Saturday, May 16, 2026

Tag: politics

Is Making Corporations Pay Wages “Burdensome Government Regulation?”

Beware the presidential candidate who says he or she wants “less government” and promises to lift burdensome regulations on business.

AP Smears Trump

“This AP article is extremely vague about what it is alleging, or who was behind the allegations, but it does provide several hints regarding whether its main sources were from the Trump campaign, or from the Clinton campaign, or both equally.”

The Numbers Don’t Lie—But Trump Does

“Watching the polls is a head-shaking confirmation that, I hope, reverses itself before November. There is far too much at stake.”

Trump’s Farcical ‘Sarcasm’ Defense the Damning Credibility Blow — Now No...

By his own oblivious measure, this reality stands out: no one now knows whether Trump ever means what he says. Or ever did. No wonder 2/3’s of the country judge Trump untrustworthy and unfit, if not the greatest phony dreaming of the WH? The seeming jokester has managed to turn himself into prime object of ridicule. This is politics as phantasmagoria, along with gruesome nightmares American is kaput. If language no longer has meaning, all bets are off, doomed by Trump’s indecipherable intentions. Nothing exactly new here if you track predatory sales pitches, intensely self-serving narcissism, even what most people end up calling crazy, deranged, or unstable.

Our Revolution Marches On

“The Bernie Revolution would continue on, but with a far better communication system, coordinating the Our Revolution message on a constant basis.”

Illinois Governor Vetoes Law That Would Have Registered 2 Million Voters

Illinois’ Republican Governor just vetoed a bill that would have made the state automatically register millions of voters.

Gliding Into Dreamtime

“We must ask how much destructive inhumanity any social contract can withstand before erupting into rebellion.”

Donald Trump Suggests ‘Second Amendment’ Could Stop Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump told supporters ‘the Second Amendment people’ could take action against Clinton if she were to win the 2016 Presidential Race.

It’s time

“It is time to end this dance with death. Good people deserve good leaders. Good leaders would quickly negotiate and effect nuclear disarmament.”

Will Trump ‘Pull a Palin,’ Jump Overboard to Avoid Epic Shipwreck?

“Trump will never lack for defensive justifications, whatever he does and whatever happens to him.”

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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk

A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.

From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism

Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.

House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation

Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.

Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile

Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.

The fuel to my revolutionary optimism

As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.