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Everyone in Washington knew it had to take a truly grave concern for the FBI to search former President Donald Trump’s home – even with the kid gloves and in the discreet manner agents reportedly did. Well, according to The Washington Post, we now know that concern was as grave as grave can be. Because… Read more.
I know, I know. Kanye ran as an Independent. But everyone knows Jared Kushner recruited him in 2020 to do so as a useful idiot to help Republicans. Their misguided, racist thinking was that, blacks are so stupid, a significant percentage of them would waste their vote on Kanye just because he’s a black rapper.… Read more.
But here is how Trump insinuated to his MAGA peanut gallery, in his typically whining fashion, that they’re picking on him (but ignoring Hunter Biden and his laptop…?). Former President Donald Trump said Monday that the FBI “raided” his Florida home at Mar-a-Lago and even cracked his safe, with a source familiar telling NBC News… Read more.
Podcast Episode 85 No, that’s not a typo. Ayman al-Zawahiri was the leader of al-Qaeda, not ISIS But you’d be forgiven for wondering why killing him is even worthy of mention, let alone this episode. After all, every time there’s breaking news these days of a terrorist attack anywhere, it’s invariably the terrorizing deed not… Listen.
Common sense dictates that politicians play Robin Hood by lacing stump speeches with promises to take money from the rich to give to the poor. This, even though everyone knows the policies they implement invariably make the rich richer and the poor poorer. But wannabe prime minister Rishi Sunak seems utterly lacking in common sense.… Read more.
As my post on Wednesday shows, I was among the few liberals who urged Speaker Nancy Pelosi to defy China by going to Taiwan. I did so because I knew not only that China’s fiery rhetoric was just hot air, but also that Taiwan’s democracy was doomed if China could bully even the United States… Read more.
Nancy Pelosi pledged an ‘ironclad’ US commitment to Taiwan during a historic visit to the country on Wednesday that has infuriated China and raised warnings that military manoeuvres Beijing announced in retaliation would amount to a blockade of the island. The comments from the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, made during a meeting… Read more.
Reports are that a rag-tag bunch of Never Trumpers, disaffected Republicans, and clueless Democrats are forming a third party. Never mind that this will only make it easier for MAGA Republicans to win elections… If not after Bush v. Gore 2000, surely you would’ve thought these penny-wise, pound-foolish third-party idiots would have wised up after… Read more.
Bill Russell, the NBA legend, is dead Bill Russell died on Sunday. Athletes in all sports are racing to pay tribute. And they’re all tweeting about the great example Russell set off the court. He took part in the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and was seated in the front row of the crowd… Read more.
Podcast Episode 84 It is self-evident that nuns physically abusing school kids the way priests sexually abuse altar boys means none of them can believe God exists. Because they know no God would allow them to abuse innocent children in his name the way it seems they’ve always done. Even so, I commend Pope Francis… Listen.
