We Can Bomb the World to Pieces, But We Can’t Bomb it Into Peace
In December 2022, Time Magazine ran a story, “The Making of the U.S. Military's New Stealth Bomber,” on the development of the U.S. Air Force’s new B-21 bomber. Unfortunately, the reporter, W. J....
View ArticleNew Indiana Jones Trailer Promotes Fact-Free Extremism
In the new Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny TrailerxxYouTube VideoJones says,I don’t believe in magic. But a few times in my life, I’ve seen things, things I can’t explain. And I’ve come to...
View ArticleAT&T Ad Sells Sexist Math Stereotypes
In 1991, Mattel’s Teen Talk Barbie was programmed to say, “Math class is tough.”xxYouTube VideoAfter an outcry of protest by feminists, educators, and parents, Mattel quickly deleted the...
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Advertisement for Lynching?
Leafing through the Sunday New York Times, I was startled to see a stylized ad for lynching. I had to look thrice to figure out that perhaps it was supposed to be just a coat on a carabiner-style hook....
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Trump Diverted Millions from Pandemic Prevention to Fund Migrant Child Abuse
The Trump Administration’s criminal separation of thousands of children from their families at the US border has been widely reported. But the fact that Trump funded his mass child abuse program by...
View ArticleBarrett's Originalism Opposed by Madison/Jefferson
Four years ago, I wrote a diary here about how Madison and Jefferson’s Constitutional theories directly repudiated Antonin Scalia’s judicial philosophy of “originalism,” Scalia’s claim that Justices...
View ArticleNYT: US Diplomat Confirmed Trump Blocked Ukraine $ To Obtain Political Dirt...
The NYTreported tonight that Bill Taylor, the top US Diplomat in Ukraine, texted Sondland, the US ambassador to Europe, and the US special envoy to Ukraine Volker, saying:“I think it’s crazy to...
View ArticleHelp Change AL Law that Gives Child Visitation Rights to Men Who Rape
Donate to Help Change the AL LawSemDem wrote a diary describing the horrifying case of a woman in Alabama whose uncle raped her multiple times. The man who raped her has succeeded in ordering the court...
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Solidarity Across Racial and Gender Lines - 1867-style
Brent Staples, in his “Editorial Observer” column for the NYT, “The Racism Behind Women’s Suffrage” makes vital points about the racism of sectors of the women’s movement for suffrage. Staples rightly...
View ArticleQuick Reactions to Ken Burns'"Vietnam" ep 1
I just watched Burns’ and Novick’s first episode, and, predictably perhaps for a mainstream take on the US war against Vietnam, it was jarring, upsetting, infuriating, impressive, appalling, and...
View ArticleSign Women's March PledgeOfLiberation
The Women’s March has issued an inclusive Pledge of Liberation and is seeking signatures. I just signed. This is just a quick diary to make the DailyKos community aware of it, because I didn’t see...
View ArticleWhen we're threatened by despair...
… Hope BeckonsI usually don’t write cut and paste diaries lauding another writer’s work. But in this case, I’m writing because it’s easy to fall into despair when faced with the multitude of crimes...
View ArticleIs Trump The President We Want for our Sons?
Hillary Clinton’s instant-classic “Mirrors” ad:youtu.be/...features girls looking into the mirror while listening to a few of Trump’s misogynist insults. The memorable tag line: “Is this the president...
View ArticleSongs That Ask Beautiful Questions?
Today I was reading about Warren Berger’s book, A More Beautiful Question, and came across his thought (and question) provoking blog post, “50+ Question Songs.” He compiled a great list of songs which...
View ArticlePulse Massacre Horrible. Not Largest Mass Shooting in US History.
Many of us are filled with horror, shock, and outrage at the homophobic mass shooting in Orlanda targeting LGBT partiers and allies at the Pulse nightclub. At the same time, many U.S. media outlets,...
View ArticleRacist Comment vs. Arab Child in NYT Film Review
The movie “Theeb” centers around a Jordanian child fleeing the impact of war in 1916. I was reading Stephen Holden’s admiring review of the film in the New York Times (2015-11-05) but was brought up...
View ArticleScalia's Originalism Opposed by Madison/Jefferson
Scalia's cramped view of the US Constitution, which he describes as being rooted in the original intent of the Constitution's authors, was explicitly opposed by the primary architect of the US...
View ArticleMove To Amend - Nightmare Attack on Free Speech?
I just received an email from an activist I admire greatly, urging me to support Move To Amend, an amendment that would attempt to reverse the damaging impact of the Citizen's United Supreme Court...
View ArticleInterview: Bill Maher Goes Full Frontal Misogynist
I'll keep this brief.In response to Sony pulling "The Interview," Bill Maher tweeted:#TheInterview Is that all it takes - an anonymous threat and the numbers 911 - to throw free expression under the...
View ArticleWhat to Get Putin for His Birthday
Putin's birthdays have routinely been used by his supporters as opportunities for propaganda trumpeting his swaggeringly aggressive masculinity.Valerie Sperling, the author of a new book: Sex,...
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