AP News: Ian Tyson, half of Ian & Sylvia folk duo, dies at age 89 December 29, 2022 TORONTO (AP) — Ian Tyson, the Canadian folk singer who wrote the modern standard “Four Strong Winds” as one half of Ian & Sylvia and helped influence such future superstars as Joni Mitchell and Neil Young, died … Continue reading Oh, No! Ian Tyson, Canadian folk legend, is gone (“So Much For Dreaming”)
Sheldon Whitehouse, in The Scheme: Beyond protecting polluters, the [Supreme Court’s] Roberts Five have weakened antitrust protections, shielded corporate executives from shareholder suits, protected drug manufacturers from state tort laws, taken away fair pay protections from entire categories of workers, restricted class actions that redress low-dollar mass frauds (like adding a small wrongful charge … Continue reading The Scheme: The “Captured” Supreme Court Is Stealing Our Right to Jury Trials
[NOTE: The Bible quote on my mind today— Ecclesiastes 8:11-14, in the Today’s English Version: “Why do people commit crimes so readily? Because crime is not punished quickly enough. A sinner may commit a hundred crimes and still live. Oh yes, I know what they say: `If you obey God, everything will be all right, but it will … Continue reading Rep. Jamie Raskin Diagnosed with Cancer
Washington Post: Biden signs bill to remove bust of Dred Scott decision author from Capitol A bust of Chief Justice Roger Taney at the U.S. Capitol in March 2020. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) By Amy B Wang and Marianna Sotomayor
[NOTE: This series of posts about the corporate capture & corruption of the U.S. Supreme Court reflects my sense that: this “scheme” is extremely dangerous to what remains of our democracy; that it is far advanced; it preceded the era of 45 and the “Big Lie,” and it will continue after that ordeal reaches its … Continue reading “Shotgun” Scalia: A study in Supreme Corruption & Impunity; More from “The Scheme”