To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Monday, April 15, 2024

Observercast

Why Do We Obsess Over Transgender Issues?

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From the amount of discussion, you might think that a third of all fifth graders were transgender – that is, they don’t identify with the sex they were assigned at birth. Actually, the transgender population is very small. Only 0.6% of Americans – far fewer than one out of every 100 – identify as transgender. […]

Let’s Admit It: The Supreme Court Is Corrupt. Let’s Fix it!

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When public officials get themselves mired in the muck of corruption, they can always count on Sen. Ted Cruz to issue a moral judgement: If the offender is a Democrat, he pronounces the corruption inexcusably grotesque; if it’s a Republican, he wails that the offender is the victim. For example, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas […]

A Foreigner Comes For Tucker’s Job

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It wasn’t his nightly rants, his contempt for American democracy, his racism, his willingness to spread ludicrous conspiracy theories. It was the money. When Tucker Carlson was making money for Fox, boss Rupert Murdoch was perfectly fine with his star carnival attraction. But when Carlson started costing money, the Australian gave him the ax. And […]

With Debt Blackmail, McCarthy Betrays America Again

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When House Republicans – or any Republicans, for that matter – claim to feel deep concern over the national debt, the only honest response is raucous laughter. These are the same politicians, after all, led by the same gelded Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who voted in lockstep year after year to raise the debt ceiling while […]

Here’s Something Good About Texas!

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Given the rabid right-wing-ism of most Republican officeholders in my state of Texas, you might assume that the climate here is only fit for rattlesnakes, scorpions and venomous critters of pious political extremism. Yet, the true Texas political character [historically and currently] is vehemently anti-corporate and deeply rooted in the uniting ethic of the common […]