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When Should the War Against Biden's Neoliberal Policies Begin?

The plague doctor cometh, and he don't cometh cheap.by Thomas NeuburgerA re-elected Trump will almost certainly be welcomed with a General Strike. —Yours trulyCynic that I am, I'm convinced that Biden will betray us the minute he's in office. OK, not the exact minute, but pretty soon thereafter.His current campaign promises include...

Cops Addicted to Violence: According to Whistleblower, LA Sheriff's Deputy Killed Teen to Join Sheriff Department Murder Gang

Tattoo alleged to identify a murderous band of Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who many in the community "see as a criminal gang within law enforcement" (source; photo: Sweeney Firm / Glickman & Glickman)by Thomas NeuburgerIt's not news that a subset of almost every police and sheriff's department in the country is

If the Margin of Victory Is Smaller Than the Number of Rejected Ballots, the Courts Will Decide the Election

by Thomas NeuburgerThe November election is shaping up as a mess no matter what happens. Forget the politics for a moment and consider just the logistics. From a practical standpoint, it will be next to impossible for any state that doesn't already do full-on vote-by-mail — which is most of them ­— to even conduct it.Almost all of the post-Covid primaries produced questionable results, even though Biden was by then the shoe-in nominee.

Global Warming Is Accelerating. (In Other News, Democrats Reverse Platform, Won't End Fossil Fuel Subsidies)

The three colors in the chart represent odds that a season will be perceived as cool (blue), normal (white) or hot (red). In 1950 to 1980, if represented on a six-sided dice, there were two blue sides, two red sides and two white sides. "The dice are now loaded, really loaded. ... Four sides of the die are now red (hot) and one side is deep red for extreme heat, more than three standard deviations warmer than in 1951-1980.