jan 6 was a trial run, something to test the waters and see where the cracks are. Well…
Read moreNow I have tried to listen to Joe Rogan as friends have told me he’s interesting or impartial or something. …
Read moreLast year Trump blinked. As it turns out he blinked because too many of his foot soldiers got cold feet…
Read moreLately I’ve been writing a lot about how the Republicans are about to end our Democracy. I’ve had trouble with…
Read moreIt’s hard to understand what really motivates Joe Manchin, I mean besides making money and self preservation, because he could…
Read moreIn 1966 John Lennon said “we’re more popular than Jesus” and that rock and roll might outlast Christianity. It was…
Read moreIt’s easy to dismiss this Kyle Rittenhouse trial for being the sham that it is. But it’s also a blueprint…
Read moreJoe Manchin just killed the Reconciliation bill and demanded a vote on infrastructure or else. All while calling the progressives…
Read moreI’d like to clarify a few things because I’m sick of this talking point that it’s the progressives that are…
Read more#neverforget Get ready to be inundated with the mythology of 9/11. The story we’ve been telling ourselves for 20 years. …
Read moreThe War on Terror by the numbers #neverforget 929,000 people have died directly tied to war violence 3x that number…
Read moreIt’s infuriating watching the same people who got us into this quagmire in Afghanistan cry that Biden has blood on…
Read moreThe US military has been screwing up and mishandling Afghanistan since 1979 when we backed the Mujahideen against the Soviets….
Read moreWe’re past the hammer and now we’re well into the dance. And this is going to be one long, exhausting…
Read moreThe Republicans Monster I don’t want to talk much about Marjorie Taylor Greene because frankly she’s crazy and we shouldn’t…
Read moreI get that we should prosecute the people who stormed the capital. But many of these people are so delusional…
Read moreOver the past week Republicans at every level have been hosting hearings about the election. Many are local, but some…
Read moreSlow motion failed coup update #7. I don’t think it’s going to work, except to raise money, continue to delude…
Read moreTrump is not going to start a media empire. He’s gonna sell his name to the highest bidder or to…
Read moreOk so we got through phase one and frankly we can thank Black women for pulling that off. And Biden,…
Read moreThis is a good strategy. Just count all the votes. Don’t call it just count all the votes first. Let…
Read moreLet’s start by saying that I hope I’m wrong. All right America here it is. If all goes well tonight…
Read moreMichael DiGioia – October 28, 2020 The quadruple whammy I know I’m a broken record and now that Facebook is…
Read moreSo people think I’m being alarmist or something when I say this stuff. But if you listen to Trump and…
Read moreSo here are three possible scenarios for the election. Obviously, there are a lot more possibilities that could happen but…
Read moreTrump went to Kenosha, not to heal or deal with real problems, it’s part of his election strategy. He went…
Read moreNever Forget was originally in the American lexicon to remember the Holocaust. People younger than me probably never knew that….
Read moreLet’s talk about Christopher Columbus. After all, he’s a paisan, and I can say that as an Italian American. Actually,…
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