TODAY  No Sweep for Progressives

IT’S POLITICAL: Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic primary race for Senate, another win for a progressive defeating a centrist congresswoman in the latest victory for the party’s left wing.

YESTERDAY  Dr. Trump Prescribes for the Nation

DR. TRUMP PRESCRIBES: President Trump yesterday signed an executive order calling for American children to be immunized against fewer diseases with a longer schedule of shots.

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  But in Wisconsin the progressive Francesca Hong lost to the more moderate David Crowley to win the Democratic nomination for governor. 

  On the Republican side, Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth beat MyPillow founder and Trump loyalist Mike Lindell to win the state’s Republican primary for governor. 

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Your Attention to This Matter

Monday, August 10, 2026

CRAZY IS AS CRAZY DOES: Nothing seems urgent this morning so we are going to mostly take the morning off.    But we thought we would share that the President of the United States, who presides over  a war he started and can’t …

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Court Says Stop the Ballroom Dance

Saturday, August 8, 2026

August 8, 2026Vol. 15, No. 2346 STOP THE DANCE: A federal appeals panel in a scolding opinion yesterday voted two to one to stop construction on President Trump’s White House ballroom.   The court said in its decision that, “Each president is …

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Blanche Nomination in Trouble

Friday, August 7, 2026

IT’S POLITICAL: Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced she will vote against confirming Todd Blanche to the position of attorney general.   While Blanche serves as acting attorney general, Murkowski said in a social media post that, “The politicization—even weaponization—of the Department …

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

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Page Two: America at 250

Friday, July 10, 2026

PAGE TWO: FIRE ANDY ROONEY

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Page Two: 1984 in 2025

Monday, April 28, 2025

Take Back the Flag

Monday, January 13, 2025

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Thursday, October 31, 2024

The Most Corrupt Justice

Monday, October 2, 2023

Democracy and Video in the Dark

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Page Two: Do the Right Thing

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

It's Been Said

"Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, you won't have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians. I love you Christians. I'm a Christian. I love you, get out, you gotta get out and vote. In four years, you don't have to vote again, we'll have it fixed so good you're not going to have to vote."

  • Donald Trump courting the vote of the Christian right