To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Observercast

Chap Ambrose vs. Elon Musk? I’m Betting On Chap

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There is nothing quite as pitiful as whiny billionaires. And the whiniest of all is the richest – Elon Musk. This self-entitled bully runs over anyone in his way, then whines when they protest. Elon’s latest high-pitched screech was prompted by public demands that his profiteering schemes obey clean-water and safety regulations. He owns a […]

The Far Right Wins

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Who is Mike Johnson? The new speaker of the House is a far right-winger, an election denier and the symbol of the far right’s grip on the Republican Party. The center did not hold in the selection of the new speaker. The more centrist Republicans – who represent the majority of the Republican caucus – […]

The MAGA Culture Of Menace Is No Surprise

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When Republicans claim to be shocked by threats of violence that repeatedly marred their party’s contest for speaker of the House, it is hard to suppress a bitter laugh. The malignant direction of their party over the past several years is no secret – and although many of them are too cowardly to identify the […]

The Secretive Presidential Primary That Excludes You

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Are you excited by – or do you dread – the upcoming presidential election season? Either way, buckle up, for it’s only 12 weeks till the Iowa caucuses, and then [zoom!] there’s nonstop voting across America for the rest of 2024. Democracy at work! Well … unless you don’t notice the Plutocratic Primary, where – […]

His Ethics Account Was Empty

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Where did Kenneth Chesebro come from? Son of a Wisconsin music teacher, he amassed sterling credentials, a Harvard Law degree chief among them. On paper he was impressive. But then he joined a conspiracy to overthrow the democracy. Chesebro gives credentials a bad name. He applied his legal skills to veil criminal activity under plausible-sounding […]