Letters From the May 5/11,
2020, Issue
Can Biden Go Left? The Sanders movement won’t be won over with
empty gestures.
The Next Voter Suppression: Wisconsin’s
elections gave us a preview of the lengths to which Republicans and their
judicial allies will go to disenfranchise voters in November.
Anti-Abortion Opportunism: There
is no good time to restrict access to abortion.
Describing Trump Strains the
Imagination: Accurately reporting on the White House requires the kind of
language that journalists do not generally allow themselves.
Why a Liberal Democrat Supports
Vladimir Putin
Best News I Read Today: There
will be Criminal Prosecutions
How Will History Judge Barack
Obama? The president succeeded in
repairing our institutions—but millions of
Americans wanted to blow them up instead.
The Deferred Dream of Barack
Obama: His presidency remains symbolic—but it has become an emblem of America’s
refusal to truly change.
What Happened to the Change We
Once Believed In: After two terms, Obama leaves behind a legacy of promises
kept—and broken.
Barack Obama Was Too Cool for
the Press Room: The president’s insistence on thinking before acting drove the
media around the bend... and toward Donald Trump.
I Miss Our Sane, Calm,
Empathetic, Funny President Already: Before Trump’s election, we on the left
didn’t give President Obama enough credit. Why?
Obama Was Not an Economic
Radical. Trump Will Be.: President Obama’s economic reforms were modest—but
they’re definitely worth fighting for.
A Proof, a Test, an
Instruction: Obama is ours, in the deep sense that Lincoln is ours.
The Strange Career of American
Exceptionalism: …and Barack Obama’s curious role as its most ardent recent
champion and prominent victim.
Barack Obama’s Crash Course in
Foreign Policy: After eight years on the job and many mistakes, he has gone
from callow rookie to seasoned veteran.
Obama’s Civil Rights Legacy—and
Ours: Today’s turmoil in race relations may be a testament to the progress his
administration made.
Was Barack Obama a
Transformational President? Despite his
bold promises, the president put more energy into rescuing, rather than
changing, the old system.
Which Way Does the Arc of
Obama’s Moral Universe Bend? Liberals
once thought Obama would transcend race—but even his moderate views ended up
provoking a whitelash.
Obama Did Not Fail Us—We Failed
Each Other: On Barack Obama’s presidency, Trayvon Martin’s death, and the storm
clouds of 2016.
Michelle Obama, Between
Respectability and Radicalism: While we took pride in the first lady, activists
changed what she could do.
The Mysterious Magnetism of
Michelle Obama: How did the first lady, a model of intelligence and grace,
manage to keep her composure?
The Education of Barack Obama:
Only recently has the president focused on progressive issues like school funding
and desegregation. Don’t expect Trump to do the same.
Obama’s Record on Climate Change
Provides Lessons for Taking on President Trump: The past eight years have
proven that pressure from ordinary people can counterbalance elite interests.
Was Obama Silicon Valley’s
President? The industry pinned its hopes
on him early on.
American Radicals and the
Change We Could Believe In: The Obama era reminded us all that popular
movements play an essential role as catalysts for political action.
Let's talk about passion,
rhetoric, and public assemblies...
Barack Obama will headline a
televised prime-time commencement address for the Class of 2020
Top Republican fundraiser and Trump ally named postmaster
general
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to stop release
of Mueller material
Justice Department drops prosecution of Michael Flynn
Trump ignores Barr, asks Supreme Court to destroy the
entire ACA: With an ACA case pending at the Supreme Court, Barr wanted Trump to
choose a more responsible course. Trump decided not to care.
False claim: Ronald Reagan
quote on firearms and ammunition
Trump sounds off on 'no talent'
late-night hosts; Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert fire back
Secular Marriages Now Legal In
Mich.
https://www.au.org/church-state/may-2020-church-state-magazine/au-bulletin/secular-marriages-now-legal-in-mich
Court Upholds N.J. Medical
Aid-In-Dying Law
https://www.au.org/church-state/may-2020-church-state-magazine/au-bulletin/court-upholds-nj-medical-aid-in-dying-law
Utah Woman Can’t Sue LDS Church
For Fraud, Court Says
Tenn. Parents Say Public School
Promoted Religion
Up And Coming -- And Eager To
Lead: Americans United New Youth Organizing Fellowship Will Train The Next
Generation Of Activists To Defend Separation Of Church And State
War Mania
To Have a People's Government,
We the People Must Build It: This is not just a one-time, resist-and-dump Trump
campaign we're undertaking but the mobilization of a long-term grassroots
movement to reject the systemic corporate takeover of our elections and
government at every level.
Letters to the Editor: Combine
Socialism with Capitalism, etc.
Trump Goes Anti-Postal
Dispatches: TOP DEMS URGE
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WATCHDOG TO PROBE AG, etc.
On the 'information
superhighway,' stupid travels fast as smart
Our FDR Figure is a Governor
with a Mask
How to beat Trump's
vote-trolling: Virginia and Wisconsin show the way. Trump’s assault on the
Postal Service and voting by mail is a threat to democracy. Democrats are
pushing back
Oh for a Genuine Fifth-Grader in
the White House
Death in the Kennedy Family: A
Graceful Goodbye in Tragic Times
Donald Trump and John Prine: If
you want to understand why America’s rural poor are taken in by Trump, take a
close listen to John Prine.
The Week We Should Not Forget
for Our Own Sake
No One Can Predict How This Election Will Go: Traditional
voting models won't be much use during an unprecedented pandemic.
Watch Rachel Maddow Highlights:
May 7 | MSNBC
Russian Dirt on Clinton? ‘I Love
It,’ Donald Trump Jr. Said
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/us/politics/trump-russia-email-clinton.html?fbclid=IwAR3WphUMIt6jB69M9QpJADYsE0Qd_6uXwiwByrXifrwY3TKGG-eyoQgP7SY
Trump campaign planned for
WikiLeaks dump, tried to acquire Clinton emails, Mueller report finds
Mueller also found that members
of Trump’s campaign repeatedly sought to acquire Hillary Clinton’s deleted emails at the direction of Donald Trump
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-campaign-planned-wikileaks-dump-tried-acquire-clinton-emails-mueller-n996081?fbclid=IwAR0ztQVD_zr6AevUuGGKKLlAC8dQAangSNksfR6Kfn86GbNDJRQ6dkwsUfk
Roger Stone sentenced to over 3
years in prison as judge slams him for ‘covering up for’ Trump
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/20/trump-friend-roger-stone-sentenced-to-prison-for-wikileaks-lies.html?fbclid=IwAR0SAJGscsxy48BMUur1QqfIB1_wdLKQzZU9utRAbWKB-Qy3mIlmNrNaAsI
ERIK PRINCE OFFERED LETHAL
SERVICES TO SANCTIONED RUSSIAN MERCENARY FIRM WAGNER
Michael Flynn: What we know
about Trump's former national security adviser
Donald Trump and Bill Barr are
running smack into Judge Emmet Sullivan
US withdraws support for UN
Security Council global ceasefire resolution
DOJ drops Flynn's criminal case
— or at least Barr wants to. And cronyism is the only reason.
There is absolutely no
legitimate basis in law or in fact to dismiss Flynn’s guilty plea.
We Can’t Afford to Lose the
Postal Service: Republican leaders have long tried to kill the U.S.P.S. Now the
coronavirus is helping.
The FBI Didn’t Frame Michael
Flynn. That’s Just Trump’s Excuse for a Prospective Pardon. Flynn’s lawyer says new documents show that
Flynn was “set up” by the FBI. In fact, they show no such thing. But they may
provide a flimsy excuse for a pardon.
Rantin' Randy's Rant 5-9-20
Pandemic response from the Dictator
Here’s How We’d Really Know That
Trump Is the Antichrist
Let's talk with Trae Crowder the
liberal redneck....
Let's talk about why people
believe certain theories....
Trump Says Asking Congress For Permission Is
"Insulting"
Will America Wake Up Before It Is Too Late?
Let's talk about signals, secrets, videos, and the
future....
Nearly 2000 former DOJ officials call for AG Barr to
resign over Flynn case: It's not clear how the judge in Flynn's case will react
to DOJ's reversal.
British Writer Pens The Best
Description Of Trump I’ve Read
The Trump Administration Is
Made of Swiss Cheese
A post-Trump world will be like
Mad Max, says Republican strategist, Rick Wilson
Letters From the May 18/25,
2020, Issue: Neither snow nor rain nor Covid-19… On holding your nose… Progress
v. progressive values… Essential tributes… No more neoliberalism…
The Most Consequential Decision
of Biden’s 2020 Campaign: Democrats really can’t waste the VP slot this time.
It’s Time to Bring the Supreme
Court Into the Modern Era—and the Light: Justice means making the Supreme Court
as transparent as possible—and that means turning on the cameras.
One Damn Thing After Another:
The long roots of liberal democracy’s crisis.
Congratulations President
Trump: You’re the Worst. Even worse that George W. Bush
Howard Stern to Trump
supporters: He hates you and so do I
Mitch McConnell, the Most
Dangerous Politician in America
https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/mitch-mcconnell-the-most-dangerous-politician-in-america?utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR356pOPx194WDZZ1upS8oeqhXqqLtZldxhg6YacDjGK1lHq_ip5mnY5968
GOP Stunt To Smear
Counter-Intel Expert Peter Strzok Ripe For Backfire | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Justin Amash: a study in
vanity. This preening egotist is the
anti-Ron Paul
Justin Amash Can Only Cause
Trouble: Unless we radically change how we conduct elections, third-party
candidates can’t win. But they can certainly affect the outcome —
Trump bows to Big Meat: The
president’s outrageous use of the Defense Production Act to shield
slaughterhouses
Mitch McConnell should not use
this crisis to advance his 'tort reform’ agenda
Opinion: Bill Barr Twisted My
Words in Dropping the Flynn Case. Here’s the Truth. The F.B.I.’s interview of Mr. Flynn was
constitutional, lawful and for a legitimate counterintelligence purpose.
FBI serves search warrant on
Sen. Richard Burr amid stock trading controversy: report
We don’t have a president, or a
plan: 60 days into the coronavirus crisis, the White House does not have a
plan, a framework, a philosophy, or a goal.
USPS: Last Week Tonight with
John Oliver (HBO)
Rant Randy's Rant 5-14-20
CREW STATEMENT ON EMOLUMENTS
RULING
Why Bernie Sanders will win in
2020, no matter who gets elected
Let's talk about the fates and
freedom of movement....
Let's talk about social progress
and optimism....
Let's talk about why you should
be a good person....
Let's talk about following the
money and taking Sen McConnell's advice....
Democracy is Broken: Why 51% of
Sanders Supporters are Considering a 3rd Party
“MARLA WAS UNDER DURESS”:
REVEALED IN HIS MARLA MAPLES PRENUP, DONALD TRUMP’S DRACONIAN ART OF THE
MARRIAGE DEAL. She only got $1 million.
Trump called himself a billionaire, but likely wasn’t. Child support would
cease if Tiffany joined the Army or the Peace Corps. And other secrets of the
Trump-Marla prenup.
Trump Spent Years Posing As His
Own Spokesman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdgP7GLEG_g&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0mX-_hlYwZUZbHnCwtZAVoDzYrELmWHK8gZ6JCEfQI6jewqirUD38fHHE
Let's talk about what Trump can
learn from John F. Kennedy and the Dunning-Kruger effect....
State Department watchdog
ousted: Inspector general Steve Linick is to be replaced by Amb. Stephen Akard,
an ally of Vice President Mike Pence.
Our Family, Our Lives. Vaccine
or no vaccine. Where I stand. Friday baby. B&B suggested.
Criminal group that hacked law firm threatens to release
Trump documents: A known criminal enterprise released a large set of stolen
files, at least some of which appeared legitimate.
Full Disclosure: An Interview
with Noel Casler: The former "Celebrity Apprentice" talent handler on
what he saw behind the scenes.
Pulitzer winner Chris Hedges:
These "are the good times — compared to what's coming next"
Author of "America: The
Farewell Tour": We're heading for a steep decline; Biden and the Democrats
have no answers
Trump products: Made in
America?
WHY IS DONALD J. TRUMP
ENCOURAGING FOOLS WITH GUNS TO THREATEN AMERICA?
Words of Encouragement -
President Abraham Lincoln
Trump's sexual assault
allegations: The full list of women who have accused the President: The
president has been accused by dozens of women of sexual misconduct. Mr Trump
has denied those allegations
President Donald Trump Finally
Succeeds In Corrupting DOJ, U.S. Intelligence | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Deadly pandemics usually
feature denial from leaders, often prioritizing money, historians say
May 7, 2020
Will Trump Attack the US In
Revenge for Not Re-Electing Him? A Psychologist Says Yes, in Catastrophic Form. Trump is engaged in "democide" --
death by government. We haven't seen the worst of it yet.
Why Joe Biden Should Reach Out
to “McCain Republicans”: He might not get their votes but he’ll drive a wedge
right through the GOP.
Let's talk about what the
founders would do and the Constitution....
Right-wing extremists are planning for a new civil war —
and what happens this year will be a ‘key turning point’
Pompeo says he asked for inspector general to be fired
because he was 'undermining' the State Department
Trump says Pompeo asked him to
fire State Department Watchdog
Sanders Delegates Join Fight To
Keep NY Presidential Primary
Trump is refusing to unveil
Obama's portrait at the White House, breaking a 40-year tradition
Georgia Republicans cancel
election for state Supreme Court, meaning governor can appoint a Republican: Republicans
will control a seat on the state Supreme Court for an extra two years.
Opinion: We Are Republicans,
and We Want Trump Defeated. The
president and his enablers have replaced conservatism with an empty faith led
by a bogus prophet.
DISTRACTION! - A Randy Rainbow
Song Parody
The woman behind ‘Roe vs. Wade’
did’nt change her mind; she was paid
Livid Trump Says He’s Done With
Fox News: ‘Looking For A New Outlet!’ Trump
flips out after being criticized on the network for taking the drug
hydroxychloroquine, which has not been approved
for the coronavirus.
Trump family dealt a legal blow
as ‘pyramid scheme’ lawsuit is set to play out in public
Donald Trump: A Study in
Leadership
Trump says if Pompeo's 'wife
isn't there' a staffer should do the dishes so he can work
Rantin' Randy's Rant 5-19-20 No
accountability from Donnie 's Federal G'ment
TRUMP’S OBSESSION ON BEING
REELECTED WILL PROVE TO BE HIS DOWNFALL
We need to prepare for the
possibility of Trump rejecting election results
Pompeo's elite taxpayer-funded
dinners raise new concerns: The secretary of state's exclusive "Madison
Dinners" have featured guest lists heavy on influencers but light on
diplomatic invitees.
Supreme Court blocks release of
full Mueller Report for now
Trump’s company has received at
least $970,000 from U.S. taxpayers for room rentals
The Supreme Court, the Mueller
Report & the DOJ's Dangerous Game of Hide and Seek with the Truth.
Transportation Dept's inspector
general is latest to be removed: Since early April, four Trump administration
inspectors general have been fired. And now there are questions about a fifth
IG who was "abruptly" replaced.
Judge allows fraud suit against
Trump, family and company to proceed
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/19/politics/fraud-suit-trump-family-company/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_content=2020-05-19T22%3A16%3A05&utm_source=fbCNNp&fbclid=IwAR1Q8GUQRNazWotAg25GCIj01lHGISOTqd8B9dC_TeZJ66NJwmFGR0jFF8U
Ignoring concerns, Republicans
confirm new National Intel director: Last year, John Ratcliffe was widely seen
as the punch-line to an unfortunate joke. Today, the GOP confirmed him as the
director of National Intelligence.
Trump's Lawyers Just Told the
Supreme Court That He’s Completely Above Criminal Law: “The president is not to
be treated as an ordinary citizen,” Trump’s lawyer Jay Sekulow said.
Fundamentalist pandemics:
Whether in America or Iran, fundamentalist religion often made for dismally bad
public policy during the first wave of COVID-19.
‘All time low’: Rep. Schiff on
DOJ move to drop Flynn charges: Rep. Adam Schiff: “This puts us back in the
category of almost an emerging democracy, where the rule of law is not yet
firmly established, where prosecutor decisions are made on the basis of
politics.”
Rantin' Randy's Rant 5-21-20
The didtator determine how e vote ?
Will Bunch: Was fired State
Department IG about to blow open the defining scandal of Trump's presidency?
New ad makes the case against Lindsey Graham with Graham
doing all the talking
Pompeo admits to answering
questions in investigation as reporters ask him about IG firing
Behind Trump’s demand to reopen
churches: Slipping poll numbers and alarm inside his campaign
6 months on, Trump hasn't
completed his physical. The White House won't say why. Six months after saying he started the
process, Trump hasn’t completed his annual 2020 physical.
Trump Condemned for Ditching
Treaty That Has 'Helped Prevent Nuclear War for Nearly Three Decades'
"Once again, Donald
Trump's belligerent approach to foreign policy has put us all at risk."
Federal Judge Rules Texas Must
Allow Residents to Vote by Mail
Europe is abandoning Trump on
the world stage as it turns away from the US toward China
Pompeo declined interview
request from inspector general about Saudi ams sales
Conservativism is, at its root,
all about being selfish
Donald Trump lashes out at Fox
News AGAIN demanding network 'fire their fake pollster' after poll showing him
losing by EIGHT POINTS to Joe Biden
Let's talk about a Trump and
voting by mail theory....
Let's talk about what happens
after and force multiplication....
Let's talk about the news you
watch and a message from your family....
Rantin' Randy's Rant 5-23-20
Deer In The Headlights | Joe
Biden For President
WATCH: Cohen says if Trump
loses 2020 election, there won't be a 'peaceful transition of power'
Cory Gardner’s marijuana
problem: A win for the influential industry could help the Colorado Republican
on Election Day, but he's been striking out.
Bachelor Nation: Coping with
the reality TV version of reality
Toward a More Perfect Union: A
case for compulsory voting in the age of Trump
Republicans Are Planning to
Spend $20 Million So You Won’t Vote: The party is recruiting 50,000 volunteers
in 15 states to “monitor polling places and challenge ballots and voters deemed
suspicious.”
The Democratic Party’s Cynical,
Anti-Democratic Maneuvers Against Bernie Sanders
Fox News Poll Shows Americans
Have a Much More Favorable View of Obama Than Biden And Trump
It's now become clear exactly
how Republicans might try to overturn a Biden victory in November: 'It's party
over country, and they will do whatever they can to hold on to power'
Why Does Donald Trump Sniff So
Much? (w/ Dr. Justin A. Frank)
Joe Biden might not be perfect,
but he’s far better than Trump
Trump retweets Hillary Clinton
is a 'skank' message and spreads sexist insults about other prominent female
Democrats
Comedian Roasts Mitch McConnell
for Suggesting NY File for Bankruptcy | NowThis
A Trump election conspiracy
collapses
New Biden ad claims 'Trump
doesn't understand' that his coronavirus missteps 'destroyed' the economy
Let's talk about a poll and
debunk a theory....
The Appalling Damage of Dropping
the Michael Flynn Case: It embeds into official U.S. policy a shockingly
extremist view of law enforcement as the enemy of the American people.
Trump can only win the 2020
election if he ‘cheats’, says Michael Moore
The Justice Department’s
lawless reversal on Michael Flynn
If Michael Flynn did nothing
wrong, why didn’t he tell the truth?
Why Michael Flynn is walking
free: The former National Security Advisor figured out that loyalty to Trump is
now a better bet than loyalty to the rule of law
The secrets Flynn was so
desperate to conceal: The former National Security Advisor’s lies protected
himself. But the also protected Trump.
Trump's 'Obamagate' comments
and Barr's Flynn meddling suggest troubling new pivot: Trump can't pull off
this ruse by himself, of course, but he has a partner. Barr is riding shotgun during
this scorched-earth joyride against justice.
Obama Warns “Rule of Law Is at
Risk” After DOJ Drops Michael Flynn Case
Russian City Removes Plaques
Memorializing Polish POWs Massacred By Stalin
Why no one is calling on Trump
to resign
The Supreme Court’s
“Bridgegate” decision leaves a big hole in America’s anti-corruption laws: The
Court’s decision opens the door to a distressing form of government corruption.
Trump Used To Tee Off On Obama
For Golfing During Ebola Outbreak That Killed 2 In America: Obama should give
up golf while president to “really focus on the job,” Trump scolded.
Let's talk about whether or not
you should vote....
Jared Kushner & Co. Just
Got a $160 Billion Tax Windfall | Robert Reich
Tom Nichols weighs in on 'The
Most Unmanly President': 'Why don't the president's supporters hold him to
their own standard of masculinity?,' Tom Nichols asks in his new piece for The
Atlantic. Nichols joins Morning Joe to discuss.
Reich at Home: Trump Golfing as
the U.S. Mourns 100,000 Dead
Federal appeals court upholds
California's ban on in-person church services
The Worst-Case Scenario is
Continuing to Accept a Fascist America
The Jeffrey Epstein Case: A
Prosecutor's Perspective Part 1
Mitch McConnell Enjoys Making
Poor People Suffer
Trump Bashes Marine Vet
Congressman As An 'American Fraud' On Memorial Day
Trump Adds New Falsehood to
Pelosi/Chinatown Claims
Does Trump's Corruption have a
Silver Lining?
Let's talk about taking over
the Democratic party and thermostats....
Let's talk about juries, freezing,
and being into it....
Let's talk about the Trump,
Twitter, and the First Amendment....
Justice Department drops
insider trading investigations of three senators
The
Republican and Democratic senators were being investigated after they sold off
stocks following early briefings on the coronavirus.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial
Exposes Trump’s ‘Colossal’ Lie About Obama: The newspaper’s editorial board
just wiped out Trump’s favorite talking point.
Disapproval of Donald Trump
Climbs Higher As Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 100,000 in U.S.
The White House is getting
*very* worried about the Senate majority
American Politics Is Now
Democrats Versus Authoritarians
Rantin' Randy's Rant 5-26-20
The dictator tried to ruin our honoring the fallen on Memorial Day
Sanders champions Biden in new
role of team player
https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=834fe942-4ded-44e3-a5fb-1a0b6ec3ea11
Trump threatens to shut down
social media companies
California DA launches
investigation into Tara Reade testimony: ‘We are investigating whether Ms.
McCabe gave false testimony under oath,’ said a Monterey County prosecutor.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/26/california-tara-reade-investigation-283592?fbclid=IwAR3Xh0XlKT-EjaaB3KdSadxuoXkWKhkbXV742wv38JwUxfXDH8Aw7_tWsJk
Trump moves to shore up support
with key voters as economy staggers
Wallace: Pompeo 'lying in front
of the world' about ignorance of investigations into his actions
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
denied that the firing of State Department Inspector General Steven Linick
firing was retaliatory. Nicolle Wallace says, “Mike Pompeo lying right there, I
just want to let our viewers know. Mike Pompeo
did know exactly what the Inspector General was investigating because he was
asked to respond to written inquiries from the Inspector General.”
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/-mike-pompeo-lying-there-pompeo-denies-state-dept-ig-was-fired-for-investigations-83703877628?fbclid=IwAR0StpZrAxLLR72rDExUZ2tmRrUEb42ChAT6I1d_S6nrEXjLvtFU_Fd8lpA
Steve Bannon wins battle to set
up right-wing political academy in Italy: "We stood by the monastery, the
community and Italy during this pandemic when it would have been easy to walk way," Bannon said in a statement.
House chairman slams Pompeo for
suggesting US could 'disconnect' from Australia over China deal
New Lincoln Project Ad Targets
Mitch McConnell
Zuckerberg Says Twitter Is
Wrong to Fact-Check Trump
Trump Says ‘Thank You’ To Video
Declaring ‘The Only Good Democrat Is A Dead Democrat’
The president shared a tweet
from Cowboys for Trump in which the group’s founder told rallygoers that they
should protest stay-at-home orders.
Rank-And-File Republicans Turn
On Trump In New Effort To Block His Reelection: “I’d vote for a tuna fish sandwich
before I’d vote for Donald Trump again,” says one voter in the video
testimonials.
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