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Responsibility for Murder? I Do Not Recall a Deluge of Threats Coming from Dems

The murder of a fellow human being is not acceptable (period). Prof. Heather has a good take on what took place and want has been said. September 12, 2025 Letters from an American Since a gunman murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, both social media […]

Trump’s Tariffs exceeded his power under IEEPA

Briefly: Two similar versions of the same tariffs case. What we are waiting on is whether SCOTUS will hear this case as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the Court of Interntional Appeals ruling by a vote of 7-4. “Group of small businesses calls on Supreme Court to decide tariffs case,” SCOTUSblog. With […]

Federal Judges

The judges are ‘sounding the alarm’ over Supreme Court’s overuse of the shadow docket. Somebody *had* to say it. – Kathryn Rubino “In A Bold Move, Federal Judges Are Calling Out The Supreme Court’s Bullsh*t,” Above the Law There’s a pretty clear hierarchy in the federal judiciary, with the nine justices on the Supreme Court […]

RFK Jr bafflegab

RFK Jr is testifying today at a Senate panel on HHS policies. Sen. Wyden said the secretary “stacked the deck” of a vaccines committee, replacing scientists with “vaccine skeptics and conspiracy theorists.” Kennedy said his actions “got rid of the conflicts of interests” he said had pervaded such panels. So according to RFK Jr, scientific […]

Florida bids to be the next Wuhan

Florida is set to drop all state vaccine mandates. Look for Florida EDs to fill up with children suffering from preventable diseases. Of course, the civilized states can maintain theirs, but there’s no way to prevent Florida children and their families from traveling to other states. Other civilized countries are another matter. Look for some […]

Moving Children, Measles, Paper Maps, and Raking Grass

Prof. Heather at “Letters . . . ” has a summation commentary covering the latest BS or faux pas by Tr__p and company. Are not people doing the grand dragon master’s bidding and dictates becoming a wee bit embarrassed by now from all of their sneaking around? That is just 4 issues focusing bacl to […]

Compensation for January 6, Rioters?

This is a bridge too far in my opinion. They get the same treatment as those who were protesting in D.C. and across the nation during the seventies and sixties. The only difference being todays president was promoting them to indeed riot. “Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election,” Trump tweeted, even after he […]

Betting against the Trump tariffs

The right of Trump to impose tariffs at will and without Congressional approval is headed to the SCOTUS. What’s the odds that the tariffs will be overturned? Turns out there’s a market in tariff refunds if the SCOTUS rules against Trump: “In July the US government brought in $29.6 billion in tariff revenue compared to […]

The Damnedest of Times

Over the past fifty plus years bent politicians and Supreme Court Justices have been chipping away at America’s democracy as if it were a bad thing.  Did this in the special interests of any and all who found democracy a hindrance to getting their way.  Most, in return for receiving a little power and social […]

Three “no bills” in trying to Charge Sydney Lori Reid

My words of advice to anyone, do not inject yourself into anything involving the police if you can avoid it. You will go to jail. You will go to court. You will spend money. You will be stressed out even if you win. If you can without being noticed, copy conversations to report or back […]