MAGA Republicans Filibuster The Equal Rights Amendment In The U.S. Senate
I’m shocked! White Christian Nationalist Republicans who want to impose an authoritarian theocracy in the United States similar to the Mullahs in Iran or the Taliban in Afghanistan, and render women second class citizens without any rights especially over their own bodies, failed to provide the necessary votes for cloture (Senate filibuster rule) to make … Read more
Sanctimonious Mike Pence Testified Before The January 6 Criminal Grand Jury Today
Update to Appeals Court Rules Trump Can’t Prevent Sanctimonious Mike Pence From Testifying To January 6 Criminal Grand Jury. Well this didn’t take long, probably for security reasons. Wouldn’t you like to have been a fly on the head of Mike Pence today? CNN reports Former Vice President Pence testifies to federal grand jury investigating … Read more
SCOTUS Needs To Be Subject To The Code of Conduct for United States Judges Like Other Judges
So it’s not just ethically challenged Justice Clarence Thomas. “One month after Neil M. Gorsuch was appointed to the Supreme Court in April 2017, he and two partners finally sold a vacation property they had been trying to offload for nearly two years. But when he reported the sale the next year, he left blank … Read more
Man v. Mouse: Disney Sues Gov. Ron Desantis For Retaliation For Exercising Its First Amendment Rights
The New York Times reports: Last year, under pressure from its employees, Disney criticized a Florida education law prohibiting classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity for young students. Almost instantly, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida started calling the company “Woke Disney” and vowing to show it who was boss. “If Disney wants to … Read more
Tamale Bill was a Koch Ploy that Used Latinos as Props
The “tamale bill,” House Bill 2509, was ostensibly to help small families sell homemade food. But it was actually a ploy by the right-wing Americans for Prosperity, the Institute for Justice, and the Libre Initiative, which all oppose any regulation of businesses. House Bill 2509, sponsored by Republican Rep. Travis Grantham, would have expanded the list … Read more
Appeals Court Rules Trump Can’t Prevent Sanctimonious Mike Pence From Testifying To January 6 Criminal Grand Jury
The New York Times reports, Trump Can’t Stop Pence From Testifying to Jan. 6 Grand Jury, Court Rules: A federal appeals court rejected on Wednesday night an emergency attempt by former President Donald J. Trump to stop former Vice President Mike Pence from testifying in front of a grand jury investigating Mr. Trump’s efforts to … Read more
The First Ad of the Biden/Harris Reelection Campaign Frames What 2024 Should be About: Freedom, Democracy, and America
In the first ad for the Biden/Harris Reelection campaign called “Flag,” the President, Vice President, and their teams have ably framed what the 2024 election will be about: “Freedom, Democracy, America.” Honestly, the Reagan people could have produced this ad. The first part of the ad is partially reminiscent of the famed 1984 Reagan/Bush “Morning … Read more
