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We are living in darkly historic times and it is no exaggeration to say that the evil forces of racism and hatred have been unleashed in a calculated, premeditated and predatory fashion. And these …

As W.C.Fields one said, “It’s time to take the bull by the horns and face the situation.” Now that most of the dust has settled over the election, the pearl-clutching, bed-wetting …

The Trump Takeover

If Sinclair Lewis were alive today, its easy to believe that the title of his book, “It Can’t Happen Here,” would change to “It Has Happened Here”: If this isn’t a …

President Trump has signed many executive orders this past month to allegedly eliminate fraud, waste and abuse in the Federal government. He appears to have appointed Elon Musk to head this project. …

Aye on the Ball

Thank you for Wayne O’Leary’s excellent column “Billionaire’s Ball” [2/15/25 TPP] on Donald’s coterie of billionaires and their retrograde agenda for the …

Donald Trump is creating a task force to eradicate anti-Christian bias in government. The first order of business of this task force should be to defend and protect Right Reverend Mariann Budde, the …

National Nature Assessment Cancelled

By Frank Lingo A first-of-its-kind report on the state of nature in the United States authorized by President Joe Biden has been canceled by order of President Donald Trump. A Feb. 10 New York Times article covered the coverup.

Town Halls are Getting Even Uglier for Republican Lawmakers

Emily Singer | Daily Kos

Pushing America Toward Recession, Trump Spews New Anti-Biden Nonsense

By Oliver Willis, Daily Kos Staff

The Lyin’ King Sets Rules

"Trump really hit his stride on Jan. 24, when he fired 17 inspectors general, who are responsible for investigating waste, fraud and abuse, and instead put Elon Musk’s Department of Govern Efficiency in charge of those tasks." - JMC

Jim Hightower

An AI Bot Won’t Take Your Job. Will It?

Margot Ford McMillen

Don’t Stay Down. Stand Up and Win!

Art Cullen

We Are Stooges for a Bamboozler

Potomac Fever: A Republic At Risk

There are really two nations here now, of virtually equal size, with almost nothing in common.

Public Lands Jobs Are Being Axed and We’ll All Suffer For It

Mass layoffs in the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service threaten public safety, rural economies, and wildfire prevention. By Claire Carlson / The Daily Yonder

An AI Bot Won’t Take Your Job. Will It?

CEOs and tech investors are desperate to deflect workers fury over the joblessness that awaits them when AI makes a workerless workplace possible. By Jim Hightower

Dispatches

TRUMP’S PLAN TO RELOCATE GAZANS TO JORDAN AND EGYPT TRIGGERS OUTRAGE. President Donald Trump said Jan. 25 he would like to see most of the population of war-torn Gaza be relocated to Jordan and …

Trump the Merciless Rules

Donald Trump jumped back into action Jan. 20 with a flurry of lies, executive orders and presidential pardons designed to show he was back, and badder than ever. He also violated his “solemn” …

Visa Wars

Apparently the MAGA love affair on immigration policy is over. DOGE Brothers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are in one corner, with Neanderthal Steve Bannon in the opposite. Some background info …

The Oligarchs Are Coming!

For real, not joking, listen up: Joe Biden thinks that big money might be in charge. “I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. And this is a dangerous concern. And …

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