The Reality Check hosts unpack the Blue Tsunami, MAGA’s defeat, billionaire influence, and why Democrats must deliver economic relief and accountability.
General News
Mike Barnicle Exposes the Blue Tsunami That Crushed MAGA—And Warns Democrats About 2028
Mike Barnicle breaks down the historic 2026 Democratic tsunami that crushed MAGA in Texas and beyond. Can Democrats deliver for working people before 2028?
Abdul El-Sayed Won by 7 Points. Why Is Steve Kornacki Still Pushing the Moderate Democrat Myth?
El-Sayed defeated Mike Rogers by nearly 340,000 votes. Why does Steve Kornacki suggest a moderate could do better? The Reality Check exposes corporate media’s progressive double standard.
Ayman Mohyeldin Destroys the Right-Left False Equivalence: Accountability Is Not Revenge
Ayman Mohyeldin dismantles right-left false equivalence and explains why confronting GOP bigotry and demanding accountability do not equal political revenge.
Don Huffines Blasts Texas GOP: “They Never Cared About You”
Don Huffines blasts Abbott, Patrick, and Texas GOP leaders: “They never cared about you.” His furious remarks expose a party reckoning after defeat.
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
Guest Bloggers
A public offer to Lt. Gov. Patrick: Enroll In My Texas History Class
See the letter I sent to the Chronicle on Friday, just after the Alamo story initially appeared. The CEO of the Alamo Trust quit the next day. Let’s see if they will run it.
Blood As Money
Imagine a vampire that uses you as its host. He comes to you in the night to feed, draining you of your blood, leaving you weak and vulnerable. He doesn’t feed on you every night, for he has many hosts.
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
My CNN iReport On Michael Jackson Got Quoted In Rolling Stone Magazine
From Rolling Stone: In the days that followed, news channels, TV specials, feature magazines and front pages tried to understand what happened. Not so much the events of Jackson’s death – though there was confusion surrounding that – but rather the nature of his life and legacy. He was a man with a complicated […]
The Tribune Article On The Firework Attack On My Home
The Tribune took up the story of my home being firebombed with fireworks in Kingwood, TX. This was a very frightening experience for my wife and daughter. As I told the reporter, if they try this again, we will be ready to protect our property. Act of delinquency in Kingwood casts shadow on New Year […]
Egberto On TV
Houston Chronicle’s Coverage Of Texans’ Day Of Outrage where Tea Party Activist Assaults The Speaker (VIDEO)
This is the Houston Chronicles coverage of the Texans’ Day Of Outrage where a Tea Party activists assaults the one of the speakers at the event. I presented video from a different angle that shows where the Tea Party activist actually hit a bystander with his bullhorn. The event was a successful protest against the […]
My Daughter Ashley Willies Was Featured on CNN/HLN Series ‘I Am America’ (VIDEO)
My daughter submitted an iReport for the “I Am America” series at CNN. She said they wanted to interview her for the iReport submission she made.
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 (2012-11-17)
Occupy Kingwood VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL We had a great Occupy Kingwood today. Our numbers were very high. Kevin Higgins had a sign party yesterday and brought a ton of new signs. Over the last few weeks we discussed the future of our local movement post-election. Occupy Kingwood will be morphing into a chapter […]
Netroots Nation
Detroit Activist Maureen Taylor’s message to those who think it’s only those people’s problem
Maureen Taylor’s message is succinct and prescient There was a gem that many missed at Netroots Nation 2014. That gem was a well-received speech by Detroit activist Maureen Taylor. I recorded her on Thursday of the event, uploaded it to YouTube, and then went on to another panel. As I recorded I remember thinking that […]
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: ICE: America’s unchecked pathology
What was Wilber Rafael Garces Perez delivering that day? Panda Express? Papacitos? Something from Tamale House? Whatever the case, he apparently needed killing for it. But the Austin DoorDash
Young column: As American as — Bad Bunny
As American as -- Bad Bunny I didn’t know him from Yosemite Sam. But here’s the thing: The only reason I watched the Super Bowl was Bad Bunny. I don’t dig his genre. I didn’t understand a word.
Young column: Stephen Miller makes a name for himself
Stephen Miller makes a name for himself Their claim was self-defense, sir.Just don’t believe your eyes.It’s our blood and bonesAnd these whistles and phonesAgainst Miller and Noem’s dirty
Young column: Cover-ups are what he does best
“Either you want to advance the cover-up or you want the truth to come out.” – Congressman Jamie Raskin. Multiple choice. Was he referring to: A) A cover-up to mask extensive engagement with
Young column: ‘Riots!’ in Portland and fake news on Fox
I saw the president call the ABC reporter “fake news.” That’s a laugh. The reporter was asking about his obsequiousness with murderous Saudi dictator Mohammed bin Salman while Don and Eric, aka
Young column: Cover-ups are what he does best
“Either you want to advance the cover-up or you want the truth to come out.” – Congressman Jamie Raskin. Multiple choice. Was he referring to: A) A cover-up to mask extensive engagement with
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
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.
White woman’s response to black man who carjacked her at gunpoint a lesson for all.
This white woman’s response to a black man who hijacked her card should present the template for the empathy we should have across the board.
Local News
Texas Ethics Commission Investigating Houston Mayor John Whitmire
The Texas Ethics Commission has accepted jurisdiction over the allegation of impropriety with Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s $60,000+ “901 Bagby: Inside the Mayor’s Office” podcast.
RESOLUTION OF ENDORSEMENT MORATORIUM FOR MAYOR JOHN WHITMIRE
The resolution condemns John Whitmire for aiding GOP power, legitimizing authoritarian politics, and violating Democratic values, calling for accountability and denial of future party endorsements.
PanTex’s celebration of Latin American and American veterans over the weekend is unmatched.
Panama Texas Connection Foundation, aka PanTex, celebrated it’s Veterans’ Day Weekend with The “Cuerpo de Bomberos” from Panamá who participated in our gala and picnic culminating with the parade.
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.
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
Is it true the northern lights will be more intense over the next 50 years.
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true the northern lights will be more intense over the next 50 years, and if so, why? Will this have any negative effect on our environment? — H. Binger, via e-mail
What can we do to make our neighborhoods more walkable?
Dear EarthTalk: What can we do to make our neighborhoods more walkable? – D.F., New York, NY
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.