Donald Trump, a delusional old man, will stand on the same stage as Vice-President Kamala Harris on September 10 in a debate on ABC moderated by David Muir and Linsey Davis. It won’t be a debate. It will be a TV show casting a convicted felon, sexual abuser, and a fraudster against the Vice President who is an experienced prosecutor, district attorney of San Francisco, Attorney General of California, and now as the Vice-President of the United States. ABC news advanced advertising does nothing to point these differences, instead normalizing a criminal with serious psychological and harmful beliefs about America.

The Governor of Georgia has to come out of hiding and speak directly to the people of Georgia about gun laws. How in the hell does a 14-year-old obtain an AR-15 rifle, carry it to school, and kill and injure innocent students and teachers who came to school to see their friends and learn from their esteemed teachers?

Public schools are the most important establishments in our towns, villages, and cities. A child’s parent sends her to schools to meet new friends, collaborate with others, and learn from the most significant members of our communities: public school teachers. Students, teachers, parents, and grandparents of Winder are grieving. What are Georgia politicians doing? Nothing, except for Democratic State Senators who want the Governor to call the legislature back to deal with gun violence bills that Georgia legislators have already proposed. And they won’t because if we say ban assault weapons, they scream, “Don’t you take our right away to own guns!.”

Do you remember the Governor saying yesterday that now is not the time to deal with gun violence? He said, “It’s time for grieving.” We can grieve and talk about how to make it safe for schools to be safe harbors for all of our students and teachers. Come on, Brian. Get out there and bring them back in.

Yes, it’s time to talk about guns, school shootings, students killed and injured, the number of firearms in Georgia (and other states), and where the guns are kept. A tragedy occurred today at Apalachee High School in the small town of Winder (p. 18,338). According to reports at around 4:00 P.M. today, 4+ people were killed and 9+ injured in this horrible mass shooting.

The shooter has been identified as a 14-year-old boy. The shooting occurred in the morning at around 9:30 AM. Injured students and others were helicoptered to local hospitals, with some of the victims in serious condition.

My father, Russell John Hassard, was a union worker in a Dedham, Massachusetts, company from the 1940s through the 1970s. He was a shop Steward for many years. George Lakoff spoke for my father and many other fathers and mothers who worked in American companies, some of which had unions. This discussion is about the importance of workers unionizing, whether in a Right-to-Work State or Forced Unionization State.

Federal prosecutors issued a revised version of an indictment accusing former President Donald J. Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election. Trump knowingly made false claims about election fraud and was on notice that his claims were untrue. His running mate and staff told him he lost the election. The defendant continued to make false claims on his Twitter account.
He continued falsifying the election outcome at the rally on the Eclipse on Jan. 6. This post explores the new indictment.

A new statue of the late Congressman John Lewis now stands outside DeKalb County’s historic courthouse, right off the downtown Decatur square. 

It’s a fitting tribute to a civil rights hero who represented the area and loved its people.

Explore the final chapter of Trump’s political saga and the rise of Kamala Harris. Trump’s end came when he supported the insurrection on January 6, 2021. His record as president was dismal, and my book The Trump Files: An Account of the Trump Administration’s Effect on American Democracy, Human Rights, Science, and Public Health describes it in detail.

One reviewer said that The Trump Files’ accounting is wide-ranging, sharp-elbowed, and deeply committed to democracy and equality. With sharp, clear-eyed prose he takes on racial injustice, the Trumpist worldview (in a discussion inspired by the work of George Lakoff), how “the United States drifted toward authoritarian and autocratic rule,” and most thoroughly how “science in the Trump era was diminished at the peril of the health and well-being for not only people and other living things, but Earth itself.”  

As the 2024 presidential election looms, the echoes of the past grow louder. Trump and Trumpism have stirred a storm that threatens to repeat itself.

Trump’s dangerousness and continued authoritarian language echo present and past strongmen such as Berlusconi, Putin, and Hitler.

The storm raging is Trumpism, and it must be blown out to sea.

In an age where misinformation spreads like wildfire, the role of the press in a democracy is more crucial than ever. This post delves into the media’s shortcomings in presenting the truth and the dangers of false equivalence.

Explore the pivotal moments and key players shaping the 2024 presidential race in Georgia. The 2024 Georgia vote will be challenging. Voting laws have changed, making it more difficult for some to vote and easier for others to question your right to vote.

Discover the alarming initiatives proposed by Project 2025 that threaten our fundamental rights and public services. It includes a detailed blueprint for the next Republican president to usher in a sweeping ultraconservative overhaul of the executive branch. Trump denies knowing the plan, but it was written for him—a rapist, fraudster, traitor, felon, racist, bigot, & misogynist. 

Georgia Republicans, led by Governor Brian Kemp, have suppressed thousands of Georgia Democrat’s right to free and fair elections. This post explores how and what tactics they’ve used and what we can do to push back on them.

Explore the tumultuous journey of a businessman-turned-president whose actions have left an indelible mark on American history.  He is acting like a weird madman as he seeks the presidency for the third time.  He said he would be a dictator (“Dictator Don”) on his first day in office. I do not speak lightly on this assertion.  The plan for a dictatorship is described in the Heritage Foundation document, Project 2025. It is a dangerous plan to uproot and destroy democracy and hand it over to elites (most of whom are dumb rich folk). This is not a joke.

President Biden passes the torch to a younger generation.

President Joe Biden’s decision to step down from the presidential race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris was a profound act of courage and selflessness, demonstrating his unwavering commitment to the nation’s future.