Cyberattack and ‘Security Breach’ Cited on Day Two – Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — What will poor people do who have become totally dependent on social media accounts when the accounts go down and don’t work? Maybe get outside and go for a hike? Millions of people were locked out of their Meta accounts…
Global Warming With Crows: How To Survive All Of It
A Painting and Poem by Janet Mego – Hurt feelings. Cancer. Never knowing What’s the answer. Highway 43: rush hour Politicians: too much power. Record Heat Spoiled meat Tax breaks available to The Elite Severe depression Textbook obsession Making it on time to Your next session Climate change World War III Smog, fear, and pestilence…
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Colorado Court Ruling Banning Trump From Ballot as an Insurrectionist
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Supreme Court avoided the question of whether Trump incited an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, but struck down a Colorado Supreme Court ruling saying he was an insurrectionist and could therefore be banned from the Republican primary ballot in that state. In an unusual move…
The News Suffers from Mad Cow Disease: Just Call Me a Peacenik Please
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is a desperation coming through over the airwaves that is making people sick. It’s no wonder so many people in the United States have stopped paying attention to news, and that includes me. It’s all just too much. Too much sensationalism. Too much…
Defiant Trump Supporter Who Sparred with Judge Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a case that clearly demonstrates how Donald Trump’s insane candidacy and presidency both attracted crazies and turned people even crazier, a man from New York was sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison this week for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on…
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Trump’s Immunity Appeal
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The god damn United States Supreme Court announced its agreement on Wednesday to take up the case of whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution on charges of engaging in a seditious conspiracy and inciting a violent insurrection in a corrupt plot to overturn the results…
Biden Administration Releases $1 Billion for Work at 100 Superfund Sites
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — In sharp contrast to the policies of the previous administration, the Biden administration is going all out to combat pollution of the natural environment. As part of this renewed effort and with funds provided by the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in November, 2021, the Environmental…
Outed: Neo-Nazi Admits Republicans Are Out to ‘Destroy Democracy’ at C-PAC Conference
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Finally, the fascists are coming out of the closet with less than nine months to go before November. Not that massive coverage of it will do the movement and its promoters any harm, or even slow them down. They literally believe that history is…
Sorry, Tom Parker and the Alabama Supreme Court: Frozen Embryos Don’t Breath Air
The Tenth Anniversary of the New American Journal May be the Last
Have we reached the ‘singularity’ from science fiction when computer robots take over? – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — This is no longer science fiction. The computer robots are taking over, if they haven’t already. In 2007, the year Steve Jobs announced that Apple had invented the iPhone and…
It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll But I Like It: Wayne Perkins and Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1973 to 1977
Secret Vistas: A Day Trip to Shenandoah to Focus the Mind
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Claim of Absolute Immunity
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal appeals court has rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim that he was immune to charges of engaging in a seditious conspiracy to subvert the results of the 2020 election, ruling that he must go to trial on a criminal indictment accusing him of seeking to overturn…
We Lived in the Time of Joni Mitchell: Could the Grammys Give America the Hope We Need?
Trump Leads Biden by Five Percent in New NBC Poll
How to Save American Democracy from Fascism and Authoritarian Dictatorship
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you take an in-depth look at any of the right-wing fascist dictators who rose to power in their countries or states over the past century — from the most widely known instances of Adolph Hitler in Germany to Benito Mussolini in Italy, Francisco…
Going Forward On the Economy, Inflation: A Non-Partisan, Practical Approach
By George Zadigian – While we often like to think America is “Number One”, underneath that veneer of bravado, we often feel like our free-market economy is less than stable and fair. Inflation has undermined family budgets and our financial plight often feels far from prosperous. As we try to cope with these challenges, rather…
Biden Administration Seeks Public Comments on Large Offshore Wind Project on Virginia Coast
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden administration is seeking public comments on a large offshore wind farm project along the coast of Virginia in the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the opening of a 30-day public comment period on Jan. 29 for a draft Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf…
The Osgood Files: When the Cutting Edge Becomes Obsolete
Washington State ‘Proud Boy’ Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former member of the now defunct Proud Boys from Washington state was sentenced to six years in federal prison this week after he was found guilty of multiple felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during and after the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,…