A democratic system depends on consent of the governed. Our Founding Fathers created a system of government of the people, by the people, and for the people. It spelled out that “the people” were to choose our rulers and lawmakers through election. True, under that system as originally c[...]
Archive for August, 2024
August 10th, 2024 - 5:22 am § in Law and Courts, Racism
Do bodycams exonerate cop who killed Illinois woman?
In the early morning hours of July 6, 2024, Sonya Massey, 36, of Springfield, Illinois, a black woman, was killed in her home by Sean Grayson, 30, who is white. Massey called 911 to report a possible intruder. Grayson was one of two responding deputies. They didn’t find an intruder, and her fa[...]
PHOTOGRAPHY: Cringe but free
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Jan. 6 rioter with extensive criminal history sentenced to 20 years
David Nicholas Dempsey (photo, left), 37, of Van Nuys, California, was one of the most violent Jan. 6 rioters. He “stomped on police officers’ heads,” the Associated Press says (here), and “swung poles at officers defending a tunnel, struck an officer in the head with a metal cru[...]
Lara Trump lectures on DEI hiring
Trump’s daughter-in-law, whom he installed as Republican National Committee chair, claims Biden chose Harris as his running mate “based on how she looked, based on the fact that this is a woman, based on the fact that she was a minority woman.” Outraged, she said considering gender is “reall[...]
August 8th, 2024 - 9:22 pm § in Misc.
Is Harrison Butker right or wrong about women’s role in society?
Harrison Butker (photo below) is an NFL kicker who made controversial remarks about women at a private Catholic college graduation ceremony, and recently he doubled down on those remarks. “I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolic lies told to you,” Butker said. “Some of you[...]
Is Alabama’s new school segregation scheme illegal?
In March 2024, Alabama’s governor signed a bill authorizing state-funded school vouchers for students attending private schools (see story here). The funding mechanism is complicated, and intentionally so. Instead of directly paying tuition at private schools, or giving tuition vouchers to par[...]
Vance lied about Walz’s military service
Kamala Harris’s running mate didn’t evade combat duty. Republicans are trying to “swiftboat” Tim Walz (the term is explained here), and Vance is their point man. He’s falsely claiming Walz timed his National Guard retirement to avoid deploying to Iraq. But Walz left the Guard to run f[...]
August 7th, 2024 - 5:22 pm § in Politics
Who did voters fire in this year’s primaries?
Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) became the second member of “The Squad” (explained here) bounced from Congress in this year’s primaries (see story here). Earlier, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) lost his primary in New York. Both were victims of backlash against their criticism of Israel. In Kansa[...]
Nope, Tiffany Smiley can’t beat Dan Newhouse
Tiffany Smiley (photo, left) tried to unseat Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) in the August 2024 primary, but she came in third, meaning she’s eliminated. Newhouse will face Jerrod Sessler in November. Trump endorsed Sessler and Smiley. He has a grudge against Newhouse, who voted to impeach him for th[...]