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Democrats Keep Senate

Monday, November 14, 2022

The Long Count: Some prominent Republicans appeared on the Sunday talk shows to establish distance between the party and its erstwhile leader Donald Trump after Democrats retained control of the Senate with a win in Nevada.   “We’re not a cult. We’re …

Day Three and Counting

Friday, November 11, 2022

The Long Count: It’s day three of counting and there’s still no determination of which party will control the House and Senate.   Republicans have taken 211 seats in the House, just seven short of what they need for control.    The critical …

Red But Not a Wave

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

November 9, 2022 Vol. 11, No. 1852 _____________________________________________ The Long Count: Control of the House and Senate are still undecided this morning as the Republican Party failed to deliver a “Red Wave” across the country.   At publication time, the Democrats have …

Campaigning to the Wire

Monday, November 7, 2022

Save Us: Former President Donald Trump is out on the campaign trail predicting America’s destruction if Republicans don’t deliver a massive electoral win tomorrow.  Describing America as “a country in decline,”  Trump said to thousands of cheering supporters in western Pennsylvania,  “If you want to stop …

Massive Twitter Layoffs Begin

Friday, November 4, 2022

Red Wedding: Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, is expected to begin massive layoffs today from the company’s work force of 7,500. By some estimates, as many as half will get fired.   A class action lawsuit has already been filed against Twitter, …

Biden Sounds Democracy Alarm

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Imminent Danger: President Joe Biden last night sounded the alarm that he believes American democracy is in imminent danger.    Opening with the break-in at Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and the attack on her husband, Biden cited the increase in political threats …

Red Wave Coming

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Politics Page: In a last ditch effort with a week to go before mid-term elections, President Biden was in Florida yesterday campaigning for Democratic Senate candidate Val Demings, and Charlie Crist, the Democratic candidate for governor.   The Democrats are fighting to hold …

Supremes Question Affirmative Action

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Court of Reversal: After five hours of hearing arguments and asking questions yesterday, the conservative majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready to rule that affirmative action — taking into account race and ethnicity for college admissions — is unconstitutional.   The …

154 Dead in Korean Crowd Surge

Monday, October 31, 2022

Korean Crush: South Korea is in shock after a Halloween festival attended by as many as 100,000 people turned into a crushing crowd surge that killed at least 154 people.   The incident happened in in a narrow alley in Itaewon, the nightclub …

Elon Owns Twitter and Speech

Friday, October 28, 2022

Free Speech: After months of wrangling and litigation, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk late yesterday closed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter and immediately fired four top executives who were hustled out of the building. The world’s richest man, who describes himself as …