Trump hits China and ends missile treaty, mass surveillance, Moscow Mitch, GOP turmoil, voter purges

By Robert A. Vella With a nasty taste still lingering in my mouth from consuming Wednesday night’s Democratic debate, I Continue reading →

E.U. bakes, nuke deal revives, wall loses, abortion wins, DeVos repeals, war prevails, felons pay, Dems fold

By Robert A. Vella Western Europe is baking under a dangerous climate change heat wave that is breaking temperature records, Continue reading →

An in-depth discussion on climate, plus a weekend roundup of news blurbs

By Robert A. Vella Understanding the complexities and multifaceted aspects of global warming are challenging tasks for most people.  It Continue reading →

FBI election warning, Trump’s contempt of Congress, NRA infighting, Rosenstein’s duplicity, and more

By Robert A. Vella FBI election warning From:  F.B.I. Warns of Russian Interference in 2020 Race and Boosts Counterintelligence Operations Continue reading →

Trump is a risk, Wimpy Dems, Border blues, Voter suppression, Police misconduct, UFOs, Rohingya, Forests

By Robert A. Vella Today, we’ll take another look at how the U.S. intelligence community sees the Trump administration as Continue reading →

GOP leaders weigh protecting Trump from primary challenge

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republicans in early voting states are grappling with how — and whether — to protect President Donald Continue reading →

The Mississippi Magnolia (and other racist matters)

By Robert A. Vella Mississippi’s state flower is the magnolia.  It is as white as the state’s politics.  But, Mississippi’s Continue reading →

Topic of the Day: Russia and the Republicans (and other news)

By Robert A. Vella If the weight of circumstantial evidence can tell us anything, it tells us that something fishy Continue reading →