Last week, Donald Trump was once again bloviating that “We’re looking at that very seriously, birthright citizenship,” he told reporters outside the White House, echoing his administration’s previous vow to unilaterally end the process by which babies born in the country automatically become citizens. The President did not elaborate on what he meant. That would … Read more
It is becoming increasingly clear that the 2020 elections is not just about: Health Care. Climate Change. Rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure. The Rich not paying their fair share in taxes The United States place in the World. It is also about battling for what America stands for and the collective soul of all its residents. … Read more
Update to Boris Johnson throws down the gauntlet to a ‘no deal’ Brexit, sparking a constitutional crisis. Britain’s The Guardian reports, ‘Stop the coup’: Protests across UK over Johnson’s suspension of parliament: Within hours of Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament, impromptu protests were being held in major city centres across the country, including in … Read more
As Adam Serwer said, The Cruelty Is the Point. The Trump administration has reached new depths of depravity. There’s a Russian expression for this: “We thought we had hit rock bottom, then someone knocked from down below.” Bess Levin at Vanity Fair writes, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS NOW DEPORTING KIDS WITH CANCER: When you’ve already … Read more
Back in July, I posted that Martha McSally gets her first primary challenger, meet Ann Griffin. Today, Martha McSally picked up a second primary challenger, Daniel McCarthy: Businessman Daniel McCarthy announced his intention to run against Martha McSally in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in 2020 during an interview with ABC15 today. It … Read more