Smoky, with a 10% chance of Ash: Our Electoral College map snapshot for September, plus today’s news

By Robert A. Vella This morning, I read a somewhat satirical weather forecast for southwest Washington state: Very smoky, with Continue reading →

Postmaster General, FDA Commissioner caught lying in service to Trump as NY probes his business

By Robert A. Vella Habitual lying is a trademark of the Trump administration because this thoroughly corrupt president demands loyalty Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: Will the U.S. suffer the fate of Belarus?

By Robert A. Vella Right now in Belarus, the country is erupting in protest over its authoritarian president’s (i.e. Alexander Continue reading →

A very dangerous game: The politics behind President Trump’s executive orders on pandemic relief

By Robert A. Vella Shortly after negotiations broke down between Congress and the White House concerning additional financial aid to Continue reading →

Tuesday Catch-up: A warning to racial injustice protesters

By Robert A. Vella Recurring back ailments are limiting my blogging activities, but here’s a news catch-up post for this Continue reading →

President Trump cancels Republican convention amid bad polls and growing defiance

By Robert A. Vella Despite all his bluster, things aren’t going very well for President Donald Trump.  Like General George Continue reading →

State of the Race: The biggest poll number you’ve never seen, plus our new Electoral College snapshot

By Robert A Vella The focus for this Sunday is on the state of the U.S. presidential election.  We’ll closely Continue reading →

Trump deploys paramilitary secret police to trigger urban violence as a reelection strategy

By Robert A. Vella This is what all authoritarians do.  This is what fascists especially do.  This is what Donald Continue reading →