Author: craigshields

Anyone who wishes to see an organized human civilization survive the next 50 years needs to hope that the GOP agenda embodied in Project 2025 loses at the polls on November 5th.

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I’m reminded of the cartoon in which a corporate CEO is looking out of his conference room window and sees the entire city and surrounding countryside in flames.  He tells his people, “We have to monetize this.”

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In a post yesterday, I quoted a boyhood friend who claims that Kamala Harris has no career accomplishments, and thus is not qualified to be president.  Her resume summary at left speaks to that.  

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Two friends from my youth are interacting on Facebook.  One posted the meme at left and the other wrote: So true! Kamala never WON any election and yet, she could be our next President. So sad. I’m struggling to understand …

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Henry Price writes:  I don’t get it. I’m a veteran and no one anywhere has ever asked me to apologize for it. Who’s asking? Where? This veteran wants to know! Henry:’ Don’t worry about it.   This meme was made purely …

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I can’t comment on the meaning behind Trump’s new outfit, only to say that he has already cultivated 100% of the white supremacist vote, and there is nothing he could possibly do to lose a single ballot from the constituency …

Trump and the White Nationalists Read More »

There are many mysteries floating around in American politics surrounding Trump’s popularity.  Some people theorize that somehow, Trump has given us permission to be our worst selves, and that this holds an unimaginable amount of appeal to almost exactly half …

Sure, Trump’s a Fascist, But That’s What We Love Most About Him Read More »

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The U.S. election system is far from perfect; in particular, we have voter suppression in addition to a small amount of fraud. It’s interesting, however, that the fraud exists almost entirely from the Republicans.  Why is this?  Aren’t progressives just …

Voter Fraud Read More »

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As shown here, it’s impossible to imagine that John Adams would have been a Republican in today’s sense of the word, let alone a Trump supporter.

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We’ve all had that feeling of a wave of nausea passing through us when we encounter something truly horrendous. That’s what I experienced just now when I read a post from a friend who lives in Cleveland, Ohio, a state …

Political Advertising in Ohio Read More »

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