Philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti was a figure to whom few of us growing up in the late 20th Century had any real exposure. Sadly, his impact on our culture has only diminished since.
He was a more serious thinker than musician John Lennon, though they both “preached from the same gospel” of love.
When we contemplate the goal of a sustainable civilization, it’s hard to see how this can happen outside of the love for those around us.
The mobilization of Big Oil, and its impact on the political scene in the early part of the 20th Century, resulted in the destruction of the enormous network of electricity-based public transportation that stood in place at the time.
Now, almost exactly a century later, our society struggles against that precise same machine in its effort to phase out fossil fuels in favor of clean energy.
On a number of occasions, we’ve discussed the dilemma in which the U.S. Justice Department finds itself over indicting Donald Trump on charges of stealing classified government documents, sedition, and election tampering.
But we need to keep in mind that the imperative arrest Trump is amplified by the fact that he is a clear and present danger to our nation–right this minute. This is why we arrest violent criminals when we catch them in the act; we have a duty to make sure they do no further harm.
Does anyone (other than his base of morons) believe that Trump is not capable of further damaging national security or inciting another insurrection?
Do it now.
The more ignorant the man, the more obedient he is, and the more absolutely he places confidence in those who lead him.
This explains a lot, certainly how tens of millions of Americans believe that the entire scientific community and justice system are corrupt, and that Trump is the only honest person in a position of leadership.
The defamation settlement of just short of $1 billion that the jury ordered Alex Jones to pay his victims may just another titillating piece of news, but it’s also possible that it represents a turning point in American justice.
If we can punish all those who attempted to overthrow the U.S. government after the 2020 presidential election–including the architects–it’s possible that we will have re-established our country as one in which justice matters.
Great cartoon.
Reports show that Trump is terrified that he’ll be indicted, tried, convicted, and imprisoned. Yet “going away” only increases the probability of precisely that.
Staying in the game, he reasons, both a) keeps his base alive, poised for another insurrection, and b) makes it difficult for the Justice Department to pull the trigger, given that indictments will have the appearance of politically motivated attacks.
The vast majority of Americans, and almost everyone elsewhere on the planet, can’t wait to put this ugly period of U.S. history behind us, but, looking at it from a practical perspective, it’s going to take patience.
As the ultra-right political movement in the U.S. continues to move even further to the fringes, human rights are finding themselves squeezed. On the chopping block now, for the first time in the last 50 years, are women’s abortion rights.
Wisconsin is one of those states like Pennsylvania, which, as a friend told me the other day, is “Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in the middle,” i.e., concentrations of educated urbanites surrounded by tens of thousands of square miles of Trump supporters.
Mandela Barnes, whose statement we see above, is trailing GOP extremist Ron Johnson by 2% in the polls. I wish him well, but this doesn’t look good.
Why isn’t Hershel Walker down 25 points in the polls?
It’s because Republican are showering him with endorsements and huge donations.
That he’s criminally insane doesn’t matter a goddamn thing.
From this:
The Washington Post reports that it will present new evidence that former President Donald Trump blew off warnings of imminent violence from his supporters.
As the Post puts it, the evidence will show that Trump “was repeatedly alerted to brewing violence that day, and he still sought to stoke the conflict” that culminating in his supporters violently rioting at the Capitol and sending lawmakers fleeing for their lives.
If this can be corroborated, it eliminates any doubt that Trump should be arrested and charged with sedition.
Anyone can understand that indicting a former president, especially on who is still likely to attempt a second term in office, is likely to draw protest to the effect that it is politically motivated and bound to create reprisals. But the evidence here is so clear, and the crime so egregious, that the Justice Department has no other option.
Do you ever cut up avocados for use in a salad? Tired of using a knife that takes perhaps 15 seconds? Want a specialized device that takes at least as long, then needs to be washed and stored? If so, this latest utensil for American idiots has your name on it.
