By Butch Freedman Among the many blasphemous proceedings under the trump high jacking of the United States and all its democratic institutions, the attack on Dr. Anthony Fauci stands out. Sure,…
Category: Politics
INDIVISIBLE TILLAMOOK COAST ACTION: Paddles Up! Kayak Protest on the Nehalem River July 25th – VIDEO
EDITOR’S NOTE: What an experience! To hear the drum and chants of the dragon boat team as they pulled into the dock with paddling precision on Saturday July 25th was a…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: An Argument for Strategic Voting
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt By Marc C. Johnson American…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Something Has to Give
By Butch Freedman How do you stop a dictator? Especially one who clearly is no longer in control of his actions, thoughts, or speech. Of course, I’m talking about our addled,…
BUTCH’S BLOG: I Hate the Fourth
By Butch Freedman I woke up today with a knot in my gut. Still groggy, I wondered where it was coming from, then realized, today is July 4th. I’ve come to…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Giants Turn Pygmy
“Trump and his justice department saw an opportunity for another ideological fight, this time asserting Christian values are being threatened by a baseball cap.” – Howard Bryant By Marc C. Johnson I’ve…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Gaslighting of America
“News is a weapon of war. Its purpose is to wage war and not to give out information.” – Joseph Goebbels, May 1942 By Marc C. Johnson One of the, oh,…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Worst and Best of Times
“American politics has long recycled elderly men and presented them as vessels of reassurance and national strength … Trump is simply the ugliest culmination of the pattern.” – Dr Georgios Samaras By…
BUTCH’S BLOG: It’s Coming to a Head
By Butch Freedman If you saw the trump interview with Meet The Press — the one where he waddled off in a huff — you saw a man besieged and tormented by…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Tick. Tick. Tick.
“There is a great and perhaps decisive battle to be fought against ignorance, intolerance and indifference. This weapon of television could be useful.” – Edward R. Murrow By Marc C. Johnson I’ll…
