Both Chuck Todd and George Stephanopoulos grilled Trump’s spokesmen, Peter Navarro and Larry Kudlow, as they continued spilling lies and misinformation.
General News
Ali Velshi strikes again with an economic truth seldom told on cable
There are few cable or network news hosts willing to go where Ali Velshi goes economically and politically. He has the skill set necessary to get the point across without excessive offense to the sensibilities of the oligarchy.
Biden’s Latino/African American gaffe was no gaffe at all. He’s right.
Once more the media got played and with that many Americans. Joe Biden’s Latin American/African American gaffe was not a gaffe at all.
Pelosi hits back at MSNBC host about negotiations ‘It’s not just about dollars. It’s about values’
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was interviewed on MSNBC. She had to firmly but graciously hit back at the host about blame in the current stimulus negotiations’ failure.
Professor Dr. Eddie Glaude unloads on Trump’s silly claim about his works for black folk.
An incredulous and visibly upset Dr. Eddie Glaude had quite a few words for Donald Trump’s claim implying why he is good for black people.
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A Few Takes
The leaders of the Evangelical pews are no less corrupt than the one they support, Trump.
It seems Evangelical leaders are even closer in morality and intellect to Trump than I thought. That is, they share a lack of them both. To post a picture willfully doing what is unacceptable to his own church, Jerry Falwell Jr. shows what we all knew. There is not much upstairs. The Evangelical leaders have […]
New York NRA lawsuit: AG James accuses gun group execs of self-dealing
The #NRA and its Thug-In-Chief @WayneLaPierreJr are being sued by New York. The suit pretty much alleges they’ve ripped off their members by using their donations as a personal piggy bank. #PoliticsDoneRight
Opinion | The Real Reason the American Economy Boomed After World War II – The New York Times
How expanding opportunity for women, immigrants and nonwhite workers helped everyone — and why we need to do so again.
Radio Shows: Politics Done Right
Social Security Works Exec. Dir. talks Social Security, Stimulus, Trump fraud on America
Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works explains that Donald Trump has started the destruction of Social Security. We also discuss Trump’s latest fraud on Americans.
Anand Bhat, Medical Doctor, Political Activist, & Blogger reveals interesting stats on COVID-19 disparities
Activist Doctor Anand Bhat did a deep dive into the COVID disparities and found a representative study that reveals some interesting facts.
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Columnists
Popping wheelies in a pandemic: Would be funny if it weren’t so tragic for us.
Pandemic, shmandemic. They dined together, drank together, partied together. They did what any virus would endorse.
Trump’s Tantrum Against TikTok Is No Laughing Matter
President Donald Trump has made it clear he would like to ban the video-making app TikTok. We need to take this move more seriously than it is taken.
Guest Bloggers
Black Lives Matter: Resisting the Propaganda of Status Quo Defenders
The evidence of racial injustice in our system of law enforcement is overwhelming. There are areas in which scientific research has convincingly shown that Black Americans are treated much worse than their white counterparts.
Mr. Yoho, Get Help!
Mr. Yoho, you must hate yourself, but leave your hate for your tortured mind, be a decent human being and admit to your fears and failures.
Local News
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. […]
Harris County Clerk Diane Trautman resigns effective May 31st, 2020.
Diane Trautman was a part of the Blue Wave that overtook Houston in 2018 for the most important job of Harris County Clerk. After a year and five months, Diane is resigning.
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Environment
Is it true that being around a waterfall makes you feel good?
The notion of waterfalls making you happy is often viewed as an “old wives’ tale,” but there may be some truth to it given the so-called “negative ions” pervasive in such environments.
Is DEET natural and safe and which formulations and concentrations are advised?
Many of us are concerned about the safety of DEET for our health and the environment. According to the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG), exposure …
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.
Brialle Ringer: Pleasure activism keeps people engaged
Young activist, Brialle Ringer, a Living Room Conversations, Communications Partner, made me think. Pleasure activism is where it is at.
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
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.
Anthony Bourdain, Chef, Travel Host and Author, Is Dead at 61 – The New York Times
Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef extraordinaire committed suicide in Paris. He will be missed for both his cooking and his insight.
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
These guys intend to cleanup and rebuild Detroit
Detroit’s Blight Busters If one listens to the common wisdom on Detroit from the outside, one would believe the city is a lost cause. Being in Detroit with Netroots Nation 2014 told a completely different story.It was evident that that continuous spark necessary to rebuild the city is coming from within. Maybe that is why no one […]
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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
Occupy Kingwood – Sustainable Occupy 23 Weeks Strong (2012-05-26)
Occupy Kingwood VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL We are now at our Sustainable Informational Occupy Kingwood Week 23. This was a very special Occupy Kingwood especially because of two of our neighbors that stopped by. It proves further why we must be out there, why we must remain engaged. More importantly it sadly shows that […]
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
Egberto on CNN on Notre Dame Protest of President Obama’s Commencement Speech
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Egberto Mentioned In Media
Time-lapse photography is an old trick turning new again
FULL STORY By Lila King, CNN March 5, 2010 11:58 a.m. EST Time was, if you wanted to make a time-lapse film, first you had to build a machine. In the late 1920s, John Ott was an American high school student with a passion for photography and a lot of time on his hands. He […]
Houston Chronicle Covers My Radio Show “Politics Done Right” At #OccupyHouston Rally
I will admit to be completely surprised by the Houston Chronicle covering the first radio show to stream live from Tranquility Park in Houston Texas for the Occupy Houston Rally. I did not even know they took pictures or interviewed Evan Carroll who has been spending the nights “occupying” even as he works his software […]
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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