Holy Hunger: Force-Feeding Religion as Education
Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Archives for June 2024
Presidential Debate Has Democrats Calling for Biden to Resign
Friday, June 28, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Democrats in panic Mere seconds after last night’s debate, every reporter and pundit on CNN shared how their phones were “blowing up” with messages from Democratic politicians, donors, and organizers. They were all panicking, bemoaning their party’s fate if Joe Biden remained at the top of their ticket for the November General Election. Thomas Friedman… Read more.
Presidential Debate: Trump vs. Biden Hyped Like Ali vs. Frazier but Performed Like Abbot and Costello
Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 11:03 PM
The debate of the century Tonight’s debate between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden was pure entertainment. It was the kind of performative spectacle Americans now expect from political leaders. That’s why the news media hyped this debate as if it were a boxing match between two geriatric heavyweights. News anchors made famed… Read more.
Julian Assange’s Plea Deal: A Mockery of Justice in the US and UK
Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Plea deal for bail-jumping Assange Finally, after over a decade of high drama, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faced justice. In a courtroom far, far away — in Saipan, of all places — he pleaded guilty to one felony charge of violating the Espionage Act. According to a plea deal with the US government, the court… Read more.
Kenya Sends Troops to Quell Violence in Haiti as Violence Breaks Out in Kenya
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Violence breaks out in Kenya The UN deploys international police forces to impose law and order in beleaguered countries. But nobody in their right mind thinks Kenyan police have a snowball’s chance in hell of doing that in Haiti. The Kenyan police landed yesterday. But nothing betrayed the folly of their mission quite like Kenya… Read more.
Oilers Lose Epic Game 7 against Panthers for Hockey’s Stanley Cup
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Last night, the Edmonton Oilers’ dream of making history came to a disappointing end in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. Despite a valiant effort, the Oilers fell short against the Florida Panthers, missing out on their first championship in 34 years. For the first time in history, the Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup… Read more.
Trumpism at the Supreme Court Makes Justice Sotomayor Cry
Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Trumpism rules conservative justices Justice Sonia Sotomayor says she often cries over how conservative justices are trashing the Constitution. But their willful delay in ruling on Trump’s frivolous immunity claim is enough to make any patriotic American cry. Of course, there should be no crying at the Supreme Court. After all, its proceedings are as… Read more.
Instead of Fearing Revenge Under Trump, Vote for Justice Under Biden
Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 6:32 AM
MAGA-Republican fear-mongering MAGA-Republican fear-mongering has Democrats wetting their beds. In fact, with their talk of revenge, “I-am-your-retribution” Trump and his bullying MAGA propagandists are fiendishly instilling fear in everyone. ‘Of course we aren’t fucking bluffing.’ That’s the message one close Trump adviser and former administration official to speak…wants to get across to the press and… Read more.
World Refugee Day: Displaced Sudanese Make Displaced Palestinians Look Like Tourists
Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 9:29 PM
The overlooked refugees World Refugee Day, observed annually on June 20, is dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of refugees and displaced persons around the globe. This year, marking it is especially relevant given the escalating crisis in Sudan. Of course, the media focus on conflicts causing refugee crises in Ukraine and Gaza. So,… Read more.
Caitlin Clark: Impacting the WNBA by What She Says, Not How She Plays
Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 6:23 AM
Clark keeps saying the right thing Angel Reece from South Carolina University and Caitlin Clark from the University of Iowa have taken their famous college rivalry to the WNBA. And I cannot overstate that professional basketball has not seen the media frenzy they’re generating since Magic Johnson from Michigan State and Larry Bird from Indiana… Read more.