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On the heals of a Russian scandal*, defending protests that included a modern-day Nazi running over people with his car, and hawking a book while Houston was drowning, California Senator Diane Feinstein (D) had this to say about President Trump : “The question is whether he can learn and change,” Feinstein told the crowd at the Commonwealth Club event. “If so, I believe he can be a good president...w e’ll have to see if he can forget himself enough and have the type of empathy and direction the country needs... there are things that can be done.... I have to work with people and a punch in the nose is not going to do it." OK fine, I get it, you don't wanna fight all the time. But let's just remind ourselves that there is very little about Trump's agenda that should appeal to any Democrat. And therein lies the rub: there are Democrats in Congress who will work for any person who happened to be President, whether it was Trump, Hillary Clinton or Dracula. They are th...

C'mon guys; stop counting your money and start working on the issues (Universal Healthcare, Affordable College, Repairing our Infrastructure, Police Reform, Ending Unnecessary Wars, Getting Money Out of Politics, Creating a Viable Jobs Program).

Remember whenever there was a shooting at a school or other public place, and if someone asked for either tougher gun legislation or just to enforce what's on the books, the reaction was some comment about cars ("They kill people too, should be ban them?")? Well fast forward to what went down in Charlotte VA, where a guy actually did use his car to attack people, and someone died. Interesting how the defenders are saying that this was an accident and not intentional, huh?

I was hoping that this unfortunate pattern would be broken with "The Defenders," but alas, once again, an older black man died on a Netflix Marvel show. um... SPOILERS ! Of all the pros and cons of the team-up series and each character's respective shows (and personally, I still think the good outweighs the bad) this is the most annoying. To wit (most of these guys can be found under tvtrope's MCU:New York citizens entry): Daredevil : Ben Urich; choked to death by the Kingpin (with his bare freaking hands, no less). Urich and Karen Paige were both digging into Fisk's history for dirt, but Karen managed to slip past Fisk's radar.  Jessica Jones : Detective First Grade Oscar Clemons; shot in the head by Will Simpson. By the time this had happened, Simpson was hopped up on pseudo-super soldier performance enhancers, not to mention an obsession with keeping Jessica's step-sister/best friend safe. Clemons was basically in the wrong place at the wr...

Seriously . But for me, here's the money quote: “The problem is that my country has descended to a point where your political opinions get you charged with felonies, and that’s what I’m upset about,” he said. “I get a little emotional about the fact that all this is going on, and now people want to throw me in prison because I want to save my race and nation.” Oh Please. I am curious to how removing statues celebrating pro-slavery is threatening his "race and nation." Last I checked the current President shares his views, and as far as his race goes, the demographics of those running Wall Street, Congress, and the entertainment industry reflect him as well. Now economically-speaking...

If people were as passionate about protecting the environment as they were about protecting statues, then out planet would be in much better shape.

If you're not black, you witnessed what happened in Charlotte, VA, you are adamantly opposed to what the protesters are all about, have read stories like this and this , and are confused because you just really want to help and show support and don't know how... Here's one humble solution, broken down in steps. Declare your candidacy for elected office (state or federal, executive or legislative, it doesn't matter). Run a campaign without taking lobbyist money (that way you won't be obligated to follow their agenda). Create/enact policies that will help the working class (here, "help"means "reduce their expenses and increase their disposable income." Make sure that these policies help as many people as possible in your sphere of influence. Refuse to do any TV shows and/or interviews that will not allow you to talk in details about your policies (your opinions are not relative to having the policies enacted). Make sure that some of yo...

Michael Tomsky writes a very interesting (and sure to be shared) opinion piece about how that Donald Trump's uncouth approach regarding foreign affairs is an example of why Hillary Clinton should have gotten more votes from liberals/progressives: I’ve been looking back over some articles from last year and am reminded that it was a surprisingly robust theme, this idea that Clinton was more dangerous than Trump. I doubt many votes hinged on this single issue, but it became a key talking point in the larger narrative that Clinton was corrupt and unprincipled and there really wasn’t much difference between her and Trump. Do Tell. Most of this nonsense came from the anti-Clinton and anti-Democrat left. Here, for example, was  Jill Stein , a reliably useful idiot, appearing on C-SPAN last October: “On the issue of war and nuclear weapons, it is actually Hillary’s policies which are much scarier than Donald Trump who does not want to go to war with Russia.” She favored Tru...

Apparently Caitlyn Jenner's outrage doesn't extend to her sense of fashion .

So having a billionaire coal baron was fine as long as a "D" was attached to him, b ut as soon as he turns Trump , all the "facts" come out . This is a good example of why "making someone accountable after they are elected" is a dumb idea. Democrats: please stop throwing your working class base under the bus for money and short-term electoral gains. Please.

For those of you wanting to prepare for August 18th's premiere of "The Defenders" on Netflix, here's one humble blogger's suggested viewing (NOTE: I know some fans prefer particular shows over others for various reasons, but I'm recommending that people watch all four series): Daredevil Season One Jessica Jones Season One Daredevil Season Two (stop right after Episode 9, "Seven Minutes in Heaven") Luke Cage Season One (stop right after Episode 3, "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?") Daredevil Season Two (pick up on Episode 10, "The Man in the Box" Luke Cage Season One (pick up on Episode 4, "Step in the Arena") Iron Fist Season One There's some minor character crossover with Daredevil and Luke Cage, so while switching back and forth may be a little annoying (the tones of each show are different, but not too much) it helps with continuity. In terms of, "Why watch all four?" I'll answer by t...