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Fill That Seat, TikTok Keeps Tiking

Monday, September 21, 2020

Fill That Seat: Ruth Bader Ginsberg isn’t even cold and the politics of her replacement are hot. President Trump is promising to name a woman this week to replace the late justice, but two Republican senators have already said there should …

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, 87

Saturday, September 19, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsberg, 87: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, a feminist, legal liberal, and only the second woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court, has died at age 87 of pancreatic cancer.   Only five feet tall and 100 pounds, …

Patriotic Education, Revising the Lineup

Friday, September 18, 2020

Revisionist History: President Trump announced yesterday a new effort to promote education in American schools that focuses on patriotism and what he believes is a more accurate history of  the country.   Speaking during the White House Conference on American history at the National …

Vaccine Next Summer, Un-American

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Viral News: The head of the Centers for Disease Control told Congress yesterday that the best way to stop the coronavirus right now is wearing masks and that a vaccine may not be ready for wide distribution until next summer.   “I …

Science Meets Trump, Biden Legal War Room

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Political Environment: President Trump met with California Gov. Gavin Newsom about the wildfires yesterday. Newsom wore a face mask and Trump didn’t. He should have at least worn one for the smoke blanketing the state.   Disembarking from Air Force One in …

Campaign Unmasked, Bloomberg Money

Monday, September 14, 2020

Inside Out: The major television networks stayed outside of an indoor Trump rally in Nevada yesterday that violated the state’s edict against gatherings of 50 or more people. The event was still covered by the White House pool that consists of …

Fire Toll Rises, Campaign of Fictions

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Burning: The death toll in California wildfires has reached 19 with thousands of homes and structures destroyed and more than 3.1 million acres burned. At least 19 more people are reported missing, but that’s not unusual in the chaos of mass evacuations. …

Skinny Bill Dies, “Didn’t Lie” He Lied

Friday, September 11, 2020

Cheap is Cheap: The so called “skinny bill” offered as a second pandemic stimulus failed in the Senate yesterday, making it likely that no bill will pass before the November election.   The failure to reach a deal is likely to leave …

The Lawyer Unloads, Campaign Finance Trouble

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Disloyal: The book by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen hit the stores yesterday and it’s pretty devastating, although devastating never did much to hurt Donald Trump. Cohen’s book, Disloyal: A Memoir, details sexual escapades, tax fraud, racism, payoffs, and more.   The White House …

Military Madness, Not Black Life

Saturday, September 5, 2020

Stars and Stripes Forever: President Trump is facing a military disaster of sorts after The Atlanticmagazine reported he made disparaging remarks about Americans killed in war, and the story broke that the Pentagon ordered the closure of the military newspaper, the Stars and …