Former President Bill Clinton returns to Oklahoma City 30 years after the bombing

Kavika Walked On Today

“Though we may still be sad that he is not here in body, we know that his spirit lives on in our heart and minds.", Ojibwe Saying About Death”

It is with a heavy heart that I have to report that our member and my friend Kavika walked on today. He passed peacefully, after taking on last trip down to Australia to see his daughter, his grandchildren, his great-grandchildren, and his great-great-grandchild. He died with a full heart. He was...

"Disappear without recourse": Trump's defiance of a court order means "any American" could be next | Salon.com

“Legal experts say that the refusal to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home is a troubling harbinger of what's to come”

President Donald Trump's administration maintains that those that it improperly sent to a prison in El Salvador are themselves responsible for seeking legal relief that could potentially return them to the United States, a position that legal experts say is destined for argument before the...

The Fracturing of Democracy - A Chronicle of Continuing Trauma.

“Saturday, April 19th Find a Rally--Stand Together, Stand Out, Stand Up”

The Constitution only holds when people follow the instructions within. Trump desires to be king, so he deals in not merely bad faith but unfaith, or maybe anti-faith. According to the Trump Regime the Constitution of the United States is a code to get around, not to be followed. This is...

David Brooks Calls for 'National Civic Uprising' to Defeat Trumpism

“Conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks has called for a mass uprising to oppose President Donald Trump, going so far as to quote The...”

Conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks has called for a mass uprising to oppose President Donald Trump, going so far as to quote The Communist Manifesto. In a blistering piece published on Thursday, Brooks wrote that modern civilization is buttressed by several pillars, including...

The Champions of the democrat party

“LORENZ: So you're going to see women especially that feel like, oh, my God, right? Like here's this man who -- who's a revolutionary, who's famous,...”

Last night Fox News analyst & anchor Sean Hannity aired an interview he had with the former "Washington Post" columnist, technology reporter for "The New York Times", "Daily Beast", and "Business Insider", Taylor Lorenz. It involved the statement she made concerning a man on trial for the...

Letitia James Could Face 'Jail Time' Over Fraud Allegations - Newsweek

“The New York attorney general has been accused of mortgage fraud.”

Yikes!  This can't be good news for Ms. James.  But she was always right, "Nobody is above the law!"

Has America Reached the End of the Road?

“Donald Trump has forced the one crisis that will tell us who we are.”

Donald Trump has forced the one crisis that will tell us who we are. Garrett Graff =================================== I have to say that the unraveling of American democracy has proceeded far faster than I thought it would: I always assumed concentration camps for Donald Trump's enemies was...

Motive of FSU shooter who spread far-right rhetoric still unclear

“In recent years, Phoenix Ikner became known for far-right, white supremacist rhetoric, classmates said. It's unclear if that had any tie to the...”

By Elizabeth Chuck, Marlene Lenthang and Erik Ortiz Years before he was named a suspect in this week's fatal shooting at Florida State University, Phoenix Ikner had sought a new beginning. Traumatized by a complex custody battle between his parents that had ended in charges against his mother...

Jeffrey Sachs Goes Off, Roasts Donald Trump’s Trade Talk, Says 'Mickey Mouse Is Smarter Than Him'

“That is the level of understanding of the President of the United States. The trade deficit does not represent at all trade policies. It represents...”

For those who do not understand the problem with Trump's tariff actions.

CASABLANCA MOVIE QUIZ

CASABLANCA MOVIE QUIZ Casablanca is one of the greatest movies of all time, and anyone who is into classic movies at all will have watched it more that one time because this movie, made and released during WW2, carried an important message, the repartee between the actors was brilliant and...

Will the SAVE Act make it harder for married women to vote? We ask legal experts : NPR

“Legal experts say states could help married women who have changed their last names by accepting documents like a legal decree or a marriage...”

April 13, 2025 Juliana Kim A woman votes at a polling location at The Chapel, an Evangelical church in St. Joseph, Mich., on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. As the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act heads to the Senate, there has been growing debate on how the bill may affect voting for...

US now 'most dysfunctional and unfree political system' in industrialized world: expert

“"The most powerful country in the world, the biggest economy in the world, the home of the global reserve currency, and yet at the same time by far...”

Bring on the Flowers & Pollinators ~ It's Creative Arts Three Day Weekend

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on Mountain Laurel © A. Mac/A.G. Tropical Rain Forest Flora © A. Mac/A.G.

A bigger hole: Trump has already spent $155bn more than Biden. Musk now claims DOGE only saved $150bn

““I think the net effect of DOGE on federal spending, at least insofar as we can track it in the daily Treasury statement, has been pretty small,”...”

Trump talked a big name, but other than creating chaos in Washington, chaos on the stock market, chaos throughout the business world and removing the United States from the position of leader fo the free world in these short months in office he has really done very little. Trump is using the...

SCOTUS Can Let the President Break the Law; They Can't Change It

“We are now cranking up another edition of the "will he or won't he?" Trump song and dance, this time about firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell”

We are now cranking up another edition of the "will he or won't he?" Trump song and dance, this time about firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Trump manages to add an additional pungency to these dramas by trying to fire the guy who is actually his own Fed Chair. Biden renominated Powell. But Trump...

The Harem of Elon Musk

“ Musk is by now infamous for his interest in raising the birth rate, which appears to be driven by his belief that a catastrophic global population...”

Fatherhood looms large in the MAGA imagination: Warming up crowds at a rally last year for Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson characterized the president as a disciplinarian dad incensed at the country’s decline—“When Dad gets home, you know what he says?” Carlson asked. “‘You’ve been a bad girl,...

Meet MAGA’s Favorite Communist

“Conservative activists like Christopher Rufo are taking inspiration from Antonio Gramsci, the 20th-century Marxist thinker who drew up a battle...”

Christopher Rufo is perhaps the most potent conservative activist in the U.S. Last year, he led the campaign that pressured Harvard University into replacing Claudine Gay as its president. His crusades against critical race theory and DEI in higher education have shaped President Trump’s...

10 Best Native American Movies of All Time

10 Best Native American Movies of All Time Hollywood's portrayal of Native Americans and aboriginal are often distorted, cliched and stereotypical. Racial tensions between the whites and the natives have existed for years and very few films have managed to depict the real plight of the natives...

Nayib Bukele Posts Photos of Kilmar Abrego Garcia 'Sipping Margaritas' With Chris Van Hollen

“El Salvador President Nayib Bukele posted photos of Kilmar Abrego Garcia meeting Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and "sipping margaritas" in "tropical...”

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele posted several photos of Kilmar Abrego Garcia meeting Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and "sipping margaritas" in "tropical paradise" on Thursday, one month after Garcia was deported from the U.S. due to an "administrative error." "Kilmar Abrego Garcia,...

Alaska Has Ignored Hundreds of Requests to Fix Crumbling Schools — ProPublica

“Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored...”

This article was produced for ProPublica's Local Reporting Network in partnership with KYUK and NPR's Station Investigations Team, which supports local investigative journalism. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Reporting Highlights Unwilling...

The New War On Christmas

Toy industry CEO on Trump’s China tariffs: ‘Christmas is at risk’ ============================================================ No Virginia, there is no Santa Claus.  Your Uncle Sam Trump deported him to Greenland....

A Brilliant Decision by a Conservative Judge Rebukes Trump Administration

“Every once in a while, a judicial decision is so beautifully written and so well crafted that it should be read in full, not summarized. Such a...”

By dianeravitch April 18, 2025 // 0 ============================================================================= Every once in a while, a judicial decision is so beautifully written and so well crafted that it should be read in full, not summarized. Such a decision was rendered yesterday by...

Pollster Nate Silver predicts AOC will be next Democratic presidential nominee | Fox News

“Pollster Nate Silver said that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is his current frontrunner to become the Democratic Party's 2028 presidential...”

closeVideo AOC's call for 'brawler' candidates is not a winning strategy for Dems: Jason Chaffetz Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz and former Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa., weigh in on some Democrats suggesting an 'amicable split' within the party on 'The Story.' FiveThirtyEight founder and...

How Corey Lewandowski Became Kristi Noem’s Gatekeeper at DHS

WASHINGTON—Last month, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem toured a new high-tech hub for monitoring immigrants with executives from the tech company Palantir. The walk-through was orchestrated by a well-placed booster: Corey Lewandowski, President Trump’s early campaign manager who is now...

The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights

The Trump administration is substantially scaling back the State Department's annual reports on international human rights to remove longstanding critiques of abuses such as harsh prison conditions, government corruption and restrictions on participation in the political process, NPR has learned....

Well, Well, Well, Look Who’s Still Doing Absolutely Nothing

“Sen. Chuck Schumer pledged “extraordinary action” should Trump ever defy a Supreme Court order. “Extraordinary action,” to Schumer, is apparently a...”

The progressive left has been reduced to rambling rants that drift from scapegoating to backbiting to searching for triggers.  Manifestos from the hippy retirement home doesn't seem like a path forward. The media made a small ado over Sen. Corey Booker bloviating the longest of any Senator in...

What we know on the Florida State University shooting: Victims, FBI investigation and more

“A gunman opened fire at Florida State University on Thursday, killing two people and wounding several others.”

Where and when did the shooting happen? The shooter got out of an orange Hummer and opened fire near the student union at 11:50 a.m., police and witnesses have said. FSU Police Chief Jason Trumbower said he shot multiple people before officers were able to engage, neutralize and apprehend him....

Arizona toddler survives cold night alone after being found by ranch dog | Fox Weather

“A 2-year-old boy is safe after walking about 7 miles and spending the night in mountain lion territory in Arizona by snuggling up to a very good dog.”

Ranch dog, Buford, helps lead 2-year-old boy to safety Scotty Dunton's dog, Buford, helped locate and bring a missing 2-year-old boy to safety after a night alone in the Arizona wilderness. SELIGMAN, Az. -- A 2-year-old boy is safe after walking about 7 miles and spending the night in mountain...

Austin Metcalf's Father Showed Up at a Press Conference and Undermined Karmelo Anthony's Whole Case

Austin Metcalf is the teenager who was stabbed in the heart and killed on April 2 at a track meet in Frisco, Texas. The person who stabbed him (and confessed to doing so not long afterwards) is another teen named Karmelo Anthony. Anthony has been charged with first degree murder but was released...