The day began with the “Dirty Dozen plus one” in the Senate and 140 House members of the Sedition Party prepared to overturn American democracy and to install their “Dear Leader” as the first tinpot dictator of a GOP authoritarianism banana republic. Just before they convened in a joint session of Congress to perform the … Read more
Donald Trump’s MAGA red caps, his version of Italian “black shirts” and German “brown shirts” fascist militias, descended on Washington, D.C. for a so-called “Save America March” rally in Washington. Just yesterday, Trump’s red cap thugs threatened ‘We’re gonna kill Congress’: Trump’s far-right supporters promise violence at today’s DC protests: Donald Trump’s Dec. 19 tweet promising … Read more
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) holds the title of the most hated man in the U.S. Senate. As Sen. Lindsey Graham once half-joked, “If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you.” After today, the hatred for “Traitor Ted” Cruz should be universally shared … Read more
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports the results of Tuesday’s runoff election for two U.S. Senate seats, UPDATE: Warnock scores historic win; Ossoff leads Perdue: Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler to become the first Black senator in Georgia history, capturing one of two Georgia runoffs that will decide control of the U.S. … Read more
Jonathan Rauch explains at Persuasion how the right-wing uses “conspiracy bootstrapping” propaganda in a Russian-style disinformation campaign against the American people. The Made-Up Conspiracy: When Republican senators attempt to block congressional confirmation of Joe Biden’s presidential victory this week, they will not succeed in reversing the outcome of the election. What they will achieve, however, … Read more