Category Archives: United States

We Live In the Craziest Timeline

Wow.  

The Importance of the US Midterm Elections

Good overview of the history and importance of the US’s midterm elections, coming to a state near you in one month!  

Music Monday – “It’s not such a scary time for boys/They’ve always had the upper hand, they’ve always had a choice/It’s time for women to rise up, use our collective voice/The day to vote is Nov 6th so let’s go make some noise”

As I type this, Democrats have a 75% chance of taking the House of Representatives and a 20% chance of taking the Senate in the US midterm elections which happen in just under a month. In the wake of the Brett Kavanaugh decision, here’s hoping that women (and men who recognize the injustice that was done […]

A Few Radical Changes That Could Fix The US Political System?

When you think it can’t get any crazier in US politics, it gets crazier. Last week, it was the spectacle of the testimony by Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault ~30 years ago when they were teenagers, Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford. Basically, you’ve got a situation where Republicans, shocked […]

Devastating Political Ad

Not all families agree on politics and we live in increasingly polarized times. But man, if you watch this, you can’t help but wonder what kind of a dick Paul Gosar is! 😉  (via Boing Boing)  

Music Monday – “Well, the hives are gone/I’ve lost my bees/The chickens are sleeping/In the willow trees/Cow’s in water up past her knees/Three feet high and rising”

Frightening: “We’re Moving to Higher Ground” – America’s Era of Climate-Inspired Mass Migration is Here “Five Feet High and Rising” – Johnny Cash

The History of the World Trade Center (Documentary)

 

Friday Fun Link – Trump Prison Montage

Great editing – anybody recognize which show/movie this is from?  So familiar but I can’t place it…The Wire? The Departed?  Something else?    

The Worst Day of Donald Trump’s Presidency?

Trump’s personal lawyer admits to knowingly committing illegal finance campaign finance violations at Trump’s direction while Trump’s former campaign chair is found guilty of multiple counts of bank and tax fraud as well. The BEST people!

Retro Friday Fun Link – Fred Armisen Does Accents To The City Level

A Netflix interview between Jerry Seinfeld and David Letterman led me to this…