17 Months to the End of Democracy
TL;DR: We’re screwed. Recent discussions on FB and Twitter led me to do the advance prep for the 2018 midterms. My take: It’s ugly.
Tag: Democrats
Maybe it IS time for a change…
First it was the restriction of personal freedoms wrapped in the name Patriot. Then it was corporate personhood and protection for the banks. Now any US citizen (or anyone at all, really) can be detained forever without trial or proof of criminal activity. And I just heard this morning that our Republican presidential candidates think Read More …
Maybe it IS time for a change.
I just posted this elsewhere, so if you see it twice, there’s a reason. First it was the restriction of personal freedoms wrapped in the name Patriot. Then it was corporate personhood and protection for the banks. Now any US citizen (or anyone at all, really) can be detained forever without trial or proof of Read More …
RIP Ted Kennedy…
First news item of the day. I don’t know what time I went to bed last night. I’m trying unsuccessfully to restore my laptop to Windows2000, because I have no use for Ubuntu, and I was hoping to drift until 7:30, but no, not with that news. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kennedy There is one sibling left of his Read More …