I served in the U.S. Army 36 years ago. And my son—who’s had opportunities I never did as a Salvadoran immigrant—chose to follow in my footsteps, joining the California National Guard. After ...

On Friday afternoon, military-gear-clad ICE agents launched aggressive raids throughout Los Angeles. At one location, SEIU-USWW President David Huerta was assaulted, injured and detained while advocat...

I joined the site back in 2013 (but didn’t really start posting on a regular basis until 2021 or thereabouts). Upon joining I was faced with the choice every person makes creating an account, what to ...

Before I delve into the meat of this, I need to make 2 things very clear up front. The only people who should make a decision about peace in Ukraine are the Ukrainians. I am not suggesting what they s...

In the natural focus on the daily atrocities of this administration, it’s not clear to me that a majority of the prominent opposition understands the depth of our problems. One of the appreciations I ...

Article V of the Constitution is better known by the average person (well, maybe not average) as the means by which the US Constitution is Amended. But also present in Article V is a lesser known prov...

In the days, months, and years ahead it will be important for people who value democracy to band together to fight against the forces of authoritarianism. Unfortunately, coalition building requires a ...

The turnout and results in WI the other night IS something to be excited about. �And it already has people predicting a 2026 Blue Wave. �I read Kos’s article and it left me feeling …�meh. �And ...

I am not a fan of FAFO stories. (F*** Around and Find Out). FAFO is frequently presented in an inherently passive manner. The general outline is portray a Trump voter voted for Trump for X reason. Poi...

The Telegraph has released parts of the US proposed “Minerals Deal” between it and Ukraine. The previous incarnation we knew of, leaked just before the Oval Office ambush of Zelensky, was a toothless ...

A quick note before I get into the main point of the article. I will be using a viral disease metaphor with social concepts. But I want to be clear that the metaphor is with the mental pathology of th...

Today Jamie Raskin filed a formal demand for access to his personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk. He encourages all U.S. citizens to do the same. From ...

The Guardian is reporting “Ukraine agrees to accept 'immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire' ” Before you get too excited know that the Russians have yet to comment. The US apparently convinced Zelensky ...

Ever since Trump won the November election I’ve seen the idea that a peace treaty is imminent between Russia and Ukraine. Reporters frequently reference this supposedly upcoming treaty without ever qu...

There’s been a trend of dismissing Trump’s obsession with Greenland as some random quirky idea. �As the lead image shows, it’s sometimes dismissed as a Trumpian obsession with largeness. �...

I was not surprised by the Oval Office tantrum on Friday. �It is who Trump is and I’m very glad he did it in such a public manner to make it impossible for foreign leaders to ignore. �President ...

I’ve never been so excited to see so little out of an agreement. The Kyiv Independent has the full text here and this is one of those times it’s really important to see what it actually says versus wa...

The Kyiv Independent has obtained from a source in the Ukrainian government, the full text of the mineral deal agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine.

It’s been three years since Kyiv was supposed to fall in 3 days. And even as the United States slides towards authoritarianism I am optimistic for Ukraine. Ukraine has not just survived, but is buildi...

Yes. And You Can Too.

I feel like no one’s talking about this enough (although airline industry publications seem to be picking up on it now). Sean Duffy has welcomed DOGE to swing their hammers around inside the FAA. Most...

Renewable energy sources had a very good 2024. Not only were a lot of new facilities added to U.S. electricity-generating capacity, but also the combined output of the nation’s total wind and solar op...