https://youtu.be/zw-KASkQyAk Cruelty to immigrants is now a campaign tactic. The blatant level of mistreatment of immigrants has escalated with the behavior of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas. Some of the immigrants flown by DeSantis to Martha’s Vineyard had immigration hearings in Florida scheduled as early as Monday. A few … Continue reading cruelty to immigrants is now a campaign tactic

If you believe that the biggest threat to the U.S. is critical race theory in schools, Goldman Sachs and AIG have a bridge to sell you. Financial institutions that profited handsomely from the Great Recession are some of the biggest funders of the culture wars. That's so they can keep a large section of the … Continue reading the biggest funders of the culture wars

https://youtu.be/STgwl9RkMWk Siouxsie and the Banshees and Dreampop. If you think the band and the style might not fit well together, you'd be wrong. The Banshees weren't just influential as a punk band but also in the development in what eventually became the Goth and Dreampop musical styles. This 1987 single is probably the best of … Continue reading Siouxsie and the Banshees and Dreampop

The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade. They have openly stated their willingness to overturn rights to gay marriage and homosexual relationships.. They even have expressed willingness to overturn the rights to to contraception access. It is time to sound the alarm. https://youtu.be/c0VwFq3-UI0

The House Democrats' decision to sing "God Bless America" on the Supreme Court steps was cringe-worthy on many levels. There's a historical aspect of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" that a lot of people don't know about. Legendary singer Woody Guthrie kept on hearing Kate Smith sing that song on the radio, and he didn't … Continue reading a better choice than “God Bless America”

You know that fascism is creeping across the country when Georgia poll workers are harassed and threatened for just doing their jobs. https://youtu.be/--_-gJMSQF8

The corporate roots of the January 6 insurrection must not be forgotten. Many corporations made pledges immediately after 1/6 to withhold funding from the politicians who have supported the insurrectionists. But many have never stopped funding or have quietly restarted funding for these politicians. Big Business has funded coups in other countries, why wouldn't they … Continue reading corporate roots of the January 6 insurrection

What the mass media tells us about COVID and what the reality is are two different things. Many health agencies no longer track cases, and U.S. COVID cases maybe "Long Covid can occur in an estimated 10 to 30% of cases, and each infection – and reinfection – seems to be 'a roll of the … Continue reading U.S. COVID cases may be 30 times higher than reported

Extremism is creeping into the mainstream with legislators joining far-right groups via social media. For over a decade, the Republicans Wisconsin Senate and Assembly have fought to give themselves a monopoly on governance and have at times succeeded. That they are turning to extreme ideologies is very worrisome. https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2022/05/19/report-says-hundreds-of-state-legislators-have-joined-far-right-facebook-groups/