Tag Archives: Mother Jones

Who is digging up the deep dirt on Trump?

My experience with the news-driven media platform Bluesky (the blessed free refuge from TAFKAT*) has been revealing in a number of ways, the most significant of which is how much actual news I’ve been getting. Sure, there are plenty of … Continue reading

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Reforming police departments

As I began this, I picked up an excellent Mother Jones article, “A Road Map for Getting Rid of Racist Cops,” about this deeply entrenched problem. It’s in the form of a Q&A — Q’s by Mother Jones journalist Samantha … Continue reading

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We are still fighting the American Revolution

For quite a while now I’ve been feeling that we’ve moved into the next phase of the American Revolution. Among the previous phases were the original American Revolution, the Civil War, demand for suffrage, the New Deal and the battle … Continue reading

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