Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Ink Stained Wretch

The corporate media in America has been corrupted beyond redemption and any talk of political reform must acknowledge this reality. The Constitutional founders included the press, or 4th Estate, with its unique ability to hold the powerful to account, in … Continue reading

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Halfway around the world

The ongoing Russia-gate psy-op is demonstrating Mark Twain’s adage that: “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” For the national-security-state, deep state, Blob, Russia-gate is literally the gift that keeps … Continue reading

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Eye of the Beholder

Since Donald Trump’s surprise victory in 2016 I’ve lost respect for countless liberal writers. Count Rick Perlstein among them. In a new article, entitled American Fascism, Perlstein warns of the potential for American-style fascism should Trump win another term. The … Continue reading

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Doom Blogging

I have been accused of doom blogging because all I ever write about is bad news. But, in my defense, chronicling the implosion of the American empire is good news because this state of affairs has become intolerable for a … Continue reading

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This ain’t no fooling around

“Heard of a van that’s loaded with weaponsPacked up and ready to goHeard of some gravesites, out by the highwayA place where nobody knows The sound of gunfire, off in the distanceI’m getting used to it nowLived in a brownstone, … Continue reading

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Reverse Touch

King Midas turned everything he touched to gold. The neocons who manage the American empire have the reverse touch. Everything they touch turns to shit. Ukraine is the latest example but the way they have managed Russia since the end … Continue reading

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Lesser Evil

It occurred to me that whole idea of the Democrats as the lesser evil is starting to look a bit frayed around the edges and shabby. Back when Biden won in 2020 liberals celebrated, we were sermonized on how the … Continue reading

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Sociopaths are people too, my friend

Mitt Romney (Mittens) is retiring after one term as a US Senator representing Utah, and the Salt Lake City Tribune was effusive in its praise so here’s an antidote to the hagiography: The Tribune, which is Utah’s so-called liberal paper, … Continue reading

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Inside the Blue Bubble

Liberals are starting to lose their shit as they contemplate the return of the Orange Menace. “How not to have a psychic meltdown when you see new Trump-Biden poll numbers” [MSNBC]. “In The Wall Street Journal’s latest poll of the 2024 … Continue reading

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Lies and Lying Liars

I don’t believe anything anymore. If CNN or Fox or MSNBC told me that the sun was going to rise in the East I would need to check. And US government agencies are no better. The State Department or the … Continue reading

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