The indictment of former FBI director, James Comey continues to raise eyebrows and tempers. For good reason. A formal charge of a serious crime by a US grand jury is no trifling matter. That said, the speed with which the clumsy and manipulative process is a story that needs to be told. First, here is... Continue Reading →
Food for thought, in a time of tariffs โ AKA Farmaggedon in the fields
Charlie Angus / The Resistance -- Trump Delivers Farmaggedon -- Sep 26, 2025 I used to look forward to the first shipments of Iowa sweet corn at the grocery store. It was a sign that BBQ season had arrived in the north. Not this year. When I saw the big bins of MADE IN USA... Continue Reading →
Dominance over decency โ A clinical evaluation of Donald Trump and his ilk
With thanks to Glen Witter for the share.Original link unknown Brent Molnar: Voice of Reason ~ "The Man-Child in Chief: Why Donald Trumpโs Behavior Isnโt Just Alarming โ Itโs Clinical โฆ At this point, calling Donald Trump a sociopath feels like stating water is wet. But throw that term around too loosely and people stop... Continue Reading →
Could be — The sleeping giant is awakening
Educator and author Robert Reich has been deeply immersing in US politics for a long time. He knows whoโs who and whatโs what more than most of us. So I trust his grasp of history, its details, and currents, and desperately hope he is right, that Trumpโs downfall might come soon. That said, then thereโs... Continue Reading →
I havenโt posted from Charlie Angus / The Resistance for a while now โ Itโs time
Originally posted here Sep 15, 2025 [Charlie Angus] I heard the news about Charlie Kirk's assassination as I was deeply engrossed in Timothy Snyder's book The Road to Unfreedom. At the time, I was pondering Snyder's statement that "blood is the ink of political fiction." Snyder, an expert in the history of fascism, was warning... Continue Reading →
“Trump is worse than anyone in our history” Ty Cobb
Shared by Stephen Greenhouse on Facebook Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb made some withering comments about Trump, writing, "He is worse than anyone in our history." Cobb wrote: "Trump is worse than anyone in our history in my experience and opinion. As people seem to have forgotten, I was very critical of Biden... Continue Reading →
Andrew Coyne on the dictatorship of Donald Trump
Andrew Coyne in the Globe and Mail, updated By now it should be clear that the subjection of the United States to the dictatorship of Donald Trump is no longer a theoretical possibility or even a distant probability. It is an imminent reality. It is not here, quite โ critics of the President remain at... Continue Reading →
J B Pritzker, Governor of Illinois to Donald Trump — Do not come to Chicago — You are not welcome here; you are not needed here
From Heather Cox Richardson on FacebookAugust 25, 2025 (Monday)Edited for length by KJG This morning, President Donald J. Trump talked to reporters as he signed several executive orders in the Oval Office. [. . .]. At the press opportunity, Trump claimed that he saved Washington, D.C.โwhere crime was at a 30-year low before he took... Continue Reading →
Competition: Who is worse? Trump or Vance? โ A horrible competition
[Ken Gray โ One way or another; Trump wonโt be around forever; this means J D Vance could assume the presidency. Eileen Workman probes this horrible possibility below.] [Eileen Workman] For all my friends who fear that JD Vance would make an even worse leader than Trump, I say: follow the energy thatโs already in... Continue Reading →
Forget the midterms โ Too little; Too late?
I continue to appreciate the US political analysis of by James B. Greenberg, a โpolitical ecologist.โ Such people donโt just report WHAT is happening; they explain WHY such things are happening and for how long. I have not altered Greenbergโs text in any way but have added emphasis in bold. I have also provided links... Continue Reading →