U.S. Congressman Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) speaks at a presidential campaign rally for the Democratic candidates, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan on August 7, 2024. (Photo: Adam J. Dewey/Anadolu via Getty Images) “Always interesting to see how primary challenges affect members’ behavior,… Continue reading
28 APRIL 2025/SF POLITICS/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) Our maybe possibly next governor Kamala Harris will be in town giving a speech this week, and it will mark her first significant remarks since being defeated in the November election by Donald Trump. Harris will be coming to SF to speak at the… Continue reading
ROBERT REICH APR 29, 2025 Friends, Earlier today, I asked rhetorically: When it comes to the necessity of speaking out against this dangerous and detestable regime, where are Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and where are their vice presidents, Al Gore and Dick Cheney? When I wrote this I… Continue reading
“It won’t be the Democrats. It’ll be the people. And it’ll be the people reaching out to the opposition. And it’ll be something new.” –Timothy Snyder FIVE MINUTE NEWS Apr 27, 2025 THE WEEKEND SHOW with MeidasTouch Professor Timothy Snyder joins Anthony Davis to explain how America navigates its descent into authoritarianism under… Continue reading
Trivia (Reddit.com) The letter is as follows: On the Slave-Trade To the Editor of the Federal Gazette March 23d, 1790. Sir, Reading last night in your excellent Paper the speech of Mr. Jackson in Congress against their meddling with the Affair of Slavery, or attempting to mend the Condition of the Slaves,… Continue reading
Richard David Hames I have been closely monitoring political and commercial maneuverings in countries like the United States and the UK over a number of years. Putting psychopaths aside for a moment, it’s obvious that we’re increasingly governed by the whims of those whose psychological moorings have been severed by… Continue reading
