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- America’s 250th Part One March 16, 2026
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- The Washington Post — Why it matters that the government is messing with health databases March 6, 2026
- SNCC documentary, voter registration, Mississippi 1963 March 1, 2026
- Dangers of the Attacks on Iran (Gary Krenz) February 28, 2026
- 📅 2/26 – 3/5 Upcoming events with No Kings February 26, 2026
- Encourage Patriotic Boycott (Barb Krenz) February 21, 2026
- Five alarm fire (Gary Krenz) February 20, 2026
- Hegseth invited Christian nationalist Doug Wilson to preach at Pentagon February 19, 2026
- Lectures on race and history canceled in latest assault on academic freedom in Arkansas February 19, 2026
- NYTimes: U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections February 15, 2026
- The Guardian: Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January February 12, 2026
- Teenagers react to Minneapolis shootings February 6, 2026
- “This is not a drill” February 5, 2026
- Tim Snyder on Vance’s racist lies about Haitians in Ohio February 3, 2026
- A strong UAW statement against current ICE and DHS actions … January 28, 2026
- We are in a bad way! (Dan Little) January 25, 2026
- MAGA’s “Dilbertian” Movie (Gary Krenz) January 21, 2026
- Robert Reich on Nazi use of Brown Shirts January 20, 2026
- Ernst Fraenkel’s Dual State (1941) — a chilling account of the “Prerogative State” and fascism January 16, 2026
- Trump’s unequivocal defense of white supremacy January 15, 2026
- The John Lewis Example January 12, 2026
- The Wrath of Stephen Miller January 12, 2026
- ICE OUT rally in NYC January 11, 2026
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Monthly Archives: December 2025
A submission of facts to a candid world (Declaration musings I) (Gary Krenz)
Happy New Year! Tomorrow we enter the year of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. There will be much to review and discuss about America’s Revolution (I haven’t watched the Ken Burns documentary yet but look forward to it); … Continue reading
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The Washington Post Trump aides’ official religious messages for Christmas draw objections
More deliberate and offensive flouting of the separation of church and state by the Trump administration … Christian nationalism as a political strategy … We are a pluralistic nation with no official religious identity. This administration sounds more and more … Continue reading
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Against Christian nationalism (Dan Little)
In his speech to Turning Point USA Vice President Vance affirmed belligerently that the United States was a Christian nation. MS NOW writer Erum Salam noted that The vice president also said that ‘the only thing that has truly served … Continue reading
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Trump’s Appalling Reiner Reaction Is a Sign of Something Deeply Wrong
A sane assessment from the conservative National Review of Trump’s Reiner madness … Trump’s Appalling Reiner Reaction Is a Sign of Something Deeply Wrong https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/trumps-appalling-reiner-reaction-is-a-sign-of-something-deeply-wrong/
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Trump installs critical plaques about Biden, Obama in White House | Fox News
More infantile, churlish, and undignified Trump behavior. For Fox News to call these plaques "critical" is absurd … call them schoolyard name-calling by a narcissistic bully. Caligula once again. History will not forgive this man. Trump installs critical plaques about … Continue reading
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Our Caligula president (Dan Little)
Donald Trump’s actions often defy historical analogies. Recurring themes that have no precedent in US history include his transparent goal of imposing his unilateral will on our country, crushing and humiliating his perceived enemies, and defying the rule of law … Continue reading
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Coin sets and white male supremacy (Gary Krenz)
If you would like evidence that the ultimate goal of the Trump Administration and MAGA leadership is a white-male-supremacist society, look no further than the Treasury Department’s release of designs for the US Mint coin set commemorating the nation’s 250th … Continue reading
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Higher education in the age of Garfield (Gary Krenz)
Here is a parochial footnote to my post on “Death By Lightning.” As I said in that post, Garfield was intent on ending the spoils system and professionalizing the civil service. This was in line with a dramatic increase in … Continue reading
Our American Heritage (Gary Krenz)
Barb and I just finished watching the mini-series about the assassination of President James Garfield, Death by Lightning. It’s on Netflix, and if you are able to watch it, I highly recommend it. There is much to say about it and … Continue reading
Phil Klay’s moral analysis of the boat strikes (Gary Krenz)
There was an outstanding op-ed in the NYT yesterday by Phil Klay, “What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes.” It is a thoughtful moral analysis of a sort that we too-seldom see in the press. Klay speaks of … Continue reading
Affirming Democracy, Gathering Resistance 