In his 1941 State of the Union Address to Congress, with World War II underway in Europe and the Pacific, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed four fundamental freedoms that all people should have. His “four essential human freedoms” included some phrases already familiar to Americans from the Bill of Rights, as well as some new phrases: freedom of … Read more
Above Photo: Phoenix Pride is scheduled for April 1-2, 2023. Maybe the parade rout should end at the state capitol for a rally? Just a suggestion. The caption above is an analogy to Pastor Martin Niemöller’s poem, First They Came, about creeping fascism in Nazi Germany. Yes it can happen here, and it is happening … Read more
Update to White Christian Nationalist GQP State Legislators Target The LGBTQ Community In A Coordinated Nationwide Assault. Adan Serwer’s observation of MAGAt Republicans still rings true today, The Cruelty Is the Point: Trump’s only true skill is the con; his only fundamental belief is that the United States is the birthright of straight, white, Christian … Read more
This really happened, even though it sounds like an improbable plot to a bad TV show. Taegan Goddard caught this on Christmas Day, Two Views of Christmas: President Joe Biden on Twitter: “There is a certain stillness at the center of the Christmas story: a silent night when all the world goes quiet. And all … Read more
The Texas Tribune reports, Fight over border security escalates after governors send migrants to Kamala Harris’ home, Martha’s Vineyard: Gov. Greg Abbott’s state-funded program to bus migrants to cities run by Democrats reached a national fever pitch on Thursday, with buses dropping people off outside of Vice President Kamala Harris’ D.C. residence. What started in … Read more