Gaius Publius
Trump's Eviction Moratorium Opens the Door for Medicare for All by Executive Order
Donald Trump declares a coronavirus national emergency on March 13, 2020 (source)by Thomas NeuburgerOn September 1, the Trump administration announced a nationwide moratorium on evictions to last until December 31, a full four months.
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...
Thoughts on the "End of Oil"
by Thomas NeuburgerThe phrase "the end is near" has overtones so cartoonish as to render it meaningless. Joke after joke has been built on this announcement, many of them excellent.
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
Member of Congress Asks Intel Agencies If They're Surveilling Members of Congress
Do America's intelligence agencies cast their shadow on the halls of Congress as well?by Thomas Neuburger"Collect it all." —NSA chief Keith Alexander in 2005This story is both very recent and old.
You Know In Your Heart That the Day of Real Resistance Is Coming
You know in your hearts that only a #SixtiesStyleMovement will address this situation. You know in your hearts that electeds are impotent or bought, and elections alone will never be enough.You know in your hearts that the day of Real Resistance is coming. How about now?
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.
