That Area Between Black and White
This is not my work. It is by a very dear friend named Bill Voecks (@athgar), but it’s reposted here from Facebook so it wouldn’t be lost. I’ve been hearing a lot of noise lately about the “authoritarian Left” and it’s attempts to enforce “political correctness” upon everyone else, and “censor” their free speech. Now, …
At a meeting of the city council in Carey, Ohio, on March 6, Law Director Emily Beckley recommended that the council discontinue their public prayer before each meeting. She reminded the council members that it could potentially lead to a lawsuit in the future. That’s good advice. The Mayor, Armand Getz, then suggested they also do away with …
The white man who traveled from Maryland to New York City with the goal of hunting down and murdering a black man, any black man, served in the United States Army in Afghanistan. Among the medals he received for serving was a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Timothy Caughman was 66 when he was stabbed …
(That informative image of where Neil Gorsuch falls is from the New York Times as part of an article) Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings have begun. He shouldn’t even get hearings. Not now, anyway. Republicans made up a new rule about the president not being able to nominate a Supreme Court justice in the last year …
Between Trump’s debts to banks all over the world and business dealings all over the world, there has never been any doubt that he is violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. How extensive the dealings and debts are is hard to determine since 45 won’t provide tax returns and financials he promised. He was …
So the president is under investigation by the FBI. He’s on thin ice. The whole election is under investigation as are people from 45’s team, both past and present. Seven have already been busted lying about their contacts with Russia. We know 45’s working to boot a lot of people off their health insurance; he even …
Spring! Every year it’s like this for me, this disgustingly cheery, hopeful feeling just because of the equinox, a day on the calendar. It’s a day of rebirth, new beginnings! Oh, joy, warmth, sunshine! Weee, flowers, happy shit, hope!. . . I’m probably as bad as those Christmas freaks who, for one day of the …
Huh. It turns out 45 does have some shame. Or he might. Just a teensy bit. To me, though, this is evidence that he might not be as completely out of touch as we thought. Not sure if this is a good thing. 45’s advisers are avoiding admitting when he plays golf. He’s played 11 …
So, a strange thing happened about a month ago. Trump may have blurted out classified information (article from Steve Benen at MSNBC). Yeah, seriously, he might have told the truth about something. The one thing he has going for him here is that he blurts. It’s what he does. What he blurts is almost always lies …
“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” – Edmund Burke