That Area Between Black and White
This is not a joke. I wish it was. The president has proclaimed that the first day of May, 2017 is “Loyalty Day.” Where do we begin with revisions because, as it is, it is all wrong? How about at “under God.” That has to go (though the reasons should be obvious, The First Amendment to …
Ninety-nine days ago today, we put a new CEO behind the desk in the Oval Office. His job description includes managing the overall operations and resources of our country and acting as the main point of communication between the board of directors (that’s us) and corporate operations (the branches and departments that make up our government). …
It’s the 9th Circuit Court’s turn. In February that court blocked 45’s executive order that barred travel from Muslim-majority countries and banned all Syrian refugees from coming to the U.S. even if they were already cleared to come here. Then yesterday, a judge from the court rejected Trump’s order to defund sanctuary cities. It seems that …
In a way, it’s a republican country these days even if they didn’t actually take the election by a majority. Still, this pervasive sentiment seems to be taking hold: “Fuck you. I got mine.” And nobody is the least bit ashamed of that twisted attitude. As a <not republican> I have some trouble with this …
Stop the presses! Former president Barack Obama went to the University of Chicago yesterday, and he didn’t wear a tie! DUH DUH DUH There’s an actual news story about Obama not wearing a necktie like it’s some kind of great scandal. C’mon, people, it’s not like he bragged publicly about sexually assaulting women? Why didn’t the …
Trump talks big. Believe me! He waves his tiny hands around, sharing every thought as it pops into his little brain, repeating statistics from Infowars and Breitbart as if they prove whatever idiotic point he is working toward. How is it he rarely ever gets to a point? He’s ego and bluster but no substance. Even his lies are off …
We’re at about day 95 now. Maybe the president did do something, finally. Maybe. 45 has started to go on and on again about how his new healthcare plan is going to be great, and his wall of hate will keep drugs out of the country. It’d be cute if a child said that about …
The older I get, the smaller I get. I don’t mean in the physical sense though I suppose that can be true, too, what with losing bone density and muscle and all the changes that come along with aging. What I mean is the older I get, the more I find is out there, the …
Every morning of 2017 since 45 took the oath of office I wake up, note that I am still alive, and check the news for a damage report. I used to check the news a couple of times a week. Sure, a headline would pop up in my feed if something big happened, but generally, …
We’re 90 days in. It’s Easter weekend, and the president is basically unsupervised at Mar-A-Lago with tension around North Korea rising. 45’s tweet from the 11th “North Korea is looking for trouble. If China decides to help, that would be great. If not, we will solve the problem without them! U.S.A.” is worrisome. Let’s just …