In a manner of speaking we have survived what may go down in history as the most volatile, divisive, craziest, poop fest of any election cycle this country has ever had to date. I, like most Americans, am exhausted. Unless the electoral college makes it an even zanier election year by not voting for and/or…
Since Donald Trump was elected the 45th president, Trump Tower has become heavily guarded by the New York Police Department and secret service. CNN’s Phil Mattingly reports.
It seems to be a question for the ages…..Whose Lives Matter? With the summer of 2016 half over we have already seen a good amount of bloodshed on the streets of the “United” States. I emphasize “United” because as I have mentioned in prior posts it seems more and more that we are becoming a…
I am not transgender. I am not someone pretending to be transgender or someone who fully understands all the nuances of the gender identity spectrum. I am however what some would call a “trans-ally” in that I have advocated for equal rights of transgender people, and I don’t believe transgender folks should be harassed, beaten,…
Greetings! I am finally coming out of hibernation and back in the saddle and just in time to chime in on one of the most important things going on this year – the 2016 elections. Electing a new president is always an important task for Americans to do every 4 years. Sadly given the amount…
CNN appearance on Monday December 28th, 2015 discussing a recent shooting in Chicago involving Chicago Police at a domestic violence call.
After fatal police shootings of a grandmother + student, @TomVerni + @CevallosLaw discuss police use of force. https://t.co/IUtospPWsg
— Carol Costello (@CarolCNN) December 28, 2015
Al-Qaeda who? It seems like just yesterday that the most hated group on the planet was the folks over at Al-Queda (.com). If you live in or have family or friends in Israel you might think Hamas or Palestinians in general are the arch enemies, always. Of course if you are Palestinian you would…
We just recently passed the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Having been there that day and the days and weeks following, I remember all too well the sights, sounds, smells, feelings and other nuances of that time. Sometimes it feels like a lifetime ago and yet there are still nights when I go to…
At the writing of this post it has been about a year or so since the two police related incidents in Staten Island, NY with Eric Garner and in Ferguson, MO with Michael Brown. From mid 2014 to mid 2015 there have been a flurry of police related incidents that…