Saturday, January 11, 2025

Tag: politics

Is Making Corporations Pay Wages “Burdensome Government Regulation?”

Beware the presidential candidate who says he or she wants “less government” and promises to lift burdensome regulations on business.

AP Smears Trump

“This AP article is extremely vague about what it is alleging, or who was behind the allegations, but it does provide several hints regarding whether its main sources were from the Trump campaign, or from the Clinton campaign, or both equally.”

The Numbers Don’t Lie—But Trump Does

“Watching the polls is a head-shaking confirmation that, I hope, reverses itself before November. There is far too much at stake.”

Trump’s Farcical ‘Sarcasm’ Defense the Damning Credibility Blow — Now No...

By his own oblivious measure, this reality stands out: no one now knows whether Trump ever means what he says. Or ever did. No wonder 2/3’s of the country judge Trump untrustworthy and unfit, if not the greatest phony dreaming of the WH? The seeming jokester has managed to turn himself into prime object of ridicule. This is politics as phantasmagoria, along with gruesome nightmares American is kaput. If language no longer has meaning, all bets are off, doomed by Trump’s indecipherable intentions. Nothing exactly new here if you track predatory sales pitches, intensely self-serving narcissism, even what most people end up calling crazy, deranged, or unstable.

Our Revolution Marches On

“The Bernie Revolution would continue on, but with a far better communication system, coordinating the Our Revolution message on a constant basis.”

Illinois Governor Vetoes Law That Would Have Registered 2 Million Voters

Illinois’ Republican Governor just vetoed a bill that would have made the state automatically register millions of voters.

Gliding Into Dreamtime

“We must ask how much destructive inhumanity any social contract can withstand before erupting into rebellion.”

Donald Trump Suggests ‘Second Amendment’ Could Stop Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump told supporters ‘the Second Amendment people’ could take action against Clinton if she were to win the 2016 Presidential Race.

It’s time

“It is time to end this dance with death. Good people deserve good leaders. Good leaders would quickly negotiate and effect nuclear disarmament.”

Will Trump ‘Pull a Palin,’ Jump Overboard to Avoid Epic Shipwreck?

“Trump will never lack for defensive justifications, whatever he does and whatever happens to him.”

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Phoenix places 10th on worst zoo List, pledges to shut down elephant exhibit

Phoenix Zoo’s decision is part of a growing trend among zoos across North America with about 40 zoos closing their elephant exhibits and many more pledging to close their exhibits.

The Santa Ana by Joan Didion

Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.

How ten holier-than-thou MAGA dictates threaten to invert Jesus’ biblical commandments

Because a Christian God rules the universe, Christians should naturally run government.

UnitedHealthcare interrupts doctor mid-surgery to question patient’s cancer care

A Texas doctor was forced to step out of the operating room after an insurance company questioned her patient’s approved cancer treatment.

LA wildfires destroy homes as insurers abandon policyholders in high-risk areas

Insurance companies pull out of fire-prone areas, leaving homeowners scrambling for coverage amid record-breaking climate disasters.