Donald Trump is an interesting character. While many are scared that violence and totalitarianism are in the air. That eventuality is not new. The president of violence and totalitarianism Donald Trump was on a call with the governors. The violence and totalitarianism he represents were in full vogue. The Washington Post reported the call as […]
General News
Mainstream media correspondent fed up, calls out racism live
ABC correspondent, the normally stoic Pierre Thomas, appeared on This Week and pointed out the indignities of racism he has encountered. Pierre Thomas talks about racism Pierre Thomas is always on point and stoic. He simply tells the news always abstracting himself from it. “The majority of law enforcement officials as best we can tell […]
MSNBC host shocked by stats: Black men’s death-by-cop greater than winning Scratch-Offs.
MSNBC Host Katy Tur was shocked that black men have better odds of demise-by-cop than winning a scratch-off.
These are protests. They want to frame it differently to maintain the antiseptic enslavement of us all. READ!
I speak often of antiseptic slavery. It affects us all. And it would do us well to understand the concept as it is killing us by thousands of cuts.
Fox News slam does not stop Ali Velshi from calling out cops and context-appropriate reporting.
Fox News decided that they would caricature Velshi’s factual reporting on the George Floyd murder protests in Minneapolis. Did Ali Velshi was not deterred.
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A Few Takes
George Floyd Live Updates: Officer Chauvin Is in Custody – The New York Times
The officer who pinned George Floyd is in custody. The former police officer who was seen on video using his knee to pin down George Floyd, a black man who later died, has been taken into custody, the authorities announced on Friday, after days of protest escalated with the burning of a police station in […]
If this isn’t murder-by-police then I really don’t know what is.
If anyone wonders why I have been saying for some time I avoid the police as much as possible, this is classic. These officers know they are being watched but they know in America some lives don’t matter. There are generally no consequences for going just too far. That is why it was so upsetting […]
A white woman attacked a Black girl then apologized with a cookie offer. REALLY!
These stories are either getting worse or they are getting more coverage. But it says much about the humanity of a person who judges a kid simply by their hue and their own prejudices.
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Trump to cut Medicare & Social Security – Doctors support Medicare for All.
Donald Trump said he is ready to break his Medicare / Social Security promise in 2nd Term. Doctors are supporting Medicare for all in droves.
Hillary’s Bernie attack was shameful. More doctor organizations supporting Medicare for All.
Hillary’s attack on Bernie has two purposes, slow down his momentum & 2nd, refuse to accept responsibility for her loss. More doctors onboard Medicare for All.
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Columnists
Newsweek Fails to Note That White House Reopening Guidelines Make Absolutely No Sense
Newsweek had a piece with the headline: Illinois Is Only State to Meet All Federal Criteria for Reopening, Will Move to Phase 3 on Friday. Guess what!
Baseless blather by full diaper-rash-mode baby Trump on voting by mail
If you want spoiled Baby Donald Trump to go full mode diaper rash, mention an alternative to risking one’s life at the polls.
Guest Bloggers
Trump Is No Accident: And the sooner we figure it out the better.
We need to be clear about Donald Trump sooner than later. He is the representation of something that we have seen but thought we were immune to.
The majority of church history has been a complete rejection of Christ.
Cody Pogue’s essay is a sharp indictment on the church in a manner that congregants can absorb. The onus is on them for the necessary change.
Local News
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.
One dead at Bellaire High School shooting in Texas.
Once again we have a gun situation at a school. One kid is dead after a shooting at Bellaire High School in the Houston Metropolitan Area.
Don’t let this happen to you hanging Christmas light or just climbing.
I’m leaving politics for a few minutes to post this basic human story. Don’t ruin your Christmas climbing without safety precautions. It could be fatal.
BREAKING: 3rd homicide in my sleepy suburb of Kingwood Texas?
There was a homicide in Kingwood. Sadly this is the 2nd homicide event this year. The other one I know of occurred shockingly on my street.
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Environment
Will the decline in carbon emissions continue after the COVID-19 pandemic is over?
No one is happy about the havoc the Coronavirus has wreaked, but one bright side has been the reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that occurred.
What are the ways for using environmental civil disobedience to accomplish our goals?
Environmental proponents have been practicing civil disobedience in various forms for decades if not longer. And we must again.
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.
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.
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 […]
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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
WFP National Director Maurice Mitchell discusses Progressives, centrism, and electability
The Working Families Party National Director, Maurice Mitchell, discussed centrism and electability in a manner all Americans must hear sooner rather than later.
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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 The PGA – Saturday, May 24th, 2014 – Benton Harbor, MI
Occupy The PGA Occupy The PGA Contact:Â Rev. Edward Pinkney (269)925-0001 banco9342@sbcglobal.net Protest all injustices being forced on our town 11:00am – City hall, 200 Wall St., Benton Harbor, MI, 49022 11:30am – Press conference History of some Benton Harbor murders In southwestern Michigan, the St. Joseph River enters Lake Michigan between the towns […]
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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In hard times, Americans still thankful–CNN.com
(CNN) — This Thanksgiving holiday, Linda Moses is thankful just to be alive. The 54-year-old Texas woman was in a car crash in August with her son, his pregnant wife and a family friend. They were on their first family vacation together in the coastal area of Rockport when a texting driver veered into their […]
CNN.com – Interviews give veterans a voice, iReporters a cause
Veterans have fought for the country without asking why. When they come home, it is shameful the way they are treated and the support they get. CNN created an iReport.com project to interview these heroes. Katie Hawkins-Gaar, an Associate Producer at CNN presents this telling article. Click here for the full CNN article. In Kingwood, […]
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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