MAGA is in for a shock as they find out their Obamacare subsidies are gone, causing their health insurance to double. Unfortunately, it will also affect those who voted responsibly.
General News
Rugged individualist MAGA caller who wants to pay no taxes is destroyed with his own words.
A MAGA caller called in defending Trump/MAGA policies, claiming he did not want to pay taxes, and all social programs should be gutted. Unfortunately, his argument was destroyed by his own words.
Many Democrats’ Epstein response show that theoretical empathy is no better than no empathy at all.
Democrats are partnering with some MAGA with an almost singular focus on the Epstein scandal’s damage to Trump, oblivious to base-activating time wasted — theoretical empathy meets no empathy.
If America stopped redistributing the working and middle class’s money to the rich, we’d be OK.
America currently supports socialism for the wealthy as it distributes money from the working and middle class to the rich, unlike happy countries like Denmark and the Netherlands.
Democrats are making a big mistake by joining the Trump Epstein scandal.
Democrats are repeating the mistake of attacking Trump on matters like the Jeffrey Epstein scandal that do not affect the poor, middle, and working class. Republicans will flip the message and win.
The Hartmann Report
“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 […]
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
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
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Guest Bloggers
The End of the Frontier means the end of America as we know it
Over a hundred years ago, a German professor stated that socialism failed on American shores because of a surplus roast beef, apple pie, and free real estate on the American western frontier.
On the Eve of World War III: Middle East Edition
One Tuesday afternoon, my grandfather picked up my sister and me from high school. He remarked that today marked nothing less than the beginning of World War Three.
League of Independent Voters of Texas
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?
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
Reactions to passage of health care bill are passionate – CNN.com
March 22, 2010 4:14 p.m. EDT (CNN) — The health care bill’s passage has struck such an emotional chord that more than 10,000 people have posted comments and sometimes deeply personal stories about it on CNN.com. Under the bill, which President Obama is expected to sign Tuesday at the earliest, most Americans will now […]
iReporters’ take on CNN GOP national security debate – CNN iReport Blog
iReporters’ take on CNN GOP national security debate Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Last night, the prospective GOP primary contenders gathered at George Washington University in Washingon, D.C., for a CNN-hosted debate on national security and foreign policy. Candidates squared off on the war in Afghanistan, immigration, aid to Pakistan, and why they believe they’d […]
Egberto On TV
Egberto on CNN on Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance
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Egberto On HLN On The CNN Tea Party Republican Debate
What Was Broadcast Yesterday after enduring the Republican debate for almost two hours I had a lot of material to blog. But I had to first do my CNN iReport submission. You know, all of us on the more Progressive side need to get as much air time, newspaper space, radio time, blog time, and […]
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 […]
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.
Occupy Movement
Occupy Kingwood – A Sustainable Form Of The Occupy Movement (2012-04-28) (VIDEO)
Occupy Kingwood VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Occupy Kingwood at week 19, growing, strong, and continually effective. This week we had many missing as it it’s the Saturday of Unite Against The War On Women Rally in Austin Texas. That notwithstanding, we had an effective Occupy and engaged a few people from their cars. Most […]
Netroots Nation
Intercept’s Ryan Grim talks Democratic Party loyalty problems, AOC, & much more.
I interviewed The Intercept’s Ryan Grim at Netroots Nation 2019 in Philadelphia. We discussed the Democratic Party, Nancy Pelosi, The Squad, and his new book.
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.
Columnists
Young column: Never you mind, child; free market will fix all
I missed the hearings, so I’m asking: When members of Congress quizzed Stephen Miran as this president’s choice to chair the Council of Economic Advisers, did anyone ask him to identify the planet
Young column: News flash: Supreme Court finds ‘equal’ unconstitutionalSupreme
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men hardly are created equal,” wrote the founders of this country. They continued: “Those of inherent privilege are endowed by their creator with
Young column: A war president with zero credibility
For the one-time reality-show guy, things just got real. Real except for any trustworthy explanation or justification about what happens or what he directs our military to do in the war into which
Young column: Make a wish for a racist police state
It says everything about the Little Dictator’s war on brown people that ICE began its June 6 raids in Los Angeles at a Home Depot. Just the place to find rapists, murderers and gang-bangers: Aisle
Young column: Safe in their tunnels and bunkers
Having grown up just past the dawn of the nuclear age, I remember having silly romantic notions as a child about the scariest thing imaginable: Fall-out shelters. A cozy concrete hang-out:
Why Every Student Needs Human Ecology Education Now
Human ecology education is a transformative program that focuses on the interplay between humans and our human ecosystem. It is an interdisciplinary educational field that combines physical and
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.
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.
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
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,”
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.
Local News
Houston Chronicle Endorses State Senator Molly Cook for reelection to SD-15.
Congratulations to State Senator Molly Cook (@MollyforTexas) for earning the endorsement of the Houston Chronicle for reelection to Senate District 15.
Why DA Kim Ogg must be expelled from the Democratic Party for her Ted Cruz endorsement.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg can’t endorse Ted Cruz under the law and order moniker. Ted Cruz was a participant in the attempted coup on America via his support for Donald Trump.
Harris County’s Guaranteed Income Program (Uplift Harris) is in Danger
Last April, Harris County passed a historic guaranteed income program. One of more than sixty pilot programs across the country,
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.
Entertainment
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.
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.
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
Where does Pope Leo stand on climate change.
On April 21, 2025, Pope Francis, known for his inclusivity to various communities worldwide, passed away after decades of serving as Pope of the Catholic church. Pope Leo XIV was inducted shortly thereafter
Is the prevalence of processed foods an environmental threat?
Warm supermarket bread. Mouth-watering hot dogs. Fizzy, sweet soda. Processed and ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are pervasive in American diets.
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 […]
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.