To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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Trump’s Coup Plot, In 34 Sickening Slides

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It is easy to understand why Mark Meadows fears that testifying before the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 Attack about his role in former President Donald Trump’s attempted coup against the United States. The former White House chief of staff played a central key role in that seditious conspiracy. Would he perjure himself […]

Team Greed Plays Big-Time Sports!

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‘Tis the season, right? Traditionally, the time around the winter solstice is one of reflection, spirituality and festivities – including Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. In modern-day America, however, this season largely serves as a signal for the faithful to gather from afar in monumental temples to worship our nation’s supreme secular deity: Big-Time Sports! Get […]

Socially Deviant Parents Of School Shooters

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After the 2012 massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, CT, then-Rep. Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, evaded calls for banning weapons of war. But he had other ideas. The “more realistic discussion,” Rogers said, is “how do we target people with mental illness who use firearms?” Tightening the gun laws would seem a lot […]

Who Knew?

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Americans over 65 and those with underlying risk factors are not supposed to travel. Luckily, I have no plans to travel this week. Because I traveled last week. Who knew? No one. No one and nothing. That is who knows what. About the variant. “What is President Joe Biden saying?” I asked one of my […]

In A Pandemic, Hesitation Is Doom

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While the emergence of yet another troubling coronavirus variant seems abrupt, it was entirely predictable – and fully anticipated here and elsewhere. More than predictable, the mutation of the virus will remain inevitable for so long as it continues to infect millions of human hosts. Scientists don’t yet know for certain whether the new “omicron” […]