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Donnie Darwin

The blunt force trauma of their cuts is designed to rid this country and the wider world of vulnerable populations and reinforce structures of privilege and power. It has nothing to do with saving taxpayers’ money.

Trump

End of the Reagan Era

What a long, strange trip it's been.

Trump

Broke Down

We are coming undone, stricken with our own stupidity and inability to stop the hijacking of our government, which is transpiring in front of our eyes while we sit in front of the TV and computers with Cheetos on our fingertips and beer on our breath.

Trump

Ready, Fire, Aim!

Be patient, everyone. It will pay off.

Trump

Disorder, Distractions, and Diversions

"Bick, you shoulda shot that fella a long time ago. Now he's too rich to kill."

Immigration

Down on the Rio Grande

The border is booming but the economic expansion is at risk because of the new American president. Consider that exports from Texas supported more than 1 million jobs in this state and we exported $129.5 billion of goods to Mexico in 2023.

Trump

Voodoo 2.0

And, why does Trump hate Franklin Graham?

Trump

The Casinos at Mar-a-Gazo

The proposed blitzkrieg that would sweep up the Panama Canal, Greenland, Gaza, Canada, and a few island nations to be named later? These pronouncements and declarations are all Weapons of Mass Distraction.

Trump

Safety in Wonders

I sat, stunned. I was capsule 32 pulled from the container, which meant my future was not a job or graduate school, or a year spent traveling, but was, instead, a trip to the induction center in Detroit and then likely Fort Knox, Kentucky, to undergo basic training and learn to shoot a gun.

Trump

"Clean Up on Aisle 3"

Nikki Haley tried to warn us. "I don’t think Trump's the right president at the right time going forward." "People know what a disaster he’s been and will continue to be... I’m not afraid to say the hard truth out loud. I feel no need to kiss the ring.” And then like the rest, she voted for him.

Trump

A Rich Man's Trick

The market cap for Trump's crypto grew to $60 billion almost overnight when it debuted after he took his oath of office. Trump’s financial solicitors can be anyone from Putin to General Dynamics to Exxon or England’s royal family. Pay your money, take your chances, and the public will never know.

Trump

Forget it, Jake. It's California.

We're only a week into this. Let's talk about the conflagration in California. There's a FEMA trailer full of misinformation surrounding the fires that's worth examining.

Trump

Always Look on the Bright Side of Trump

"What a delight it would be for the once and future president to turn and see Ms. Obama on the front row in one of those QAnon Shaman headdresses."

Trump

Dawn of the Don

“No president has ever been convicted as much as me. Historians tell me they’ve never seen anything like this. Grown men with tears in their eyes come up to me on the street and say, ‘Sir, sir... we are just so impressed. We’ve just never had a convicted president before. This is a first.’”

national politics

Jimmy Carter: A Final Note

In a time where chaos reigns, the memorial service for Jimmy Carter was a formal and traditional ritual that seemed almost anachronistic. It was as decent and gracious as the man himself.

Trump

BOHICA. Bend Over, Here It Comes Again

Forgive the Army slang, but it fits. Wait, let me rephrase that.

political communication

Denial Isn't Just a River

"I re-invented my image so many times that I'm in denial that I was originally an overweight Korean woman." -David Bowie

national politics

The President We Need

A farmer. A Navy lieutenant. A pious man - faithful to God, country, wife, and family. A servant leader who risked his rank, reputation, and popularity for his nation and its people. James Earl Carter, Jr. was the kind of president we always "say" we want.

Economy

Working

We were not close and I was only beginning to understand why as I entered my twenties. My great interest was in living a life different than my parents, less violent and argumentative, and without crippling financial burden.

Economy

Cry Havoc and Let Loose Elon and Vivek

America just didn't realize until now that it's all our fault. Elon and Vivek will explain it to you.

Trump

Political Incompetence Will Save Us

This week has convinced me. We are in capably bumbling hands. The inability of enough members to compromise on anything ensures that the coming Congress will be as unproductive as the last, meaning minimal damage to the programs we all depend on.

environment

The Mythologies of Musk

Elon Musk, with a taxpayer assist, has built his Starbase at Boca Chica and has made it the launch site for his SpaceX rockets. What was once referred to by valley residents as, “the people’s beach,” is threatened by giant rockets and potential destruction of the fragile coastal environment.

Economy

What the Hell is Happening in America?

The CEO's killer is a symptom of a larger cultural disease in the U.S. Millions of people have reached their limit of tolerance with corporate malfeasance and greed, the rich getting richer, the poor becoming poorer, and losing even the slightest influence they possess over their own economic fates.

Trump

Only One President At a Time? How Quaint.

One presumes, knowing flattery is the ultimate diplomatic tool with this guy, that Macron, Trudeau, and even Scarborough are just being prudent and rubbing the big fella's belly, cooing like he was a pet poodle.

Health Care

Torches, Pitchforks, and Bullets

There haven't been a lot of expressions of sympathy for the murder victim on social media. - from either the left or the right. What irony if the mob-style hit of an exec of a insurance corporation that is widely seen as predatory is the act that brings the nation together.

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