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View ArticleWhy I’m For Hillary – proudly.
This Tuesday is Primary Day for the Democratic and Republican primaries. Please remember to vote… …and if you’re a registered Democrat, I hope you’ll consider voting for Hillary Clinton. Why? She’s…...
View Article10 Deadly Failings of the Media, Election 2016 Edition
In this election, Fox and Breibart and other powerful media sources actively worked to elevate Trump to the Presidency. Much of the rest of the televised and print media proved incapable of fighting...
View ArticleSTATE OF THE UNION
I wrote this script back in 2006, but it feels right for today, this minute: right NOW. We are divided more than ever before, and I don’t know how we’ll see things the same way ever again. STATE OF THE...
View ArticleHalftime Report: TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN
Have you been watching the new TWIN PEAKS? I have. I just watched the WTFy-est ever episode 8 last night, which some are calling the most groundbreaking night of television in history. It was certainly...
View ArticleWhere We Are: A Post About Nukes
Long post, so here’s the TL/DR version: (1) don’t be comforted by the thought that “the generals” will prevent nuclear war – and (2) we must decry as madness a doctrine of “trying to prevent North...
View ArticleA Tribute
It’s World AIDS Day. Today, I remember my friend Alan, who died in 1996. I can’t believe he’s been gone for over 20 years. Many people lost whole swaths of friends. A whole generation of young men was...
View Article10 Thoughts on “Fire and Fury”
Throughout 2018, I’m going to try to blog on Mondays (more often whenever possible). So for today, my thoughts on Fire and Fury, in no particular order. I know we’ve moved on to whether or not Trump is...
View ArticleIMAGINE THE UNIMAGINABLE: an exhortation
IMAGINE THE UNIMAGINABLE: an exhortation by Ed Valentine www.edvalentine.com Twitter: @eddyval In the following, I confront some harsh realities – but I also follow them up with some practical steps...
View ArticleAbout That Jacket.
This is all off the table if Melania denounces him, or better yet: leaves him tomorrow. But for the moment… Well, here’s the thing: 1) at the very, very least – the absolute, most charitable...
View ArticleA Theory of the Case
1 For a moment, please consider this straightforward theory of the case: Trump and Putin made a deal. In return for Putin’s active election interference plus some Russian business, Trump promised to...
View ArticleAnother Day, Another White House Lie
So many people – including major media figures – are snarking online about how Trump didn’t go to the WWI memorial today because he didn’t want to get his hair wet in a light rain. While that may seem...
View ArticleFriends, Romans, Countrymen
I’ve tried, really tried, not to be “hair on fire.” I’ve even refrained from posting of late, unsure if anything I say makes a difference. I’ve tried, really tried, not to be “hair on fire.” I’ve even...
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