Occupy Washington

Today Donald J. Trump nationalized the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of the District of Columbia and called out the National Guard to occupy the city. He did all of this based on a lie: the "rising" rate of crime in the city. Fact: the crime rate in our nation's capital is at a thirty year … Continue reading Occupy Washington

Ghislaine Maxwell

I don't know if Jeffrey Epstein was murdered or really did kill himself. I do know this: if Ghislaine Maxwell has any doubts about a suicide, any belief that it was a murder, then she can't be feeling very safe right now. If "they" could get to Epstein and kill him then they can do … Continue reading Ghislaine Maxwell

My Daily Existence

"Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." - Ben Franklin It is hard to live in a country when one has to constantly deal with and confront people who, when presented with facts, hard evidence, choose instead to believe in the lies they've been told. Case in fact: 71% … Continue reading My Daily Existence

I’ve Had Enough

If there was a nation who bombed hospitals, killing patients. could you support it? If said nation cut off people from food, starved them, would you stand with it? If this country had a leader that supported ethnic cleansing to maintain his position, his control, would you be OK? That nation is Israel. The leader … Continue reading I’ve Had Enough

First They Came For…

First they came for Mickey, Minnie, and Donald Duck.   Really?  Yeah. Now they are coming for Elmo, Big Bird, and Cookie Monster. Seriously.  This shit is so bizarre, so fucked up, that I couldn't make it up. Is this the world you want to live in? What are you doing to change it? The Ugliness … Continue reading First They Came For…

Tariffs 101

There seems to be a lot of misinformation being spread about import tariffs.  OK, maybe it's better to be direct and say lies.  Either the president is misinformed, stupid, or lying when he explains that tariffs are a tax on China.  They are not.  Tariffs are a tax paid by the importer of goods.  Tariffs … Continue reading Tariffs 101

I Stand with Ukraine

I've seen posts on social media that claim standing with Ukraine is standing against the United States.  This allegation is so false that it barely qualifies as ridiculous. When I stand with Ukraine I stand with Democracy. When I stand with Ukraine I stand with the millions who fought and died to end Nazism  and … Continue reading I Stand with Ukraine

Poland 1939. Ukraine 2025?

Is the planned meeting of Trump and Putin to discuss the division of Ukraine? What will happen to the rest of Europe under a Trump/Putin alliance? And what are the parallels between today and the events that lead to World War Two?