Monday, November 9, 2026

Don’t hesitate to question the pundits, experts and scientists

Every one of us must question the experts, seek information from multiple sources (which means getting out of our own ideology bubble), and use critical thinking to figure out the truth.
Cleta Mitchell. Photo: Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

How Cleta Mitchell Turned Trump’s “Big Lie” Into a Movement

Conservative powerbroker Cleta Mitchell has raised a grassroots army to transform American voting systems and worked closely with the administration to enact her plans. No one besides Trump himself has done more to overhaul elections.

Bernie Sanders wants to cancel $81 billion in medical debt

"In the United States of America, your financial life and future should not be destroyed because you or a member of your family gets sick."

SCOTUS temporarily allows parts of Trump’s Muslim ban, will rule on decree in the...

Some of the conservative Justices did, however, indicate that they would be willing to uphold the ban, in full.

Reflections from the netherworld

Advice from JFK to President Biden.
El Capitolio in Havana. Photo: Nigel Pacquette / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Forty-five groups urge House vote on Cuba war powers resolution

The coalition cites a 148 percent rise in Cuba's infant mortality rate since 2018 and a Senate companion measure that failed by four votes in April.
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How Trump’s presidency is fueling right-wing nationalist & anti-immigration movements across Europe

Hate crimes in Britain have hit a record high and anti-immigrant nationalist movements are surging across Europe.

Today’s jaw-dropping quandary: High awareness yet low clout to fix badly-broken systems

The more that reason serves as bedrock,/ The more we’re vexed by lethal gridlock. 

The life of the party: 7 truths for democrats

If the Democratic Party creates a large enough void, a third party won’t draw away votes. It will pull people into politics.