Trump’s VP JD Vance has become the butt of many jokes lately after his comment about miserable cat ladies has resurfaced and gone viral in social media. The comment (and source of many hilarious memes) first surfaced in an interview on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” while JD was campaigning for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat…
Project 2025: Not a Game
The Project 2025 plan is not a game. Look it up! Taraji B. Henson, 2024 BET Awards As host for the 2024 BET awards, Golden Globe Award winner Taraji B. Henson called out Project 2025, which is a dystopian and frightening GOP plan for Trump’s first 180 days in office should he secure a second term. While introducing artists, the host made…
Faustian Bargain: Disinformation (part 3)
According to behavioral research, when individuals are exposed to disinformation, the odds are greater that those individuals will believe it and spread it. The same research also found that people don’t necessarily need to believe disinformation to spread it: They “share information they know is false to signal their political affiliation, disparage perceived opponents, or accrue social rewards.” We know that psychological factors are…
A Lie: Disinformation (part 2)
A lie is halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on. ? If you “Google” the above quote, the search results will come up with several authors such as Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, Jonathan Swift even the Roman philosopher Virgil. According to Garson O’Toole, the creator of Quote Investigator, there’s no record in any of Mark Twain’s books…
Miss you Walter Cronkite: Disinformation (part1)
As a boomer, I grew up watching such iconic newscasters as Walter Cronkite, Harry Reasoner, David Brinkley, and Barbara Walters. Such talking heads prided themselves on bringing us the facts on events both domestic and international. There was no such thing as X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, YouTube, TikTock or podcasts. Our news came from the…
MAGA Madness
“He that beats the drum for the mad man to dance is no better than the mad man himself.” African proverb Yesterday, the former guy stumped in Vandalia, Ohio for GOP candidate Bernie Moreno, his preferred candidate in the state’s Republican Senate primary set for this coming Tuesday. As usual, his speech was a brain salad…
Take Note America
Today is January 6th, a date that America should pay close attention to. Three years ago, on January 6th, 2021, Donald Trump urged his supporters en masse to storm the Capitol and forcibly overturn Democracy. Nine people died as a result, and more than 450 people have been sentenced to prison for their participation in…
Don’t Fall for It
It’s officially 2024, and just 308 days (as of this blog post) to November 5th. Time for America to consider the facts, and however unpleasant it may be, voters need to make a decision: Democracy or Autocracy. We can’t ignore the fact that fascism is on the rise across the globe; most evident in the recent Argentina election of right-wing, libertarian president…
Stay Focused America
Democracy is fragile. You have to fight for every bit, every law, every safeguard, every institution, every story. You must know how dangerous it is to suffer even the tiniest cut. This is why I say to us all: we must hold the line. Maria Ressa 2023 has been a year filled with a bit…
Yes, January 6th Was an Insurrection
On December 14, New Mexico State Senator Gregg Schmedes reposted a lengthy and bizarre tweet (or X or whatever we’re supposed to call a “tweet” these days) penned by former U.S. Capitol Police Lieutenant Tarik Johnson. In his post, Johnson states that Vivek Ramaswamy’s statements about January 6th, and a bunch of other MAGA, conspiratorial goobly-gook during a CNN Town Hall were correct. Johnson’s…