Category Archives: Current Affairs

First Trump Post-Conviction Poll

Reuters: United States Exclusive: One in 10 Republicans less likely to vote for Trump after guilty verdict, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds https://www.reuters.com/world/us/one-10-republicans-less-likely-vote-trump-after-guilty-verdict-reutersipsos-poll-2024-05-31/ By Jason Lange May 31, 2024 WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) – Ten percent of Republican registered voters say they are less likely to vote for Donald Trump following his felony conviction for falsifying business … Continue reading First Trump Post-Conviction Poll →

Conviction Toons

Looking Ahead . . . With a Hilarious (?) Flashback . . .

Rushdie on “Free Palestine,” Speaking in Germany

Writer Salman Rushdie: “Free Palestine would be a Taliban state” [NOTE: This text was published by Die Bild, a German newspaper, and machine-translated from German into English. ] May 19, 2024 Martyrs of freedom: Writer Salman Rushdie has been threatened with death by Islamists for decades. In 2022, a man attacked him life-threatening with … Continue reading Rushdie on “Free Palestine,” Speaking in Germany →

Ukraine Update: Zelensky’s Term Ends on May 20. What Then??

The Economist — Time’s up— Volodymyr Zelensky’s five-year term ends on May 20th But he has no plans to step down or call an election during wartime Five years ago, on May 20th, 2019, a fresh-faced Volodymyr Zelensky began his presidency with the offer of a contract to his people. “Each of us is the … Continue reading Ukraine Update: Zelensky’s Term Ends on May 20. What Then?? →

Communist Champagne for Christmas, and Congressman Pete MCloskey — A Tribute to My Former Boss on Capitol Hill

A Weekend Read: Pete McCloskey, GOP congressman who once challenged Nixon, just died at 96. [NOTE]: Pete made a lot of impact, against the Vietnam war, for the (then-new) environmental movement, and in other ways helped save and enrich the lives of many people, both far away and in the USA. One American he changed … Continue reading Communist Champagne for Christmas, and Congressman Pete MCloskey — A Tribute to My Former Boss on Capitol Hill →