Anecdotes from a Pandemic: How coronavirus is affecting everyday life in Washington state

By Robert A. Vella A notice at the grocery store checkout stand caught my attention.  It informed customers of limits Continue reading →

Trump purges top Intelligence officials to conceal Russian meddling in 2020 election

By Robert A. Vella When it was reported recently that the Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire and the Deputy 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 →

Trump’s retribution, racists plead guilty, global health concerns, and more political earthquakes

By Robert A. Vella In the news today, we’ll examine the depths to which President Trump is pursuing retribution against Continue reading →

Humpday Headlines: the SOTU and the SNAFU

By Robert A. Vella I didn’t watch last night’s State of the Union speech by Herr Trump and I’d expect Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: Impeachment news, International news, and Domestic news

By Robert A. Vella Impeachment news As House Democrats shift their arguments from abuse of power to obstruction of Congress Continue reading →

Impeachment trial update, new Giuliani scandal, Russian meddling, Davos news, climate refugees, & more

By Robert A. Vella There’s lots of news to get to today, so I’ll omit my usual commentary.  If readers Continue reading →

Giuliani’s surveillance, Iran’s anger, Putin’s power grab, China’s violations, and much more news

By Robert A. Vella This busy news day includes new impeachment evidence showing that Trump’s “personal lawyer” Rudy Giuliani discussed Continue reading →