The Real Steal Is Coming
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. — George Orwell, “1984” Welcome to the funhouse world the Republican Party is building. Up is down. Black is white. Lies are truth. The great cause that Republicans are uniting around is...
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KENTUCKY: Group Sues To Stop Removal Of Monument A group claiming to own the Confederate Memorial on the Daviess County Courthouse lawn has sued Daviess Fiscal Court over ownership of the controversial statue. In a complaint filed Tuesday, the Kentucky Division of the...
More Government Spying And Lying
Twice last week, the federal government’s unconstitutional spying on ordinary Americans was exposed. One of these revelations was made by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., who wrote that the FBI is still using warrantless spying in criminal cases,...
U.S. Army Press: “Union” Army Is No More
Having triumphed over rebel forces long ago, the Union army now faces a new challenge: the effort to erase it from history books. The Army University Press has announced new guidelines for its article and book submissions that strongly discourage the use of the term...
Biden Could Do More To Unify Country
Among right-wingers, there has been some delight about polls showing that Joe Biden’s popularity at the 100-day mark is the lowest of any president since World War II. Oh, if you exclude Donald Trump. Undaunted by this detail, they note with satisfaction that...Obiter Dicta
In 1994, Republicans won a sweeping victory that cost Democrats control of the House and Senate for the first time Read More
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VIRGINIA: Latino Virginia oral history project gives voice to stories that supplant stereotypes ore than 1 in 10 Virginia residents are Latino, according to a 2022 report from the Virginia Read More