Recent surveys suggest that about 60% of Americans disapprove of the Trump administration. But does this translate into a “hatred” of our country? Perhaps in a few cases. But at least 95% of this 60% would say that, though we’re …
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Two Views of the Trump Administration
Journalist Brian Tyler Cohen doesn’t seem too sanguine on America’s current president–as if there is something morally repugnant about causing the release of a rapist and sex trafficker. By contrast, the author of the meme below sees this administration in …
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Don’t Think Too Much
The cartoon here reminds me of these lines from St. Augustine’s Confessions, somewhere around 400 CE: What was God doing before he created the Earth? Some people say He was building hells for people who thought too much, but I …
Dismantling the U.S. Federal Government
It will be interesting to see how long this anti-government fad will go on, and how many lives will be disfigured (or lost) in the process. In the meanwhile, it gives fools like Marjorie Taylor Greene an opportunity to come …
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Angry Mobs of American Voters
At this point, Trump doesn’t need public support; as I’ve written elsewhere, he’s either a lame duck, of, if his coup is successful, he’s the first king of the United States. Republican congresspeople, however, are in a different situation. The …
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A Sad Moment in American History
In the video below, we see Vermont senator Bernie Sanders explain how painful it is to watch the United States develop a tight friendship with dictator/butcher Vladimir Putin and Russia, and turn against our traditional allies in Europe.
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The Planet’s Richest Man Amasses Amazing Power, Virtually Overnight
At left is something from pro-democracy activist, influencer, and writer Andrew Wortman, who started ‘America Rises’ to help inform others how to save U.S. democracy, which is not only the only way to save our country, but a necessary precursor …
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Comment on the Global Food Trade
A reader sent me the rendering at left. Funny, I didn’t think he knows any more than I do on the multi-national economics of food, which isn’t much. Looking it up just now, it does appear that the U.S., does …
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What’s Missing in Our American Lives Today?
May I submit that it’s humor? Everyone’s so serious about everything. Sure, it’s hard to find things that bring smiles to our faces under the present circumstances, but it’s not impossible. Just ask the guy on the left.
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Elderly Georgia Man Comments on Life with Trump
I hear you, David. A couple of comments in return: 1) I readily admit that you deserve better than this at this stage in your like, though I suppose that could be said about all of us who can perceive …
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