Martha Raddatz disrespectfully attacks Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas for not maintaining Trump’s border policies.
General News
GOP Strategist to Dems: Kill filibuster. Republicans would. Mitch knows Americans want Democratic policies.
GOP strategist Susan Del Percio said Democrats should kill the filibuster and notes McConnell knows that Americans want Democratic policies.
Here is why Republican politicians need to deny the insurrection.
Denying the failed insurrection is important for Republican politicians because when reality sets in, it makes all of their talking points moot.
Louie Gohmert and his insurrectionist posse voted no, to honor the Capitol police
The Party that claims to be the one of Law & Order has the Louie Gohmert faction that does not want to honor the Capitol Police for putting down the insurrection.
Asian Actor /Activist Olivia Munn explains the forced invisibility of people of color
Asian actor/activist Olivia Munn tells an inconvenient truth about who can cover whose stories. She was so eloquent in the manner that she made it readily obvious. It is more than invisibility.
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A Few Takes
He killed 8 people thus far. After a chase, he was arrested peacefully. The privilege of hue.
The outcome of a police chase or stop of consequence always seems to be hue-based. If it quacks like a duck. it is a duck.
Learn the real Dr. Seuss story. Willful ignorance is no excuse for a racist stance.
The people who have allowed the lying misinformers from Fox News, OANN, and NewsMax to drive them onto the Dr. Seuss false hoopla, should read this. Willful ignorance is not an excuse for a racist stance.
Judge stops Texas Gov. Abbott & AG Paxton’s from forcing murderous mask policy in Austin
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are two immoral leaders that do not mind killing a few Texans for political reasons. These guys are shortsighted as even Texans are going to wake up to their con.
Radio Shows: Politics Done Right
Trump & Georgia Senators slammed by Sec. of State official Gabriel Sterling – unanswered threats
Secretary of State official Gabriel Sterling slammed Donald Trump and the two Georgia Senators for not calling out those threatening officials.
RN describes COVID-19 dire straights in Chicago – Conversation with a black Conservative media guy
We interview two very different guys. Dennis Kosuth, a registered nurse & progressive activist, the other, Tyler Bluntman, a conservative media guy.
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Columnists
Ignorance needs a punching bag
On a scale of pretentiousness, from 1 (Mr. Rogers) to 10 (Mr. T), Anthony Fauci is a 2 and Rand Paul is a 15.
‘Doddering Joe’ takes off like a geyser
Republicans in Congress, in their stout unanimity against the American Rescue Plan, must gulp to see the 70 percent-plus public approval of the measure.
Guest Bloggers
Bold, Visionary Thinking is Necessary to Combat Climate Crisis
Neither Congresswoman Cortez nor Senator Markey make claim to being Franciscan, but their vision as laid out in the Green New Deal clearly embraces the values and the vision of our Franciscan life and spirituality.
Challenge the Texas Electric Grid catastrophe false premises with friend or foe.
The recent failure of the Texas electric grid system has been on my Facebook page.
Local News
Racism overtly exposed in my Donald Trump / Ted Cruz / Dan Crenshaw Kingwood, TX district. Why?
A friend/neighbor was walking through the trails in our Kingwood, Texas neighborhood and came across an epithet that clarifies Trumpism & Racism are alive & well in our town.
Texas is governed by psychopaths, murderous thugs
PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE POST: We continue to be led by politicians who are killing many of our loved ones. Local authorities must defy the murderous edicts from the state and the federal government. It must be humanity over capital at once. I try to be civil. But how does one stay civil when those […]
Judge Lina Hidalgo puts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on the spot for COVID-19 response
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo all but called out Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a very diplomatic manner for his failed control of COVID-19 on ABC’s This Week.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Competence in a sea of willful incompetence. COVID-19 is not political.
Texas’ Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is the county’s top political executive. She has received but headwinds from the governor of Texas as she tries to keep the county safe from COVID-19. Lina Hidalgo a fresh dispatch from the old guard As COVID-19 was ravaging New York, Lina Hidalgo saw the writing on the wall. […]
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People Making a difference
Patricia Esteves has a project attempting to unite the country as one.
As I walked in between protest movements at the Democratic Debate at TSU. Patricia Esteves was giving away T-Shirts. Her T-Shirts say.
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
Texans Win. But why do it the hard way?
The Texans vs Bills game was exciting but it should have ended in regulation. Bill O’Brien is lucky to have stellar players.
Simone Biles named female athlete of the year | khou.com
Simone Biles continues to make Houston proud as she wins female athlete of the year. Congratulations! COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Gymnastics powerhouse Simone Biles has been named the 2019 Team USA Female Olympic Athlete of the Year after another record-setting performance in competition this year. Biles topped a list of award-winners of the honors presented […]
Entertainment
Alex Trebek has died at age 80 | CTV News
Alex Trebek, the Canadian broadcaster who found fame in the United States as a game show host, has died at the age of 80.
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.
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.
Netroots Nation
Nail salon owner turned political activist and senatorial candidate to save her industry (VIDEO)
Many believe that as one person they cannot be impactful. When asked what made her run for the Georgia state senate, Tamara Johnson-Shealey said, “Watching my industry unfold, that is where my passion came from. But then watching my community, watching things happen in my state, I could not not run.”
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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.
Occupy Movement
San Diego March In Solidarity with Occupy Wall Street by CNN iReporter Chris Morrow
By Chris Morrow Under the weight of the forcible and late night eviction of the epicenter of the Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park, activists have called for a march in solidarity with them. Occupy San Diego is sponsoring this act of solidarity. “, Occupy San Diego Tonight at 6pm the march of 200+ started […]
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.
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Egberto On TV
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Egberto Mentioned In Media
Kingwood Area Democrats to host fundraiser, collect donations for veterans–The Tribune 2012-01-23
KADS to host fundraiser, collect donations for veterans Monday, January 23, 2012 – Trilla Cook Democrats, independents and disenchanted Republicans, from around the Kingwood-Atascocita-Humble area are invited to attend and support Democratic efforts in Northeast Harris County. The Kingwood Area Democrats (KAD) will host a fundraising brunch and 2012 Democratic candidate meet and greet […]
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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 […]
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Environment
Were frozen wind turbines the reason for Texas’ historic power outages recently?
Were frozen wind turbines the reason for Texas’ historic power outages recently? Absolutely not. There are wind turbines working well in the artic. But …
How does climate modeling work?
Climate models are 3D figures of the Earth’s surface that demonstrate the cycling of energy and materials through the atmosphere, oceans and land.