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And then there was light! (When was that? Where?)
Here I am, once again bearing a torch against despair. There are some realities that might lighten your mood or shift it into resistence (a lot better than despair), one of which is Lawrence Tribe’s talk with Ali Velshi on … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Human rights, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, The god problem, Trumpism, War
Tagged " RR Palmer, A History of the Modern World, Age of Enlightenment, Ali Velshi, conservatism, Edmund Burke, humanitarianism, Joel Colton, Lawrence Tribe, liberalism, nationalism, plutocracy, US Constitution, white supremacists
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Any good things to pick up on? Yes. There are.
My optimism didn’t pan out, did it? But the good thing involves that quasi-religious-Jewish ritual, Kinahora phuh phuh phuh, a Yiddish invocation for warding off The Evil Eye. Reminder: As soon as somebody remarks on a good or hopeful upcoming … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, DOJ, Fascism, Good Things Happening, Government, Human rights, Immigration, Journalism, Judiciary, Kamala, Lawyers, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights, War on women
Tagged "We Used To Have Money Now We Have You", ACLU, Brennan Center, Claremont Avenue, Claremont Hall, Corey Richardson, Gavin Newsom, kinahora poo poo poo, Morningside Heights, Planned Parenthood, ProPublica, Riverside Church, TAFKAT, the Evil Eye, toasted bialy, Union Theological Seminary, V8 juice
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Why did this happen? It’s kind of simple
For years I’ve been reading those much-mocked New York Times diner interviews with voters. I read how those people respond to a reporter’s questions. And every single time I said out loud, “These people are just stupid.” By that I … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, COVID-19, Fascism, Government, Human rights, Kamala, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights, War on women
Tagged COVID, Diner Mob, hate, inflation, New York Times, supply chains, the economy, The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Stepford Wives, Trump
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