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In his D-Day Anniversary Address, President Biden Proclaimed that the War to Protect Democracy and Defeat Isolationism and Tyranny Continues

June 6, 2024 by David Gordon

President Joe Biden used the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, the Allied Invasion of Normandy to liberate Western Europe from Nazi and Fascist totalitarianism to salute the many brave (including several that attended the ceremony today) and fallen soldiers that, through their heroism on the battlefield, helped usher in a new age of Democracy, social justice, … Read more

#AbeHamaduhh Praises a Lawless Dictator Who Throws His Citizens in Jail Without Due Process

April 7, 2024April 1, 2024 by Michael Bryan

The MAGA fetish for foreign dictators is disgusting and disqualifying in a democratic polity with respect for the rule of law and civil rights. But Abe Hamadeh (who is running as a carpetbagging candidate in AZ’s CD 8 and was the loser in the 2022 AZ Attorney General race) just demonstrated both his willful ignorance … Read more

Those Americans Longing for a Strongman Dictator in Trump Have Clearly Never Actually Experienced Autocracy

March 24, 2024March 18, 2024 by Michael Bryan

I have experienced autocracy. I didn’t have to live it: thank God! But I have known and been in the confidence of those who did have to live in it for most – or all – of their lives. As a result, I can tell you this with utter conviction and the authority of lived … Read more

The Big Lie Election of 2024

March 17, 2024 by Michael Bryan

This election will be determined by the success or failure of a massive disinformation campaign. Trump hasn’t any real issues to run on, so he tells outrageous and obvious lies, ad nau·se·am. His entire persona and the raison d’etre for his candidacy are based wholly on a series of lies about himself and what America … Read more

The Threat of MAGA Violence is Imminent, Regardless of November’s Election Results

March 22, 2024March 12, 2024 by Michael Bryan

Readers will know that I have long been realistic about the national security threat posed by right wing extremism. It has not only claimed thousands of lives across our nations history, the threat posed has been steadily and sharply rising since Donald Trump’s ride down his golden escalator in 2015 and through his Presidency. Now, … Read more