Fired director of U.S. cyber agency Chris Krebs explains why he says vote was “most secure in America’s history”

I feel sorry for him due the nature of his job. He was not the pawn of Agent Orange so he paid the price for it.

American Exceptionalism Makes Us Think We’d Never Face the Violent Unrest of Other Countries. We Shouldn’t Feel So Confident.

Lieutenant Colonel Jabbar of the Afghan Commandos was good at chess. Like his namesake Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played for the L.A. Lakers, he was also exceedingly tall and stood out in a crowd. In 2008, I served as his combat advisor and on several occasions the two of us had to travel across Afghanistan together […]
American Exceptionalism Makes Us Think We’d Never Face the Violent Unrest of Other Countries. We Shouldn’t Feel So Confident.

American Exceptionalism is an oxymoron.

‘It’s Just a Giant Bummer.’ Some Dodgers Fans Let Down by Justin Turner’s COVID-19 Selfishness

Wanting to celebrate with teammates is understandable. But during a pandemic, we all have to sacrifice.
‘It’s Just a Giant Bummer.’ Some Dodgers Fans Let Down by Justin Turner’s COVID-19 Selfishness

Misplaced priorities.

An estimated 5.2 million Americans cannot vote in the 2020 election because they have been convicted of felonies

Source: The Sentencing Project

Only about a quarter of those people are actually incarcerated, the report says, and more than 4 in 10 have completed their full sentence but remain barred from the polls.

Local Officials Haven’t Heard from the White House on COVID-19 Contact Tracing

In the days immediately preceding President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, he and his aides travelled to five states, holding several rallies and crowded indoor events with large groups of people. But there’s no clear indication that the White House is playing its stated role as the coordinator of a critical contact tracing effort that could […]
Local Officials Haven’t Heard from the White House on COVID-19 Contact Tracing

No alarms and no surprises.

‘I’m Really Glad We’re Now Allowed to Not Just “Shut Up and Sing.”‘ The Chicks on Music, Sexism and Democracy

“I’m glad people like Taylor Swift are coming into their own”
‘I’m Really Glad We’re Now Allowed to Not Just “Shut Up and Sing.”‘ The Chicks on Music, Sexism and Democracy

Short and unsweet.

Hitler’s Quest for Power Was Nearly Derailed Multiple Times. But the System Enabled His Rise

Adolf Hitler did not have to come to power. Indeed, during his 13-year quest for leadership of Germany, he almost failed many times. In the end, however, his astonishing success showed how demagoguery could overcome potentially career-ending challenges—and profoundly change history. A determined strongman, not taken seriously by the elites but enabled by a core…

Hitler’s Quest for Power Was Nearly Derailed Multiple Times. But the System Enabled His Rise

Enabling is dangerous.

In Time of Crisis, Service to Others Can Unite a Nation

America is witnessing one of the most difficult times in our country’s history. With a global pandemic still surging across our nation and with the national unemployment rate spiking at 14.7 percent and the youth unemployment rate at 25.3 percent – colossal losses not seen since the Great Depression – Americans are looking for work […]

In Time of Crisis, Service to Others Can Unite a Nation

Feeling vulnerable right now…

Bill Cosby Cites Systemic Racism as He Seeks Appeal in Sexual Assault Conviction

Cosby was convicted of sexual assault in 2018 and is serving up to 10 years in prison

Bill Cosby Cites Systemic Racism as He Seeks Appeal in Sexual Assault Conviction

This man is a parasite.