Stephen A. Crockett Jr. (photo, left; profile here) is an opinion writer for Huffington Post. He didn’t originate the argument below; I’ve seen conservatives use it to attack Black Lives Matter. (I’m not familiar with Crockett’s work, and don’t know what his political o[...]
Posts Tagged ‘corruption’
March 9th, 2022 - 7:17 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Rogue GOP county clerk indicted for election crimes
A Colorado grand jury has indicted a rogue county clerk under state and federal investigation (see article here) for leaking confidential voting machine login codes to QAnon (see article here). Read the latest developments here. Those voting machines can no longer be used, and a judge barred her fro[...]
Read the fine print before you vote
They always tell you to read the fine print before signing a contract, and that’s good advice. Voting for candidates is like a contract of sorts. They offer certain things in exchange for your vote — their experience, character, and promises. Instead of just voting for the “D”[...]
February 12th, 2022 - 9:54 pm § in Russia
Putin’s yacht
As of 2018, Putin’s government salary was about $300,000 a year (details here), so either he has other sources of income (e.g., corruption), or he paid for this 270-foot, $100 million, luxuriously appointed (e.g. pool, marble bathrooms) motor yacht (details here) with a no-payments loan. Retur[...]
Ted Cruz wants to legalize bribery
Ted Cruz is already an awful senator, but not one to rest on his dubious laurels, he’s trying to make things worse. He’s suing the Federal Election Commission to overturn a federal anti-corruption law. If he succeeds, that will “enable any lawmaker to make a high-dollar, high-inte[...]
U. of Florida was pressured to destroy Covid-19 data
GOP “reopen” governor’s reign of fear: Faculty Senate report slams political interference; MIAMI HERALD says “fear of upsetting state officials is pervasive among faculty” Download Faculty Senate report here Read Miami Herald story here – Florida Gov. Ron D[...]
October 28th, 2021 - 11:25 pm § in Politics
A Trump appointee’s insider stock trades
In February 2020, Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) learned before the public did that Covid-19 was about to devastate the U.S. economy, and promptly sold $1.6 million of stock to buyers who didn’t know what he knew. Moments later Burr phoned his brother-in-law, Gerald Fauth, a business consultant Trum[...]
Andrew McCabe finally gets his pension
Former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe (photo, left), who claimed he was the victim of a political firing ordered by a vindictive Trump only 26 hours before he was set to retire, will get his full pension after all. In addition, the Department of Justice will pay over $200,000 of missed pension be[...]
September 28th, 2021 - 8:11 pm § in Politics
To South Dakota’s GOP governor, blood is thicker than ethics
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (photo, left), who wants to be president, is embroiled in a corruption scandal. “Just days after a South Dakota agency moved to deny her daughter’s application to become a certified real estate appraiser, Gov. Kristi Noem summoned to her office the state employe[...]
The stupid stuff Trumpers believe
Better skip the salad dressing at your next outing in a no-masks-allowed restaurant. The government is sneaking vaccine into it. At least, that’s what rightwing conspiracy-mongers like Mike Flynn are saying now. Allow me to let you in on a closely-guarded liberal secret. If we’re going t[...]