Published in GEN·PinnedMember-onlyLawmakers Have Been Quiet About the New Amazon UnionMy guess is, they’re not all that happy about it — As many of us have heard, on April 1st, 2022 an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island became the first in the United States to unionize, and with an independent union astutely dubbed Amazon Labor Union at that. David took on Goliath, and won. …Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
1 day agoTrump’s Possible Indictment is a Perfect Distraction.Tuesday came and went, now here we are. — Well Tuesday has obviously come and gone, and here we are. Still waiting on that reported Trump indictment. Of course, given how much this entire situation has been hyped up it’s impossible to rule the indictment out completely of the picture, but am I the only one who still finds…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
2 days agoDeSantis’ “Attacks” on Trump Are Nowhere Near Enough to Beat Him.The Florida governor continues to prove he doesn’t have what it takes. — For months now, I and many others on the left have been considering what a potential 2024 GOP primary would look like, and have come to the conclusion — supported by polling — that Ron DeSantis is probably going to struggle. Now of course, there’s no denying he is in…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
4 days agoMember-onlyKyrsten Sinema’s Primary Opponent Seems up For the Challenge.He’s willing to forcefully call out her record. — I suppose I should begin by saying I don’t really have the patience to rehash how I feel about Arizona’s Senator Kyrsten Sinema, and along with Joe Manchin the two of them are certainly at the top of the list of Democratic lawmakers I despise. Of course, I along with…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
5 days agoMember-onlyWhy Do Democrats Hype Up Kamala Harris?She just isn’t an effective communicator. — I suppose there’s no denying that Kamala Harris definitely had a shining moment or two during her Presidential campaign. Obviously for those of us who follow politics it’s impossible to forget when she told Joe Biden how she was directly impacted by bussing, with the infamous “that little girl was…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
6 days agoMember-onlyChild Labor Laws are One of the GOP’s Latest Targets.Of course they are. — If I had one word to describe the GOP, exhausting would certainly be up there. Calculating, dangerous, and craven would all be obvious choices as well, but there really is something about the right wing’s model that is absolutely designed to simply wear us down. It’s the relentless nature of…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Mar 20Member-onlyRep. Marjorie Greene Had Some Thoughts About a Possible Trump Arrest.And they included a warning to her fellow Republicans. — If nothing else, Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was always aware of and happy with her role in the Donald Trump era of the Republican Party. She sees her value as his most ardent defender and top ally in Congress, and has watched her popularity with the base continuously rise…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Mar 19Member-onlyTrump Claims He’s Getting Arrested?And of course, he’s mobilizing his supporters. — Well, it certainly appears that things have taken a surprising twist in the never-ending Donald Trump saga… He claims he’s going to be arrested on Tuesday, and is calling on his supporters to come to his defense. Kaitlan Collins with CNN writes: “Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he expects…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Mar 18Member-onlyTrump vs. DeSantis is Already Getting Petty.And DeSantis hasn’t even entered the race yet. — So here we are, about to go through another election cycle involving Donald Trump and of course, leave it to him to add a little spice before anything has even started yet. As much as I hate to admit it, I do find his affinity for utterly humiliating his fellow…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Mar 17Member-onlyBen Shapiro Has Some Thoughts on Child Hunger.And they don’t make a whole lot of logical sense. — Ah, Ben Shapiro. The supposed right wing intellectual wonder boy. The man who has all the answers. A man who has the uncanny ability to make his audience feel smarter by more often than not, just saying a whole lot of nothing. Well, he shared some of the bright thoughts…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read