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Before I get to this week’s good news (and there was a lot!) I want to talk about why I am not sweating SCOTUS’s awful decision to let Texas Gerrymandering stand. First, this SCOTUS is terrible and I only expect terrible from it. I keep my mental...

I have kept my mind open about what exactly happened in the TN special house election. I really did not want to make the statement that this is a bellwether but that has changed. We live in a small town on the Easternshore of Maryland. I will state...

What with Trump showing increasing signs of dementia and general physical deterioration, thought naturally turns to the question of what would happen if he cannot complete the three years remaining in his term? The obvious answer is that the Vice...

In 2008, the Bush administration had to apologize when the White House Hanukkah party invitation featured a Christmas tree. The Trump administration scoffs at that slur as small potatoes. It is now metaphorically saying, "Hold my beer." To hell with a...

I’m sure most folks here remember this Politico story from October about a group of Young Republicans exchanging Signal chats about their admiration for Hitler, wanting to shove their opponents into gas chambers and making virulently antisemitic,...

As I listen to President Trump ramp up the rage engine against Somalian American Citizens. I think about my contributions to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society which has helped immigrants from around the world and not just Jews. I believe that ‘never...

Just a quick note above the fold: Holy smokes, Batman. Behn’s MAGA opponent only won by a handful of points. In Tennessee. In a Trump +22 district. My, my, my, look at all those shiny blue arrows... No “conservative tears” in our mug this morning....

No matter what holiday people celebrate this time of year is usually celebrated. The days are getting super short and the harvest is in. For us Americans, Thanksgiving is in the rearview mirror and ...

Hello! I’m among those filling in for the intrepid Oz Perspective while he’s indisposed. Here we go!