humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of politicians, legislators, activists, women in politics and the everyday voter.
Losers and Suckers
You all know the story of how the draft dodger-in-chief referred to those who died in conflict as losers and suckers. But then again, how is this not surprising from someone who told John McCain that he wasn't a hero because he got caught (1) or mocked the family of Captain Humayun Khan (2) yet, the Orange Fuhrer himself wussed his way out of any real fighting because of his "daddy's influence, the cowardice of the draft board and the doctor who proved himself to be a quack and falsified his diagnosis.
By Johann Hollar3 years ago in The Swamp
GLSDB On The Way To Ukraine
Reuters reported in late November 2022 that the Pentagon was considering sending Ukraine the GLSDB weapon. Then on 20 January 2023 the Telegram channel Ukraine War — Intel News included GLSDB on the extensive list of weapons Ukraine was expecting over the coming weeks.
By James Marinero3 years ago in The Swamp
Competent leaders and informed citizens are required…
--- "Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people. When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the law; when it is a question of putting one person before another in positions of public responsibility, what counts is not membership of a particular class, but the actual ability which the man possesses."
By Brandon Mothershed3 years ago in The Swamp
Words That Make Every Injustice Instantly Easier to Talk About
Language is hard. It can be both a necessary tool for liberation and also a barrier — something that we go around in circles again and again without making actual progress on a chosen issue. Some people are so focused on how to speak correctly that they never act: trapped in a prison of their own shame and guilt.
By Alex Mell-Taylor3 years ago in The Swamp
