Steady, the resistance is building. Continue reading
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Or – ‘In Which We Watch a Constitutional Crisis Unfold in Real Time’.
The people who came up with Prop 13 had a stated mission of keeping grandma in her home. Which is fine, but that’s not really where we’re at today. While still keeping grandma in her home here are some straight forward ways to fix property taxes in California. Continue reading
An open letter to Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, currently serving in the White House as National Security Advisor to the President of the United States.
H.R. McMaster, you should be ashamed to repeatedly stand up in front of reporters and lie for the President. You used to command the finest cavalry regiment in the US Army, a regiment I was proud to serve in for two years. Now, I am ashamed for you and the regiment every time I see you sell your soul for a president without basic human decency, judgement or probity. Continue reading
Well, we are now in Trump times. Sorry. Continue reading
Actor O’shea Jackson, playing his father, Ice Cube, in the 2015 movie “Straight Outta Compton.”
Ice Cube, in 1989, was a black teenage rap star, sick of doing all of the work and getting none of the money.
2016: Ain’t gotta change a word. Continue reading
Over the past three years I’ve crisscrossed the eastern United States, from Chicago to Atlanta, Baltimore, Manchester, Charlotte, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Columbus, Madison, New York, DC, Peoria, and most recently Detroit. During the day, you can see forests and farms, cities and towns. But at night, you begin to see a different picture. Continue reading
Tonight America’s long national nightmare comes to an end. Or a beginning, depending. Joins us for the exciting season finale of the most horrible reality tv show ever made. Here are some things to bear in mind as the long darkness descends. Continue reading
With just four weeks to go before America chooses its next President/first tin-pot dictator, let’s take a moment to review the current state of the Presidential race. Continue reading
The second presidential debate is upon us, as the ancient prophesy foretold. BEHOLD, THE MONSTER WALKS AMONG US! Will he be able to speak, and answer for his crimes? Or will he lash out, and throw Anderson Cooper into a pond? Watch and see!
Like the previous debates, it starts at 9:00 PM Eastern on ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS, MSNBC, Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, Univision, Telemundo, and C-SPAN. YouTube will be streaming it. Here is a guide to some of your viewing and streaming options . Continue reading