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 →

Pandemic statistics, social isolation forecast, food supply disruption, the disbelieving preacher, & more

By Robert A. Vella Pandemic statistics The latest coronavirus pandemic statistics put the number of confirmed cases and deaths worldwide Continue reading →

Pandemic updates, and a thought for the day

By Robert A. Vella In the news today, there are new warnings from the CDC about a deadly second wave Continue reading →

GOP voter suppression plan fails, Governors blast & bypass Trump’s “authority,” plus pandemic updates

By Robert A. Vella A funny thing happened to Republicans’ nationwide effort to reelect a right-wing state supreme court judge Continue reading →

U.S. passes China with most coronavirus cases, U.K. PM tests positive, Trump obstructs relief efforts

By Robert A. Vella The U.S. now has the most confirmed cases of coronavirus infections in the world surpassing China Continue reading →

Trump’s march towards dictatorship/fascism speeds up as Americans exercise what’s left of democracy

By Robert A. Vella Two contrasting events occurred yesterday in the U.S.  Attorney General William Barr, evoking nightmares of Adolf Continue reading →

Wednesday Topics: Turkey, Impeachment, Trump, a biased judge, international and domestic news

By Robert A. Vella Before getting to today’s stories, the fourth Democratic presidential debate was held last night which I Continue reading →

A Freudian slip, more GOP woes, lots of international news, and an update on yesterday’s IPCC report

By Robert A. Vella When speaking in public, political leaders who have something to hide shouldn’t deviate much from their Continue reading →