Posts by El Somnambulo

American Military & Defense Leaders Abandon Trump.  Gen. Mattis.  Admiral Mullen. James Miller.  Defense Secretary Esper.  Even the compromised current Joint Chiefs Chair, Gen. Mark Milley, tried to walk back…

Everything Falls Apart, Police Brutality Edition, Ctd. A largely-peaceful and effective day of protests. Dubya supports protesters. An amazingly empathetic statement.  So far, public hates Trump's response.  I am encouraged. …

Trump Declares War Against America, Sends In Troops To Quash Peaceful Demonstration...For A 'Fascist Photo-Op'.  At St. John's Episcopal Church.  Here is the Reverend's response: “I am the bishop of…

Everything Falls Apart, Police Brutality Edition, Ctd. Trump Takes Action--Announces Plan To Declare Antifa A Terrorist Organization. I, uh, don't think they are an organization.  Hey, it's an election year.…

Everything Falls Apart, Police Brutality Edition.  This is the late-'60's all over again.  Which demonstrates how little has really changed.  My youngest daughter was part of a peaceful protest in…

Supreme Court Upholds Limits On Religious Gatherings.   Chief Justice Roberts was the swing vote in the first challenge on COVID-19 restrictions to reach the Court.  Federal judge for Delaware rules…

Trump Vs. Twitter.  Twitter flags tweet for promoting violence.  Trump Signs Toothless Executive Order That Could Hurt--Trump: Kate Ruane, senior legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, called the…

President Marks Deaths Of 100,000 Americans By Not Marking The Deaths Of 100,000 Americans.  Here's how he gets away with all this crap: Short answer--he has normalized the unthinkable. Eric…

OK, now we've got the virtual lay of the land.  The House voted yesterday to permit virtual sessions. Two R's voted no: Rich Collins, who doesn't believe that there should…

Minneapolis Cops Kill Black Man In Broad Daylight.  Cop chokes man with knee for eight minutes while other cops just stand there. In a rarity, they are actually fired for…