Analysis

Last time Donald Trump was in power, he seemed to threaten war with our enemies every other day. But it quickly became clear that these were idle threats. Trump kept making them, but he ended up leaving office having carried out very little military action. But the Trump we’re seeing now is not at all…

Just a few months in, Donald Trump’s presidency is already all but over. His poll numbers are in the dumper, his agenda is being met with mass resistance, and – this is key – he’s so feeble he can barely even speak or appear in public anymore. Take, for instance, Trump’s attempt at reading a…

If one sits down and thinks quite hard about the GOP and all its numerous hang-ups, one might find that a common denominator binds all these issues together. That one common denominator is — sex. Allow me to be succinct. Let’s take a close look at the Republican Party. Let’s look at three issues. Abortion…

Moments ago Donald Trump announced on his social network that the United States had just bombed three nuclear sites in Iran. Trump says that the US is already out of Iranian airspace. Now we wait to see if and when and how Iran retaliates. This comes after Trump spent the past two weeks making the…

“He who controls the past controls the present,” George Orwell wrote nearly eighty years ago, “and he who controls the present controls the future.” Orwell’s novel “1984” remained a work of fiction in the United States for most of those 80 years. Today, much of what he wrote is a dim but growing reflection of…

It is the beginning of summer. Summer — that nostalgic and glorious time of vacations, cookouts, beaches, laughter, and so much more. This week, summer has begun. This week marks one of the worst weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency to date. Let’s have a look at current events, at what has transpired this week, of…

Donald Trump continues to be a danger to all Americans, in the sense that he’s a dementia riddled idiot who doesn’t understand what all can go wrong by threatening to attack Iran. But really, how can anyone take this guy seriously anymore? He’s always been a joke in one form or another. But these days,…

I can’t think of any other pair of major conspiracy theories, in this case flat earth belief and global warming denialism, where both get to share the same villain — NASA. In a world now awash in crackbrained conspiracy theories it had to happen sooner or later, I suppose. Giving the whole matter a moment…

To really understand the horror of incompetent Pete Hegseth changing the names of military bases, listen to Tim Kaine list the accomplishments of the people whose names were obliterated. This administration not only hates diversity, but it also wants to wipe any achievements by Blacks and women from history. Our Democratic and Independent Senators don’t…

It was a battle royale between David and Goliath — and David won. All over, the people buzzed with excitement as the Dodgers got ready to speak out on their disdain for ICE. Initiatives are reportedly to be announced by the Dodgers, and they will all be initiatives aimed at supporting the immigrant communities. So,…

Earlier this week I pointed out that for all his unhinged lunacy over the past decade, and for all his public talk of going to war, Donald Trump’s actions (or lack of actions) have suggested that he’s very much afraid of his presidency getting mired in a land war. Ever since George W. Bush used…

Unfortunately, we have a media that quite often fails to do its job and that’s a big reason we’ve ended up where we are with Republicans having full control of the federal government – as much as they claim to hate government. The reckless antics of Elon Musk and Donald Trump both tend to regularly…

I don’t want you to fall for this. Donald Trump’s poll numbers are terrible, and they are particularly lousy on immigration, his signature issue. But you might not know that listening to some members of the media. This is not an article about the media, it’s more about the polls. You have to know something…

One of the most useful and enduring ideas to emerge from the pop psychology fad of the 1960s was Transactional Analysis, or TA. TA divides the ego-in-action into three types, Parent, Adult and Child. We are said to be in a Parent or Adult or Child state of being when we exhibit certain behaviours. These…

As part of his string of empty promises to get elected, Trump has broken yet another. Trump claimed that if Kamala Harris was elected, the country would be enmeshed in war but that he would ensure peace. That is likely one of the worst of his promises that people chose to believe. Just like his…

Once again Donald Trump’s odd behavior is sparking concerns — lots of concerns — and these concerns have made their way into the news. Donnie sure will not like this. (who cares?) There are fresh concerns being raised about Donald Trump having dementia. This time, the calls are coming from inside the house – Donald…

At the time I’m writing this, Donald Trump (fortunately) still has yet to take any military action against Iran. It’s looking more and more like this is indeed what I suspected it was, which is just one big and dangerous distraction from all the bad news that Trump is flooded with each day. His poll…

The American people are getting more and more repulsed by the top one percent, they are becoming more disgusted with the vulgar and ostentatious displays of privilege being seen from these people. We need to talk about the children. We need to talk about the children because they are among the people who could and…

This weekend was a fairly dark chapter in modern memory: the assassination of Minnesota’s House Speaker along with her husband, which rendered that chamber unable to function, and another assassination attempt on a state senator, by a terrorist who was very clearly politically motivated and had a hit list with more prominent Democrats. Trump supporters…

When I look at pictures of Greenland, I have to catch my breath in wonder. It is beautiful — it seems like a giant snow globe, an exquisite land of festivity and freedom with snow swirling all around it. Now, Palmer Report brought you the story of stalker Donnie just the other day. Trump wants…

Donald Trump is a racist. He will never admit it, and no one will say that to his face, including his Uncle Tom friends in the Senate and House. How do they look at themselves in the mirror for supporting him even though he hates them and those who look like them? They may be…

It’s difficult to parse what Donald Trump is trying to do with regard to Iran right now, primarily because Trump himself appears to have no idea what he’s trying to do. His poll numbers are in the gutter, millions of Americans are taking to the streets to protest against him, he’s broken the economy, he’s…

CNN reported that Donald Trump’s approval rating continues to tank because of his interference in California. The surprise here is that 38% still approve of him and the job he’s doing. Why? He sucks at every level. Harry Enten, CNN pollster, said: “This is simply put, been one of the worst polling weeks for Donald…

I feel deeply sorry for the good people of Greenland. Having to deal with an unhinged senile idiot who covets them, who wants to OWN them, is not something these good people must enjoy having. Trump has NOT STOPPED with his absurd chasing of Greenland. He’d like an ardent suitor with flowers (more weeds than…

Like some of you, I received a news alert yesterday that an Israeli news source was reporting that the United States had begun bombing Iran. I always take such reports with a grain of salt, and when no US news outlets reported anything similar in the several minutes following the initial claim, it started to…

I would have sworn that the announcer at Trump’s jackbooted fascism parade introduced the historic 1st Cavalry Division as the 1st CALVARY Division. He said it that way twice. Was that just how I heard it or did anyone else notice that? I was hoping the event would get rained out. Now I’m glad it…

It’s no surprise that Donald Trump has made a fool of himself at the G7 summit, which is currently taking place in Canada. We should have — and in some cases, we did — suspected that Trump, in all his diminished capacity, would somehow, someway stumble into a situation where he comes out looking like…

Even as the events of June 14th and the fallout from it have been playing out, I’ve been stuck in a travel saga that just won’t end. After eight flight delays, a 2:00 am cancellation, a night on a metal airport bench, and a rerouted flight that took me all the way to the Pacific…

I want to tell you a story. I want you not just to read this very true story, I’d like you to FEEL it. It’s about a field of dreams. No, not the one from the iconic film. But a field of dreams it is nonetheless. It is actually more than one field; it is…

I suppose we should be thankful that it doesn’t happen more often. Vance Luther Boelter, 57, the alleged murderer of Democratic Speaker of the House of the Minnesota legislature Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, is still at large as I write this. He attempted to murder two other prominent Minnesota Democrats and was apparently…

Donald Trump, cranky as usual, as well as a piece of human garbage, got a very special phone call from a sweetheart. It was a happy birthday message. How lovely for the traitor! Who do you suppose the mystery caller was who put the idiot- grin on Trump’s face? It was Mr. Putin, of course!…

I mean no disrespect to the fine city of Oakland, California, when I employ Gertrude Stein’s enigmatic epigram concerning it, “There is no there there.” I quote her as I write this on the morning of Trump’s 79th birthday. I apply her quotation to Trump to point out that the man who unconstitutionally occupies the…

Lest you think the Alex Padilla story has faded from the news, I give you the following: “Padilla pushes back against Noem’s claim” – ABC “Sen. Padilla gets emotional” – MSNBC “Padilla arrest was a grave mistake” – Kansas City Star “Trump’s war on Latinos reaches a new low.” – Los Angeles Times “Outrageous” –…

When I woke up yesterday morning I immediately saw the news about the politically motivated shooting of two Democratic Party elected officials in Minnesota. In the moment that it took me to wrap my head around the nature of the shooting, I remembered “Oh yeah, it’s June 14th.” We still don’t have 100% of the…

I write this as the No Kings Protests happen all around me. I write this as I read, with incredulity, what has happened to our Veterans. Veterans. Is there anything more heroic than a veteran? These golden-souled individuals are willing, sometimes, many times eager, to brave the fog of war to fight for their country,…

Clearly, conservatives and liberals don’t see eye-to-eye, but some conservatives are determined to go off the deep end rather than to deal with reality that doesn’t support their propaganda. Trump conservatives, however, go even farther. They obviously don’t care if they embarrass themselves if they are giving public support to failed president Donald Trump. Scott…

It seems everyone is talking about the No Kings protests. Donald Trump is also talking about them, and what he’s saying reveals his inner fears. He is TERRIFIED — terrified they will take the focus off his shitty little parade, assuming it doesn’t get rained out and even happens in the first place. But the…

Donald Trump’s approval rating is already cratering at a time when presidents typically enjoy high support and get the benefit of the doubt on expending their political capital to get much of their agenda done before the midterms when the opposition tends to get fired up and elect members of their own party to take…

Today has turned out to be a ground shifting day in American political history, in ways both good and tragic. There was the politically motivated shooting of two Minnesota Democratic Party lawmakers. We don’t yet know all the details. But given that this comes on the heels of the Trump regime’s decision to violently throw…