Just in case anyone thinks things are just “going to be OK” in the U.S.: 21 million Americans believe the Biden presidency is illegitimate and that force is justified to restore Trump to power. 15 million come from non-rural areas of America and believe in the “Great Replacement”. 10 million are QAnon-believers or QAnon-adjacent and… Continue reading
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Three Years After January 6th: The Insurrection’s Impact on U.S. Democracy
Three years ago, on January 6, 2021, the U.S. Capitol was stormed by a mob intent on overturning the results of the 2020 Presidential Election. This event — the January 6th insurrection — was a direct attack on the democratic process and the peaceful transition of power, a cornerstone of American democracy. As we mark… Continue reading
Democracy 2024: Stakes vs. Horses
The 2024 U.S. Presidential election isn’t just another tick on the political timeline. It’s a crucial juncture for — quite literally — the future of American democracy. We’re not just deciding who gets to sit in the Oval Office for the next four years. We’re determining the trajectory of our nation, the resilience of our… Continue reading
Welcome To 2024
Hey folks, This is likely our last shot at preserving liberal democracy in the U.S., or at least avoiding 20–40 years of abject horribleness by wannabe bigoted and sociopathic demigods. The year 2024 is also set to be a significant year for global politics, with a large number of critical elections taking place around the… Continue reading
Democracy 2024: Pro-Hunger ≠ “Pro-Life”
Ref AP News: https://apnews.com/article/iowa-summer-ebt-food-assistance-0e878c5c0fc9dd0dd55622cb22a82561. Iowa has decided not to participate in the 2024 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (Summer EBT) program, which provides $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out. The state’s Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education… Continue reading
Something For The Fediverse Readers
If you’re on Fosstodon, please pop a note to the admins there to ban this blog as well (it’s using the WordPress federation features). We would not want their sensitive sensibilities to be offended by equally “offensive” stuff I have and will post here, as I seem to have done via @hrbrmstr (which they’ve banned… Continue reading
Do Not Purchase Kucht Appliances
I’ll follow up with a more detailed post in a ~week or so, but if you are considering purchasing a Kucht appliance, please, please reconsider your decision. They have repeatedly lied to us (I have proof) and are incapable of manufacturing functioning equipment. Thanks to them, we are out thousands of dollars and are in… Continue reading
Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud On Juneteenth
I realize you have to be living under a rock in the U.S. to not know that yesterday, was Juneteenth (a portmanteau of “June Nineteenth”). Still, I feel compelled to explain that said date marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that… Continue reading