There have been so many shootings lately — the most recent happened this morning in Indianapolis. Eight people died at a FedEx facility after someone opened fire late Thursday, April 15. Sometimes it’s a single person who dies, other times it’s more than that. I have been struggling with how to deal with all the shootings. Here is a list…
Category: Current Events
I Listened To Trump
I listened to Trump accept the Republican Party’s nomination and, during that speech in 2016, describe “American carnage.” During that nomination acceptance speech, I listened to him say, “I alone can fix it.” (He was very wrong.) I listened to Trump say, about downplaying the Covid-19 pandemic, “I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because…
Trump And The GOP Love “Freedom” (?)
As we have seen, Trump did much better in the November 2020 election than he was expected to do. More people voted for him than many polls indicated would be the case. When asked why they like Trump, many Trump supporters have said that they don’t like the way that Democrats want to take away their freedom, and that Trump…
Coney Barrett Omitted Data From SCOTUS Paperwork
SCOTUS Candidate Amy Coney Barrett has committed lies of omission in her application to be an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court, which she provided to the US Senate. According to reporting by CNN, “public calendars from the University of Notre Dame’s law school show at least seven additional talks not listed on Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Senate paperwork,…
Coney Barrett Knows Her Mission
Trump was explicit. Months ago, he said he would nominate Supreme Court justices who would rule that Roe v. Wade and the Affordable Care Act were unconstitutional and should be struck down. Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett, a judge he named to the Circuit Court, to be a Supreme Court justice, and Coney Barrett knows her mission. Prior to Trump’s…
SCOTUS Precedent à la President?
In the aftermath of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 2020 election year SCOTUS Shenanigans have reached a fever (dream) pitch. Sen. Mitch McConnell now claims non-existent precedents explain his egregious behavior. McConnell is trying to sell a ridiculous idea as a “precedent.” The “precedent” is that if the same party controls the Senate and the…
The “Law And Order President” Loves Violence
Trump spent a significant amount of time at the Republican National Convention August 24-28 campaigning on the idea that, if re-elected, he would be the “law and order president.” In truth, the “Law and Order President” loves violence. He repeatedly criticized violence that has been happening in America’s “Democrat-run cities.” There have been demonstrations. We know that demonstrators, who have turned…
Trump Cancels Republican National Convention
On July 23, Trump canceled the in-person portions of the Republican National Convention in August in Jacksonville, FL, citing the Coronavirus pandemic in Florida. But at the same time, Trump insisted that students should go back to school in August and September — everywhere from Jacksonville, and Miami FL, to rural Wyoming and Michigan, to Phoenix, AZ. We have seen…
Amazing GOP Unemployment Stupidity
In a case of amazing GOP unemployment stupidity, many Republican legislators are focused on “not paying people more in unemployment benefits than they could earn if they were working.” The key word is “could.” The line of reasoning these GOP legislators are using only makes sense if one critical thing were true (but it is not): if there were jobs…
Coronavirus Positive Tests Increasing
A large amount of data about the coronavirus has accumulated during the last several months. These data show the coronavirus positive tests increasing. Trump insists that the rising number of Coronavirus cases in the United States results from increased testing capacity. He insists that performing a larger number tests will result in a larger number of positive test results. Unfortunately,…