| These are the most recent diaries filed under this tag: |
|---|
|
This article first appeared in The Paradise Progressive. Review April 19, 2024 by David Silverberg Back on Dec. 13, the independent, boutique movie studio A24 released a horrific-looking trailer for a movie called Civil War. Its premise was that civil...
by Silmedia2
 33 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 09:33 AM PDT
with 13 Recommends
|
|
There has been a LOT of talk recently about Texas seceding from the United States. The general consensus is that it ain’t gonna work. I’m pretty sure that is correct, but of course the Texas Secessionists (hereafter ‘TS’) are loudly declaiming that...
by ShuiMuLung
125 comments
on Tue Mar 05, 2024 at 11:29 AM PST
with 7 Recommends
|
|
Guess who is doing clean up on Aisle 9 with regards to states seceding from the union? It really is difficult to keep up with Nikki Haley’s not ready for prime time moments, and she really is not ready for the national stage. But you all may recall...
by Merlin196360
170 comments
on Sun Feb 04, 2024 at 09:51 AM PST
with 229 Recommends
|
|
Last October, President Biden asked Congress for nearly $106 billion for Ukraine, Israel and US border security. Mike Johnson, MAGA Republican leader in the House, refused Biden’s request without major changes in border security. Money for Ukraine has...
by Rare Old Bird
15 comments
on Thu Feb 01, 2024 at 05:42 AM PST
with 18 Recommends
|
|
See, I thought Progressives were supposed to be the good ones, the salt of the earth, the cream of the crop of morality. I of course being one of those Progressives. But uh… Sometimes I just don’t see it. For example, I see too many who are supposedly...
by ASmartFish
54 comments
on Sun Feb 18, 2024 at 11:55 AM PST
with 19 Recommends
|
|
I searched a bit but didn’t find anything on this story… I see several articles on this so hopefully this is true. Texas GOP Says No To Secession On Ballot A Texas secessionist group plans to sue the state GOP for rejecting a ballot measure asking if...
by ASmartFish
9 comments
on Tue Jan 23, 2024 at 03:10 PM PST
with 15 Recommends
|
|
Link to Part 1 of this Diary — (Re-Post) About Those New Year's Resolutions — The Week in Editorial Cartoons, Part 1 As always, I’ll post more editorial cartoons in the comments section of the diary. Thanks for supporting this diary series. Sometimes,...
by JekyllnHyde
42 comments
on Tue Jan 02, 2024 at 04:03 PM PST
with 144 Recommends
|
|
Simulposted on Substack We all now know what happened. Nikki Haley was asked a simple question about the Civil War and she completely whiffed it. Asked during a town hall in Berlin, New Hampshire, what she believed had caused the war — the first shots...
by Frank Vyan Walton
232 comments
on Fri Dec 29, 2023 at 06:14 AM PST
with 480 Recommends
|
|
In one of the latest Texas Tribune diaries, comment after comment after comment shout for the secession of Texas, agreeing with who should be everyone's worst enemy, MAGA. Secession is, I would say, the height of conservatism. It's separation from...
by ASmartFish
114 comments
on Sun Nov 19, 2023 at 11:22 AM PST
with 218 Recommends
|
|
Exhibit A: The Hill: ” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is far from the only politician interested in secession, which has been discussed by the Wyoming GOP chairman and is already part of the Texas GOP platform. … Secession, however, is a really...
by ASmartFish
27 comments
on Wed Sep 27, 2023 at 08:54 AM PDT
with 14 Recommends
|
|
When we last checked in with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, she was having MAGA loyalty fights with like-minded maniacs. Greene’s attempt to maintain her QAnon roots along with her desire to try and ...
by Walter Einenkel
284 comments
on Mon Sep 11, 2023 at 03:10 PM PDT
with 245 Recommends
|
|
Also Known As An Impulsive Emotional Rant Because I’m a Human Being too, Godammit... Oh hey an article criticising a policy idea. I must be sticking it to the Republicans on this one. Well, partially. But my main point of disgust sits with the users of...
by ASmartFish
30 comments
on Tue Aug 01, 2023 at 10:36 AM PDT
with 22 Recommends
|
|
State legislatures are continuing their assault on transition-related health care (TRH) and I thought it might be helpful to give a summary of the provisions that are out there, both enacted and pending. One of these days I’ll do a post on how this is...
by QueerBillTracker
1 comments
on Mon Mar 27, 2023 at 06:52 PM PDT
with 10 Recommends
|
|
A Texas state legislator has proposed something called the TEXIT Referendum Act—but before you get too excited, no, it has nothing to do with exiling Sen. Ted Cruz to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch with naught but a Señor Frog’s Cancun T-shirt and...
by Aldous J Pennyfarthing
91 comments
on Tue Mar 07, 2023 at 12:05 PM PST
with 95 Recommends
|
|
On Monday, House Republican and coup-backing conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene once again got herself in trouble, this time by tweeting out a proposal to divide the United States. "We need a national divorce. We need to separate by red...
by Hunter
272 comments
on Tue Feb 21, 2023 at 01:57 PM PST
with 245 Recommends
|
|
When one drives along the roads of my area, in Shenandoah County, Virginia, one will often see Confederate flags atop flagpoles near people’s homes. The Spirit of the Confederacy — which is the Spirit of a very distorted view of the Confederacy, long...
by AndySchmookler
17 comments
on Sun Nov 06, 2022 at 08:20 AM PST
with 19 Recommends
|
|
This term, SCOTUS is set in Moore vs. Harper to let state legislatures overturn election results and to block ballot initiatives, governors, and state courts from saying anything about it. Which raises an interesting question what the Constitution’s...
by DeposuitPotentes
85 comments
on Sun Oct 02, 2022 at 08:03 PM PDT
with 7 Recommends
|
|
Kari Lake, the newly-minted MAGA, Trump ass-kisser, and Republican candidate for Governor of Arizona, said the state should “fire the federal government”. And the base loved it because red state Republicans pine for the mythical Shangri-La of...
by TheCriticalMind
57 comments
on Thu Sep 01, 2022 at 03:52 PM PDT
with 6 Recommends
|
|
I’ll keep this short and simple. There is no practical way to allow parts of the US to secede peacefully. The primary reason is that the people who are busy trying to take over the country won’t ever be satisfied with just parts of it; they already see...
by jaimehlers
64 comments
on Tue Aug 09, 2022 at 02:10 PM PDT
with 10 Recommends
|
|
I urge all states that refuse to abide by Federal laws to IMMEDIATELY secede from the United States of America and form their own “countries.” It is the best solution for all. They would no longer be a burden to our democracy. They can have their own...
by Claudia S
20 comments
on Tue Aug 09, 2022 at 01:21 PM PDT
with 2 Recommends
|
Recommended
- To Counter the Hope Hicks is a victim narrative, Lawrence sums it up perfectly. UPDATED w/transcriptThe diary on the rec list about Hicks being groomed and the media obsession with her crocodile performative tears IMO is waaayyyy off the mark as Lawrence O'Donnell explains. Lawrence starts as follows: Today's courtroom was a tale of two young women...78 comments 321 Recs
- Plane gone. Crew dead. What a shame. This Russian fast-attack ship was destroyed quickly. This is the type of boat that was destroyed. Ukraine appears to have deployed a naval drone that can fire air-to-air missiles, making it a threat to low-flying...23 comments 121 Recs
- reluctant witness Hope Hicks’ testimony has been sliced and diced, chopped and whirred to a fine powder after her turn on the stand. Fox commentators looked to spot a silver lining among the gathering darkness of her tale about her time with the...229 comments 481 Recs
- The right wing or Republican media has long been engulfed in scandals. Fox “News” fired chairman Roger Ailes and top rated entertainer Bill O’Reilly after they paid out $40 million in settlements for sexual harassment. Fox paid a whopping $787...128 comments 412 Recs
- This is my first diary. I'm writing this as much for cathartic reasons as I am trying to warn. I've lurked here for well over a decade and love this site and the people. The first, and likely rambling part is about my current state of affairs. I simply...441 comments 781 Recs
- From Newsweek : Two images of classified documents were found on a phone owned by Donald Trump 's valet, federal prosecutors have claimed in court. Prosecutors will call a phone expert to show ...7 comments 35 Recs
- I started work on this 2021 cartoon on November 28, 2006. (Or at least, that's when my computer tells me this file was created). I had the idea and wrote a bunch of panels, but I wasn't happy with them, so I left it in my folder of unfinished cartoons....39 comments 186 Recs
- When Hamas attacked civilians in southern Israel on October 7, the world was aghast, and sympathies were with Israel, the victims, and their families. And it was clear that something would have to be done about Hamas. But thanks to the actions of the...62 comments 105 Recs
- Two key witnesses today walked through the documents central to the prosecution’s claims of business fraud in today testimony. Neither witness was a progressive, or Mike Cohen or any liberal of Biden ilk. Nope, they were both financial officers from...13 comments 42 Recs
- Here’s the afternoon liveblog.� I’ve scheduled for 2:15.� I may be a tad late.� For those of you following, updates are in the comments section.� I’m not as talented as Mark Sumner to use the ...172 comments 134 Recs
- Reposted from Dark Skies on the Horizon Deniro: He’s a sick person, who has been allowed into our system. I’m tired of calling him names. He just can’t be anywhere near the office of the Presidency. Q: You’ve played a lot of bad guys, would you ever...30 comments 76 Recs
- I first saw this news tweeted out by Palestinians. But axios reporter Barak Ravid and Reuters is also saying this. Reuters is also reporting the story. CAIRO, May 6 (Reuters) - Hamas said on Monday that it had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal from...190 comments 158 Recs
Recent Diaries
- Today, Kevin Spacey announced he has endorsed “loyal friend” Robert F Kennedy Jr. for President. In reposting an RFK paean to himself, Spacey added commentary explaining that his endorsement was a quid pro quo. He also referred to Kennedy as a...1 comments 3 Recs
- From Newsweek : Two images of classified documents were found on a phone owned by Donald Trump 's valet, federal prosecutors have claimed in court. Prosecutors will call a phone expert to show ...7 comments 35 Recs
- Here’s the headline of the current lead story on the Washington Post website: “Social Security and Medicare Finances Look Grim as Overall Debt Piles Up” Here’s the lead paragraph: Social Security and Medicare will run out of money in just over a...4 comments 17 Recs
- Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, while ruminating over the weekend of possibly being a key...1 comments 0 Recs
- "We’re the first generation to experience the climate crisis, and we’re the last that can do anything about it." (President Barack Obama - 2015). That was almost ten years ago, and since then we've only done more nothing about ameliorating the threat....3 comments 8 Recs
- We’re about to find out if Donald Trump, the insurrectionist former president on trial in Manhattan for falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels in the weeks before the 2016 election, has any capacity for...13 comments 13 Recs
- Plane gone. Crew dead. What a shame. This Russian fast-attack ship was destroyed quickly. This is the type of boat that was destroyed. Ukraine appears to have deployed a naval drone that can fire air-to-air missiles, making it a threat to low-flying...23 comments 121 Recs
- When my undergraduate acceptance letter from the State University at Buffalo arrived many years ago, it included an invitation to their summer orientation program. After arriving on campus along with group of other freshmen, I was handed an orientation...19 comments 24 Recs
- 4 comments 38 Recs
- Two key witnesses today walked through the documents central to the prosecution’s claims of business fraud in today testimony. Neither witness was a progressive, or Mike Cohen or any liberal of Biden ilk. Nope, they were both financial officers from...13 comments 42 Recs
- Trump Fixates on Fox News Phonies While Lying (Again) that a Gag Order Prohibits Him from TestifyingThe third week of Donald Trump's trial for election interference and campaign finance fraud (sometimes known as the "Hush Money" trial), began with a bang on Monday morning. Judge Juan Merchan slapped Trump with another contempt of court violation (his...16 comments 26 Recs
- Listen to our archived episodes: Pandora|LibSyn|YouTube Support the show: Patreon|PayPal: 1x or monthly|Square Cash * Today, David Waldman reminds us that there’s only 364 shopping days until Eastern Orthodox Easter, while Greg Dworkin oars his Raft...1 comments 0 Recs
- Sorry for the short diary but the last few days I am getting aborted connections when I load some pages because the URL is on the Blacklist. My AVG is rejecting ressaymonstives dot com links on certain stories. Is anyone else finding that and is...7 comments 4 Recs
- It's true. Trump once told a healthcare truth. Progressive Molly Cook is not a Texas State Senator. Senator Tim Scott is more than a sycophant as he morphs into a Trump fascist! Tim Scott sycophancy. Podcasts (Video — Audio) Politics Done Right Live...1 comments 2 Recs
- This is an Open Thread / Coffee Hour and all topics of conversation are welcome. And as a suggested topic, today lets talk about "The straw that broke the camel's back." Baktrian Camel in ...12 comments 9 Recs
- The downballot primary season comes to Indiana on Tuesday, where Republicans have expensive and nasty nomination contests to sort through for governor and a quartet of U.S. House seats—including ...2 comments 7 Recs
- Draft Beer, not boys! Hell no, we won’t go! No Justice, no peace! We Shall Overcome! Protests in the 60s were personal. The Pro-Palestinian protests, as justified as they may be, have become a business. Tied to it are election ramifications,...2 comments 6 Recs
- When Hamas attacked civilians in southern Israel on October 7, the world was aghast, and sympathies were with Israel, the victims, and their families. And it was clear that something would have to be done about Hamas. But thanks to the actions of the...62 comments 105 Recs
- Newly elected Texas Senate District 15 Democratic State Senator Molly Cook (@MollyforTexas) details her winning strategy. More importantly, she speaks about the mission to represent her district and Texans at large. Molly Cook, newly elected SD15 Texas...2 comments 13 Recs
- Here's a tweet that caught my eye. It's called assignment night, sometimes drop night (because that's the day new pilot assignments drop), and it's a party. It was a party in my day too, then as now held at the officers' club, but the actual assignment...6 comments 23 Recs
