People experiencing the fallout from COVID-19 are just learning what poor people in America have known for quite some time: that they are totally expendable. Not only to their government, but to their friends, co-workers and neighbors who managed to hang onto their jobs. Many folks were forced to return to unsafe workplaces rather than […]
So what is it about white male American cops which enables them to shoot Black people in the back on such a regular basis? Clearly they are essentially cowards and they’re scared shitless of Black people – especially Black men – but it’s more than that. Part of it is endemic racism, yes; but a […]
A recent BBC News report cuts to the heart of the matter: Long queues to vote in the US have been celebrated by some of those who endured them as a welcome sign of enthusiasm. Outside of Umerka, however, there was a very different take… The scenes of US voters forced to stand for hours […]
Given the opportunity to thwart Senate Majority Leader Mitch “the Bitch” McConnell’s timeline to confirm psycho Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the Dems predictably caved in instead and gave him the “unanimous consent” he needed to adjourn the Senate early to have the nomination process completed before the upcoming “election.” There were […]
It’s a forgone conclusion that psycho Handmaiden Judge Amy Coney Barrett will be appointed to the Supreme Court to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg, even if the Democrats refuse to vote on her confirmation. Let’s not kid ourselves. These hearings are a disgrace, and the absolute height of hypocrisy; but the GOP clearly lost all sense […]
One of the things I miss about growing up in the Los Angeles area in the 70s was the quality of FM RADIO. The music played daily by legendary DJs like B.Mitchell Reed, Jim Ladd and Rodney Bingenheimer was the soundtrack of my youth. Before corporatization, Los Angeles was home to several groundbreaking radio stations […]
Folks who live in Missouri can’t decide whether it’s pronounced “Missouree” or “Missourah.” Unfortunately, they’re BOTH WRONG. The correct pronunciation of “Missouri” is “MISERY.” Whatever you call it, it must be said that Missouri is one of THE MOST fucked up states in the Union. It is certainly one of the most corrupt, unethical and […]
These are but a few examples of what life used to be like in THE BEFORE TIME. I never thought I’d be looking back at the 1970s as the HALCION DAYS of my youth. At the time it seemed like to most boring decade ever to be alive. Even though I wasn’t old enough to […]
For Umerkins who really want to come to grips with the danger “president” tRump poses to the world, I highly recommend a book called HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT by Sarah Kendzior. She is one of the last true journalists left in this country. Kendzior is an Anthropologist, and she got her PhD studying authoritarian regimes. […]
Delays in counting the mail-in ballots will be pivotal to Team tRump’s strategy to ‘legally’ steal the election. According to a recent Washington Post report, US postal workers and union leaders are already worried that newly implemented procedures – which have led to delays across the country in mail delivery – could impact mail-in voting […]
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