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Tag Archives: lies
It’s Time To Politicize
“Don’t politicize this tragedy.” That’s what constantly we hear when someone murders a bunch of people and terrorizes the populace. Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said as much after the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017. … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Politics, Quick post, Rant
Tagged cowardice, Domestic terror, Donald Trump, GOP, government, gun control, gun laws, guns, lies, Marco Rubio, mass shootings, massacre, Mitch McConnell, NRA, politics, racism, Republican, Republican Party, republicans, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Steve King, stooges, Ted Cruz, terrorism, Tomi Lahren, violence, White supremacists
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Sticks and Stones
“I’d like to punch him in his face.” “Maybe he should have been roughed up.” “Part of the problem is nobody wants to hurt each other anymore.” “I don’t know if I’ll do the fighting myself or if other people … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, foreign policy, Governance, immigration, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, Social Justice
Tagged anger, anti-semitism, bigotry, discrimination, dishonesty, Domestic terror, Donald Trump, fear, hate crimes, hatred, inciting violence, Kevin McCarthy, lies, politics, racism, rhetoric, right-wing terror, Robert Bowers, Ron DeSantis, short-sightedness, stoking anger, violence, xenophobia
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What Real Voter Fraud Looks Like
A little over two years ago, I wrote a piece discussing voter fraud in America. More specifically, I explained that voter fraud is, more or less, fake news. This was written in the context of Donald Trump, late in his … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Law Enforcement, Media, Myths and misconceptions, Politics
Tagged 2018, 2018 midterms, Dan McCready, Democratic Party, Democrats, election fraud, elections, electoral fraud, House of Representatives, hypocrisy, hypocrites, lies, Mark Harris, McCrae Dowless, news, North Carolina, North Carolina Ninth Congressional District, politics, Republican Party, republicans
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Acting Guilty
Generally, when one is accused of a crime, and one doesn’t want to be thought of as guilty (whether actually guilty or not), said individual would be wise to not… y’know… act guilty. Okay, I’m starting off on a snarky … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Politics
Tagged 2016 Presidential Election, corruption, dishonesty, Donald Trump, elections, facts, foe, foreign policy, GOP, hacking, lies, Roger Stone, Russia, treason, Vladimir Putin
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A Middle Finger to Our Grandchildren
Well, this is what happens when we hire an amateur. Against the advice of his most reasonable advisors, against the knowledge provided by the world’s best scientists, against the requests by a multitude of corporate leaders, against the pleas of … Continue reading
Yep, I’m voting for Hillary Clinton. You should, too.
So, I heard something interesting when reading/listening/watching the news over the last 18 or so months. Hillary Clinton isn’t perfect. I know, this is a shock. But I want to tell you something even more shocking. Ready? Brace yourself. It … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Economics, Governance, Healthcare, History, immigration, Infrastructure, Media, Myths and misconceptions, Politics, Social Justice
Tagged 2016 Presidential Election, 2016 Presidential Race, Benghazi, campaign, democracy, Democrats, Donald Trump, emails, endorsement, Evan McMullin, foreign policy, Gary Johnson, Green Party, Hillary Clinton, Jill Stein, Libertarian Party, lies, myths, President, scandals, slander
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The Boy Who Cried Rigged
Let’s talk about voter fraud! I want to start with a basic point. Widespread voter fraud in 21st Century America is a myth. Period. It’s not a thing. Okay, that was a short one. Wait, what was that? You need … Continue reading
Posted in Myths and misconceptions, Politics
Tagged democracy, Democrats, Donald Trump, lies, myths, republicans, Voter fraud, Voting
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Edging toward Godwin
This is a quick rant expounding on a thought I posted to Facebook yesterday. I’ve talked repeatedly about fear, and how Trump stokes people’s worries and concerns, and distracts from real problems. Unfortunately, it bears repeating. And repeating. And repeating… … Continue reading
Posted in foreign policy, Governance, immigration, Law Enforcement, Politics, Quick post, Rant
Tagged authoritarianism, civil liberties, civil rights, dishonesty, distraction, Donald Trump, fear, Godwin's Law, hatred, Hitler, lies, politics, racism
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