This article contains news and liberal commentary William Barr is doubling down on mail voting conspiracy theories as the clock ticks down on an election the GOP expects to lose. Echoing Trump, he claimed mail ballots are “open to counterfeiting,” possibly by foreign countries. Last mont[...]
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Trump’s “MIB” fantasy flight vs. the real danger to America’s stability
This article contains news and liberal commentary with a touch of biting satire. Author’s note: This is one of my major recent writing efforts. Despite the title, it is wide-ranging. Topics include Trump’s baseless claim about a planeload of “antifa thugs,” Joe Biden accusing[...]
I know how rightwing militias could eliminate liberals but won’t tell you
This article contains liberal commentary. I had a flash of inspiration this morning (I get my bright ideas in two places, both in the bathroom). Rounding up liberals is cumbersome, hit-and-miss, prone to mistakes (they might attack each other), and would take more manpower than they’ve got. Th[...]
Two Marches On Washington
August 28, 2020: Police Brutality August 28, 1963: Civil Rights[...]
1st confirmed Covid-19 reinfection in U.S. reported
There appear to be two strains of Covid-19, and patients can get sick again. A reinfection case was first reported in Hong Kong, followed by two cases in Europe. Now there’s one here, too. The patient, after being sick for several days in April, became ill again, more severely the second time,[...]
Was this killing morally justified?
I’m asking this philosophically, not as a legal question. Facts: Five high school pals broke into a vacant rental house at 1 a.m. to party. A neighbor called 911, and they fled when the cops came. When 2 of them climbed over the neighbor’s backyard fence, the neighbor’s husband, wa[...]
Russki-Yank fender bender in Syria
“Four U.S. service members were injured in a collision between their vehicle and a Russian military police patrol … earlier this week,” NBC News reported, that prompted a call between Russian and American generals which both sides “agreed to keep … private.” Howev[...]
What I think of Trump
This article is purely FWIW. I’m only 1 of some 330 million people in this country, which makes me just another person with an opinion, in a country with hundreds of millions of opinions. With respect to the coming election, most people already know who they’re going to vote for, and you[...]
Security guard becomes a doctor
Segment from NBC Nightly News, Aug. 22, 2020:[...]
How dangerous is QAnon?
“Is QAnon the Most Dangerous Conspiracy Theory of the 21st Century?” a New York Times opinion writer asked. “QAnon is conspiratorial, dangerous, and growing,” a CNN business analyst wrote. “QAnon is dangerous lunacy that should have no place in American politics,”[...]