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Blood On Their Hands by Nancy OhanianOn Thursday, the Senate attempted to override Trump's veto of the joint resolution that directed him to remove American armed forced from hostilities against Iran that hadn't been authorized by Congress.

There were two important bills Congress passed on Wednesday-- a bad one and a good one. The bad one was a reauthorization of the USA Freedom Act (FISA). It passed 278-136. 75 Democrats and 60 Republicans voted against it. The Blue Dogs, New Dems and the corrupt Military Industrial Complex supporters led the way. Which Democrats voted against it? You know...

What Blows Up Must Come Down by Nancy OhanianClearly, Trump does at least one thing every day that shows him unfit for office. Yesterday, for example, it revolved around his corrupt relationship with the state of New York. A few weeks ago Trump had cut off the state's access to the Global Entry and other "trusted traveler" programs that allow travelers shorter airport lines and faster border crossings.

Writing for the American Independent on Friday, Dan Martin reported that Political activism skyrocketing among high schoolers. Martin wrote that "Since the 2016 election, high schools around the country have seen an explosion of activism by young people...

Never dependable in a pinchEven after 8 of the worst Democrats in the House-- each of whom absolutely deserves to be defeated for reelection, but is being bolstered by the DCCC-- sided with Trump in a failed attempt defeat the War Powers Resolution, The Hill reported Tuesday morning that there might be "as many as 10 Republican senators" who buck Trump on this crucial approach to constitutio

Last week-- on Fox News, no less-- Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R) said Trump should never have pulled out of the Iran nuclear agreement and that the assassination of Qassem Soleimani was a mistake, the two blunders together making the U.S.

This morning Bernie introduced the No War Against Iran Act with support from co-sponsors Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ed Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Marie Cantwell (D-WA) plus Congress members Ro Khanna (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and

And that's Gamba to the right of the banner at Friday night's citizens' protestMilwaukie Mayor Mark Gamba, who’s running for Congress in Oregon in a seat held by reactionary, warmonger Kurt Schrader,a hopeless corporate Blue Dog. Gamba was the first candidate I saw who sent a letter to his supporters talking exclusively about the assassinations and what that means in terms of his own candidacy.

Jamie Raskin (D-MD), is the guy people turn to when they want the sharpest insight into how the Constitution was meant to work and how it really does work. He's pretty much acknowledged the smartest constitutional scholar in any room. "The president just impeached by the House of Representatives for contorting U.S.

Alan Grayson: "We don’t let children play with guns, or even knives. So why would we let Donald Trump play with drones, missiles and nuclear weapons?"Mike Pompeo's bullshit about people dancing in the streets after Trump had Iranian leader Qassim Suleimani assassinated apparently didn't include members of the Iraqi Parliament.