Nikki Haley did not mince her words as she pointed out why Republicans should pick her, not Donald Trump, lest Kamala Harris becomes president.
General News
![Comedian Christopher Titus schooled MAGA on some sad realities about their stances.](https://egbertowillies.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Christopher-titus-348x180.jpg)
Comedian Christopher Titus schooled MAGA on some sad realities about their stances.
Christopher Titus schooled whichever MAGA is willing to listen to the inconvenient truth that they are being screwed by the folks they are voting for.
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Kamala Harris will be the President with complete grassroots support.
When President Biden told us that we could decide the country’s direction, he meant that it would require all hands on deck to make Kamala Harris our President.
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We discussed the enslaved minds of too many Americans after this listener’s disappointing comment.
Enslaved minds: We have been brainwashed from birth that somehow the rich are deserving of their wealth even as, in the aggregate, it is made on the backs of the working class and middle class. This narrative dispels it.
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MAGA caller fails to refute progressive host assertions of Trump and MAGA’s lies & depravity.
A #MAGA caller accused the Host of Politics Done Right of constantly lying about Trump, MAGA., and more. When asked to name them specifically, he frustratingly caved to just arguing.
The Hartmann Report
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“Free Trade” Has Put America & Democracy At the Mercy of China
Bringing our manufacturing back from overseas will reverse the 40-year-long slide of the American middle class and rebuild our nation’s security & economy. China is threatening the United States: this could get very ugly, very quickly. Here’s what’s happening. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning a trip to Taiwan, the first for a Speaker in […]
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How Will Trump’s Deadly Sabotage Of America End?
use he has not been held to account, Trumpism has spread across the US landscape like metastasized cancer, with GOP politicians who aspire to corrupt strongman status emulating him in every state
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The Abortion Firestorm is also a White Freak-out About the Browning of America
America is no longer all-white or all-under-white-control and white supremacists on the Court are bound and determined to do something about it
Guest Bloggers
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To Support Public Education, Vote Molly Cook
Molly Cook, an ER nurse and organizer who served as the sparkplug of the movement that passed Houston’s Prop B last November, and Jarvis Johnson, the current State House representative for House District 139. I am voting for Molly, and public ed is one of the main reasons why.
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Did Kim Ogg and Rachel Hooper Let Jared Woodfill Off the Hook for Fraud?
Former Woodfill Client Claims Ogg Dropped the Ball and “Mishandled” the Case, Which Was “Closed Abruptly.” Jared Woodfill, Kim Ogg, and Rachel Hooper are all back in the news again. This time, they’re all in one big story.
League of Independent Voters of Texas
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Imperial Governance and Constitutional Wreckage • LIV News, July 29, 2021
Are imperial governance and the related constitutional wreckage taking Texans down a dangerous path to a constitutional crisis?
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The elephant in the Texas voting booth that neither party wants to talk about.
The elephant in the Texas voting booth that neither party wants to talk about is the suppression of a plurality of Texas voters. Surprise! There are more non-aligned and independent Texans than Democrats or Republicans.
Egberto Mentioned In Media
Sotomayor nomination: Is it about ethnicity? – CNN.com
Others agree, saying Sotomayor is simply a reflection of the modern United States. “As a woman and Hispanic, she brings a necessary flavor to the court that reflects what America is,” said Egberto Willies of Kingwood, Texas. “She is the new face of America,” added Jimmy Deol of Toronto, Canada. “She’s a woman, she’s of […]
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Quoted At This Just In CNN.com Blogs – Time to bring troops home? Afghan massacre makes some wonder
I actually agree with Ron Paul quite a bit on foreign policy only (ONLY FOREIGN POLICY). We need to stay out of other countries’ business. The reality is the top one percent reap the rewards for what the average American taxpayer pays for and the average soldier bleeds and dies for. We have a big […]
Egberto On TV
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I was a guest on HuffPost Live Today Discussing The Election & Other Topics (VIDEO)
Sound Off On Polls The Community sounds off with Josh on Obama’s lead in the polls, Candy Crowley’s moderating style and the two American economists who won a Nobel Prize. The Community sounds off with Josh on Obama’s lead in the polls, Candy Crowley’s moderating style and the two American economists who won a Nobel… […]
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I was a guest on HuffPost Live Today Discussing 4 Front Page Topics (VIDEO)
I was a guest on HuffPost Live today. We were discussing 4 articles they emailed us before the show. Sound Off On Debates The Community sounds off with Ahmed Shihab-Eldin on Obama’s explanation of his debate performance and how a Pro-Life Congressman asked his mistress to get an abortion. Originally aired on October 10, 2012 […]
Egberto’s Published Articles
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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 […]
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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 […]
Battleground Texas
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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.
Occupy Movement
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Evicting The Occupy Wall Street Movement Will Not Stop The Movement
I have visited the Occupy DC movement 2 days after its inception. I also visited Occupy Washington DC. I did my radio show at Occupy Houston (more interviews) . I video taped and covered bank divestment day in Houston TX. This movement is real. Our politicians and our corporatist can try to stop it. However […]
Netroots Nation
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My Netroots Nation 2019 Experience: Day 0, the most difficult ever.
Netroots Nation 2019 Day 0 was the hardest pre-conference day I’ve had in the near decade I’ve been attending the event. I am BEAT!
Coffee Party Posts
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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.
Columnists
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The Imperative to Reduce the Chances of a Trump Victory
Let’s face it: Donald Trump is in a stronger position than ever to win a second term in November, with his active supporters even more motivated in the wake of the shooting Saturday. Preventing a
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Deference to Joe Biden from Bernie Sanders Has Become Nonsensical
I love Bernie Sanders. By most measures, he’s the greatest senator in the last 50 years. I was very glad to be a Sanders delegate to the 2016 and 2020 Democratic National Conventions. But when Bernie
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More Than Ever, Trump’s Most Effective Campaign Ally Is Joe Biden
When Joe Biden’s ABC News interview aired on Friday night, it made clear that he should not be running for re-election. Rather than reduce the concerns sparked by his abysmal debate performance eight
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Who You Gonna Believe, Biden Loyalists or Your Own Eyes and Ears?
Almost as appalling as President Biden’s debate performance are the efforts of his loyalists to pretend that what 50 million viewers saw and heard didn’t happen or didn’t really matter. What has
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Bowman Was Defeated by a Toxic Blend of Zionism and Militarism
The meaning of such declarations is rote complicity with nonstop U.S. military aid to Israel as it maintains a siege of Gaza that has already lasted more than 260 days. During that time, the U.N. high
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Hummingbirds Are in Rapid Decline
In Native American lore, bees symbolize community; Celtic myths tell us bees are spirit messengers from the Otherworld. Around the world, butterflies evoke the promise of metamorphosis. And the
A Few Takes
Original Sin? Or Original Choice?
I subscribe to a lot of newsletters. I don’t always get around to reading them daily, just like I am sure many cannot read every one of my “Egberto Off The Record” newsletters. After all, I send out 1 to 5 every day, depending on the day’s news. I served on the Coffee Party USA […]
![Joy-Ann Reid did the best job of covering the real TikTok narrative, the hidden billionaires.](https://egbertowillies.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Joy-Ann-Reid-did-the-best-job-of-defining-the-TikTok-narrative-the-hidden-billionaires-348x180.jpg)
Joy-Ann Reid did the best job of covering the real TikTok narrative, the hidden billionaires.
Joy-Ann Reid and Robert Reich provided the best coverage of the insane TikTok fiasco. Unlike the shallow coverage elsewhere, they hit the real issues.
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Maddow Blog: Stefanik picks the wrong fight, asks whether we were better off in 2020
But the idea that conditions in the United States got worse after Trump left the White House is demonstrably ridiculous.
People Making a difference
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Savannah Smith details her experience in Cameroon & early exit due to COVID-19
Savannah Smith had experiences in Cameroon cut short by COVID-19. This is an important story for several reasons as explored in the interview.
![Arturo Jacobo, PE, discusses his major CA Hwy project described in Humanizing The Highway.](https://egbertowillies.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Arturo-Jacobo-PE-discusses-his-major-CA-Hwy.-project-described-in-Humanizing-The-Highway-348x180.jpg)
Arturo Jacobo, PE, discusses his major CA Hwy project described in Humanizing The Highway.
Arturo Jacobo discusses humanizing the freeway in our “People Making A Difference” series. He has written the book “Humanizing The Highway – A Case Study,”
Local News
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Kingwood Texas Floods Again, May 2024.
Once again, the Kingwood, Texas, area is experiencing a significant flood. It is becoming a way of life that engineering can solve, but our political and economic system proves incapable of mitigating.
![This foul-mouthed attendant at Houston's Abilities Expo was a disservice to all disabled attendees.](https://egbertowillies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/This-foul-mouthed-attendant-at-Houstons-Abilities-Expo-was-a-disservice-to-all-disabled-attendees-348x180.jpg)
This foul-mouthed attendant at Houston’s Abilities Expo was a disservice to all disabled attendees.
This weekend I took my daughter, who’s had two strokes and is compromised on her left side, to Houston’s Abilities Expo. We encountered a rude, insensitive, foul-mouthed attendant.
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Judge Hidalgo issues mask mandate for Harris County schools, joining the chorus defying Gov. Abbott
This is what leadership looks like; unlike the Humble Independent School Board, whose lack of science-based serious care for our most precious resources, our kids, have already endangered many of their lives, our county leaders are acting responsibly.
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Mike Collier is not wasting any time in defeating Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. At Last!
Our local Kingwood Texas friend, Mike Collier (@CollierForTexas), is ready to kick the failed Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick out of office. Finally, someone who instead of giving away the store to corporate friends will do the bidding for Texas citizens.
Entertainment
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Chris Rock used his new Netflix skit Selective Outrage to slam Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.
I watched Chris Rock on Netflix this morning. It was clear that the Will Smith slap at the Oscars has affected Chris Rock’s comedy.
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The movie “Honk For Jesus” brought back memories of a CNN iReport I did on Bishop Eddie Long.
Just got back from the movie “Honk for Jesus.” It felt familiar. A woman told my wife, “That’s the Eddie Long story.” Yes, it is similar to the iReport I did in 2010.
![Message To Garth Brooks: Took this superfan lots of money & attempts to finally see you in Houston.](https://egbertowillies.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Message-To-Garth-Brooks-Took-this-super-fan-lots-of-money-attempts-to-finally-see-you.-Shoutout--348x180.jpg)
Message To Garth Brooks: Took this superfan lots of money & attempts to finally see you in Houston.
Garth Brooks super fan Debra Willey finally got to see you in Houston, TX, after several attempts and several thousand dollars — a shoutout maybe to her?
Environment
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How are satellites helping solve our environmental problems?
In our ever-evolving quest to address and mitigate environmental problems, the role of satellites has become increasingly significant.
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What is being done to phase out Styrofoam
Plastic foam, better known under its brand name of Styrofoam, has been used for insulation, packaging and foodware (cups, takeout containers, etc.) for decades.
Sports
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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.
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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 […]
Move To Amend
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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.