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Another Week of Dangerous Nonsense from Donald Trump

It is hard to imagine how President Donald Trump’s insane assertions might go beyond the point of being merely demented to something far worse, i.e. catastrophic.

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Testimony and Commenting Workshop - Data Center Gas Plants

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - 7:00pm Zoom

National Police Accountability Project Calls for End to ICE Community Arrests

Yesterday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attempted another extrajudicial execution on U.S.

The Real Danger Of AI Is That It Is Run By Evil Warmongers

The biggest AI threat isn’t artificial superintelligence wiping out humanity in a fit of mechanical vengeance like some digital Old Testament God, it’s the same oligarchs and empire managers as usual inflicting the same evils and abuses as usual upon their fellow man.

NPR: Elon Musk brags about using “lasers from space” to elect Trump in 2024

n case you missed it, on Election Night 2024, the Decision Desk HQ feed showed Trump’s reported vote total jumping from 46,219,886 to 87,665,393 between 9:30 p.m. and 9:33 p.m. At 9:32 p.m. Elon Musk tweeted, “Game, set and match.” As the injection of 41,445,507 votes for Donald…

Iran War Continues as Gas Prices and National Debt Soar. Johnson Sends House Home to Avoid Hegseth Impeachment Vote

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is the Punxsutawney Phil of Capitol Hill. Like the fabled groundhog who emerges from his burrow in the late winter, Johnson emerged from his Capitol Hill office last Wednesday, looked at Congressman Thomas Massie’s Impeachment of Secretary…

The Crass Menagerie: The Trump Republican Crime Wave and Corporate Media Double Standards

Media Double Standards We often hear that “both sides” of the political spectrum engage in objectionable behavior. There are countless radio hosts, streamers, podcasters, and talking heads who spew hate, disinformation, and crackpot conspiracy theories for fame and fortune. That…

I Still Believe Humanity Is Headed For A Mass Awakening

I still believe humanity is headed toward a mass awakening, as unfashionable as that is to admit here in the late 2020s.

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The Minstrel Show Continues... in the World of Trump Administration’s Political Power

In the high-stakes arena of modern American political power, performance art often threatens to eclipse substance. As the political machinery under federal executive leadership continues to reshape governance, public discourse, and institutional frameworks, critical observers are…