Middle of the roaders welcome to post on my threadIf you are willing to risk being called mainstream.
The times, they are a changin'Used to be you measured how much blood line (1/8th) banished you to the wrong side of Jim Crow as an Octaroon. Now, at least in the NFL, it is a question of how much you have to have to qualify as Black. Can we all go back to debating how many...See More »
An interesting alternative to "Cancel Culture"(Quote) The political and media focus predictably is on Graves' KKK membership, but he and fellow Alabaman U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black were considered opportunists who courted the KKK's rising political clout rather than ideologists. He...See More »
French leader Macron gets high marks for trying to be statesmanSo refreshing to hear a political leader searching for common interests that could be the basis of compromise and mutual understanding, rather than resorting to power plays and saber rattling. (Quote)
So Canadian conservatives eat their own as wellAnd we thought that truck convoy was after Trudeau. Let's all get polarized. (Quote)
The most pertinent question Biden askedGood opinion piece in USA Today -- labeled opinion, not news -- pointing out how the various media reports on Biden's press conference -- from all political viewpoints -- went for conflict and distortion and overlooked the central question he asked:...See More »
Former Proud Boys leader to become Obama-like "Community Organizer"Enrique Tarrio was just released after 128 days in prison after pleading guilty to burning a BLM flag and carrying high-capacity ammunition mags prior to 1/6/21. His status with the Proud Boys is unclear given he turned government informant and...See More »
Can anyone explain how the Supreme Court parsed their two decisions?Set aside the vax/anti-vax mandate/anti-mandate mask/anti-mask rhetoric. Plenty of other threads for that. Let's focus on the simple question of how OSHA, in which Congress has passed a law instructing them to assure that major employers have safe...See More »
If they take their ball and stay home, perhaps some 3rd parties will finally get some air time(Quote)
Not every Republican is curtsying to Mar-A-LagoSouth Dakota Senator Thune announced he is running for re-election. (Quote)
If U.S. had Parliamentary-style governmentThe Biden Administration wouldn't likely survive a No Confidence vote, meaning a new administration would need to be formed behind someone in the House of Representatives. Unlikely either Pelosi or McCarthy could build a majority coalition. Whom...See More »
Posts the last couple days about who pays on dates is giving me flashbacksNot many here probably can remember Sadie Hawkins Day, spawned from the old L'il Abner comic strip. Most probably can't relate to L'il Abner or the original meaning of the word twirp: The Woman Is Required to Pay. In the long gone days of clearly...See More »
Why is it that the one indispensable item you go to the store for. . .is always the one you forget to get.
Must have finally realized how Trump rewards loyalistsWASHINGTON – Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is now cooperating with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, possibly averting a contempt citation for defying the panel's subpoena for documents and...See More »
This jury verdict doesn't seem to get equal playA jury in Virginia decided Tuesday that a who's who of U.S. white supremacist leaders and hate groups should pay more than $25 million in damages to plaintiffs who said they suffered physical or emotional injuries during the deadly 2017 "Unite the...See More »
Wonder why Trump was such a strong supporterSean Parnell, the candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, on Monday suspended his campaign after he lost a court fight over custody of his three children in which the judge said he believed allegations of...See More »
Definition of Liberala. Favoring reform, open to new ideas, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; not bound by traditional thinking; broad-minded. See Synonyms at broad-minded. b. Of, relating to, or characteristic of liberalism. c. Liberal Of, designating,...See More »
144 nations favor a minimum tax of 15% on corporate profitsWonder how those corporations are going to squeeze their production factories onto those tax-haven islands in the Caymans and Guernseys.
Brazilian President may be charged with COVID crimesAfter six months of deliberation and investigation, a Brazilian Senate Committee is proposing to charge the President of Brazil with intentional crimes and crimes against humanity for his denial of the COVID pandemic, inaction, and assorted efforts...See More »