Fentanyl deaths rose under Trump, and continued to rise under Biden, until today the drug kills more Americans than guns and car accidents combined. “Trump repeatedly blames the increase in fentanyl deaths on the influx of 10 million migrants who crossed the border during the Biden,” NBC[...]
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September 8th, 2024 - 9:54 pm § in Politics
Why do people who don’t fall for scams believe political lies?
Most people are pretty sensible in their everyday affairs, and don’t fall for common scams, yet a surprising number believe lying politicians without question. PolitiFact is a website (here) that fact-checks political claims. Here’s a sampling of their fact-checks from September 8, 2024[...]
Speaking about “a concern that Americans have” …
Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), passed over by Trump when he chose his 2024 running mate, is defending Trump’s latest election rant. On Saturday, September 7, 2024, Trump posted this on his social media platform: “WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of th[...]
Kamala Harris didn’t hit-and-run
It’s a bombshell story: “Kamala Harris was involved in a ‘hit and run’ accident in 2011 where she hit a 13-year old” named “Alicia” or “Alisha” Brown and left her paralyzed in a wheelchair. It was posted on a website called “KBSF-San Francisco News[...]
September 5th, 2024 - 6:50 pm § in Politics, Republicans
J. D. Vance unveils his child care plan
J. D. Vance, Trump’s 2024 running mate, is well know for his disdain for “childless cat ladies.” He believes the solution to America’s shrinking workforce is more babies. So it’s not surprising that he believes woman’s place is in the home raising children. ItR[...]
WA public lands commissioner: Upthegrove gains 2 votes in recount, will advance to November election
Dave Upthegrove (photo, left; bio here), 53, a Democrat, likely will be Washington’s next Commissioner of Public Lands. He’s currently a King County Councilman, and previously served in the legislature. He will succeed Hilary Franz, a Democrat who didn’t seek reelection and instead[...]
Tampering with voting machines costs 3 election deniers $1 million
Two GOP county commissioners and their attorney, who gave outside parties unauthorized access to voting machines, owe the Pennsylvania secretary of state nearly $1 million, CNN reported on Monday, September 2, 2024 (read story here). The attorney and outside parties were connected to Sidney Powell, [...]
Rusty cans in a woodchipper
That’s not the actual name of the song, it’s how a critic describes Lara Trump’s singing (story here). Another critic said, “both my dogs ran in and begged me to shoot off fireworks instead,” while another suggested improving the soundtrack by dubbing in a “scream[...]
Republicans for Harris?
It’s true, dozens of prominent Republicans are supporting Harris. They include “former White House officials and national security staff, … White House lawyers who served Republican presidents going back to Ronald Reagan, … even members of [Trump’s] own cabinet who once[...]
Untangling the Arlington Cemetery controversy
Ceremonies honoring America’s war dead and other heroes are common, and politicians often participate, so why is Trump’s visit to Arlington last week stirring controversy? For starters, federal law prohibits using national cemeteries for political purposes. In addition, Arlington prohibi[...]