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General News
Bloomberg & Patrick’s reasons for entering the Presidential is the height of presumption.
Michael Bloomberg & Deval Patrick believe the Democratic candidate field is not adequate. They must be our lords & saviors. What could be the real reason?
Chuck Todd gets owned by Rand Paul then scolded by Congressman for incompetence
Rand Paul took such command of the interview with Chuck Todd that Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) had to scold Todd after saying he needed to “de-combust” his head after listening. Chuck Todd’s interview with Rand Paul was an embarrassment not only for Todd but for the corporate mainstream media. It is clear that the tepidity […]
Patriotic Millionaires come out swinging for increasing their taxes and all the rich.
The Patriotic Millionaires prove that they are not all pathologically selfish and greedy. In fact, some are neither capital hoarders nor intent on depressing others.
An inmate serving a life sentence died then resuscitated. Wants to be freed for serving his first life.
Now, this one is novel and does merit some thought. Did he really die and is he now a new life? Legally, does this man serving a life sentence have a point?
A Few Takes
Kanye found his new gig, GOD! Will be visiting Houston Megachurch Lakewood Church
A new man of God with a huge Twitter account is one way to revive a career. And then there are “men of God” that can extract some profits from the spectacle.
Fox News Poll: Most Americans now want Donald Trump impeached & removed.
Democrats are now getting support from most Americans for the impeachment and removal of President Trump according to the latest Fox News poll.
White woman explains my discomfort with compassion towards cop who murdered black man in his home eating ice cream.
I believe the concept of race is patently stupid as I have written about many times. However, in a society where it has legal consequences, it cannot be ignored. As a black man, what I saw in the Dallas court was disturbing. Is a black man ever deserving of compassion? To be clear, I believe […]
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People Making a difference
Keshia’s Story: Could save a KKK member from a mob but not her restaurant
Keshia is the activist who put her body between a mob and a KKK member who otherwise was going to get beaten to death. Sadly, she was unable to save her restaurant.
Ashley Mosley, staying in her community to make a difference
Our communities would do well having more people like Ashley Mosley. She stayed in community where many have left intentionally.
Sports
The most profound words I read on Tiger Woods’ win to date
Ashley Miller wrote the best sentiment I have seen so far on the win by Tiger Woods that I found most real and inspiring.
Dwyane Wade 3-pointer blocked & then he banks in game-winning 3-pointer (VIDEO)
Dwyane Wade showed that he still has it. This future hall of fame basketball player did what only most hoped they could.
Netroots Nation
Detroit Activist Maureen Taylor’s message to those who think it’s only those people’s problem
Maureen Taylor’s message is succinct and prescient There was a gem that many missed at Netroots Nation 2014. That gem was a well-received speech by Detroit activist Maureen Taylor. I recorded her on Thursday of the event, uploaded it to YouTube, and then went on to another panel. As I recorded I remember thinking that […]
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Occupy Movement
Occupy Kingwood – Sustainable Occupy 22 Weeks Strong (2012-05-19)
Occupy Kingwood VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Our sustainable informational Occupy Kingwood completed its 22nd consecutive Occupy. We no longer do much planning. It has become an organic event. Everyone simply knows that every Saturday between 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM we meet at the corner of Kingwood Drive and West Lake Houston Blvd with […]
Coffee Party Posts
Coffee Party USA Board of Directors 2016 Meeting in Blue Ridge, Georgia
The Coffee Party USA board of directors coalesced around a strong voter education and turnout strategy that we will be releasing in the forthcoming weeks.
Move To Amend
Move to Amend’s Daniel Lee: Transcending political parties at the People’s Convention (VIDEO)
Many grassroots organizations have converged on Philadelphia, PA using the Democratic National Convention as the catalyst to organize for a better America.
Columnists
Trump defenders’ forked offensive
So it goes. And so the Trump supporters will parrot his phony claims of innocence and being pursued by enemies of democracy. But here is the real deal!
Terrible Infant waddles his way into history
Every day when he looks at his news feed, Lindsey Graham wishes he could just send Donald Trump to boarding school until the noisy little irritant grows up?
Radio Shows: Politics Done Right
Impeachment hearings important but must not distract progressive agenda.
The impeachment hearings charade is on confirming what everybody knows. But working on poor and middle-class policies cannot be placed on hold.
Bloomberg & Patrick, the elitists warning to the Democratic field. Fear? Hell no.
Bloomberg and Patrick are strategic. They are there in case the propaganda from the Establishment takes hold. We will make sure it does not.
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Guest Bloggers
Sports and Politics Are Inseparable, Even at the World Series
Sports are inescapable, especially in the city that cheers for the Astros. And so is politics, even in the stadium. They are impossible to separate.
Medicare for All for Dummies – But everyone should read it.
There are so many claims, counter-claims, and outright lies about Medicare for All. We hope the following will make it simpler to understand.
Local News
Texas floods not an act of God but ideological willful disregard of science.
Corporate/political crookedness is responsible for the successive floods in the Houston area and beyond. It has little to do with God. Here is the deal.
Rev. Chuck Freeman gave a faith-based rationale for establishing a sanctuary at Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Church
Rev. Chuck Freeman statement: borders and sanctuary justification “These borders were not established by God,” Rev. Freeman said. “These borders were not ordained by God. These are human-made borders. They are artificial. They are here because of colonialism, imperialism, violence, war-making, power-monger. We do not recognize these borders as they stand as artificial barriers between […]
Greg McDonell’s remarks on Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Church becoming a sanctuary.
Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Sanctuary Project Coordinator Greg McDonell remarks at the press conference explained why they did it.
Trump Effect: Black Man on leash being pulled by officer on horse in Galveston Texas (UPDATED).
I got a Facebook message that said a kid took a picture of a black man that was being pulled by an officer on a horse with a leash.
Battleground Texas
Support continues to build for Judge William ‘Bill’ McLeod
Judge McLeod turned around his office in two months. McLeod and his staff accomplished more in 2 months than his predecessor did in two years.
Entertainment
Actresses Diahann Carroll, barrier breaker of the ’60s died at 84.
One of my favorite actresses, Diahann Carroll, died today. We actually got her program in Spanish while I was growing up in Panama.
Aretha Franklin, you will be missed but you left us this (VIDEO)
Aretha Franklin is dead but she lives on in the manner most of us knew her. And as such, she lives on and will live on forever.
Egberto On TV
Guested on HuffPost Live Discussing Sequester, Telepathic Mice, & Hugo Chavez
I appeared on HuffPost Live today to discuss the sequester, Hugo Chavez, and telepathic mice. It was a fun panel with three HuffPost reporter/editors. The U.S. Senate voted down opposing plans to avert the across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration today, just a day before spending cuts take effect. Laboratory rats have communicated with each […]
Egberto on CNN on The Climate Change Debate #politics
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Egberto Mentioned In Media
Kingwood Observer Article on The Firework Attack On My Home
Unknown suspect attacks Kingwood politician’s home with fireworks Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 2:30 pm | Updated: 10:18 pm, Wed Jan 4, 2012. By STEFANIE THOMASHouston Community Newspapers | 1 comment A Kingwood political activist says his home was targeted in an attack with fireworks on Jan. 1, leaving a squirrel dead but his family […]
CNN Names Egberto Willies iReport Pundit of the Week
This week I was named CNN iReport Pundit of the week. CNN iReport is a platform I jumped on when they came out because it gave me the opportunity to get arguments and positions out. Think about it. You are watching the news and they are just not making sense or they are missing a […]
Egberto’s Published Articles
Is Net Neutrality Really Necessary? You’re Damn Right!
by Egberto Willies and Keyan Bliss (Originally Published at Common Dreams) Three weeks after Christmas, the American judiciary gave telecommunications corporations a huge present. On January 14 a federal appeals court decided to weaken the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Internet Neutrality policy by striking down the rules it adopted in 2010 to regulate Internet service […]
Egberto Willies: Wendy Davis’ life story provides empathy necessary to be governor – Kingwood Observer
It seems like I chose just about the right time to write an article on Wendy Davis. She finds herself under attack not only by the entire Right Wing establishment, but from the traditional media as well. She happens to be the story to balance the myriad of bad acts by Republicans. There is a […]