I may be a progressive liberal, but I know history and human nature – and the nature of State power (from a career as a criminal prosecutor) – well enough to have some very conservative and libertarian impulses when it comes to limitations and conditions on the State’s police powers. This video from the Lincoln … Read more
Last week, there were numerous acts of horrific political violence in this country that were incited by Donald Trump and his enabled MAGA band of White Nationalist Xenophobes and Racist Bigots. On June 12, F.B.I. security manhandled and handcuffed California Senator Alex Padilla On June 12, an unknown gunman shot two bullets at Arizona Congressional … Read more
Over the last week, apparatchiks of the Musk/Trump/Vance Central Committee have framed their actions of detaining a Columbia student from Syria who participated in Anti Israel protests and transporting hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members as combatting terrorism and any complaints about the lack of due process is challenging the legitimate power of the Executive … Read more
Bill Clinton no longer has the dubious honor of giving the longest address to a Joint Session of Congress. That distinction now belongs to the Liar and Felon in Chief. The remark that received the most laughs from Democrats was his comment that the days of being governed by “Unelected bureaucrats” were over. They all … Read more
In a video posted on Instagram, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero sought to reassure Tucsonans that she and the City Council will work to ensure that they will exercise all legal options to stop Trump/Vance Administration efforts to block allocated federal funds from coming to the city. The transcript of the Mayor’s comments is below: Hi … Read more