2023-06-06 13:35
The Mar-a-Lago probe is at DEFCON 5.After Trump's lawyers skulked out of a meeting at the Department of Justice yesterday, they apparently didn't have positive news for their client.The fede… Read More
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2023-06-05 13:21
Coming soon.Be prepared for the biggest election theatre of the absurd in history as a dozen Republicans vie for being the next president of the United States.Clown cars of candidates are go… Read More
2023-06-04 13:32
First off... you're never going to convince a MAGA minion that Trump isn't the son of God, and his holy mission is to get rid of the Deep State.It's best to smile at extremists and not… Read More
2023-06-03 13:24
I'm ready to launch the Great Laughing Gas experiment and you're invited to participate.The genesis of this adventure had a humble start. I received an early Father's Day gift from… Read More
2023-06-02 13:16
Economic Armageddon has been avoided.-----------------------------The debt ceiling bill is going to President Biden's desk.-------------------------------------- Now we can move on to the re… Read More
2023-05-30 14:58
After months of holding Americans economic futures hostage Republicans and Democrats came up with an 11th hour deal to raise the debt ceiling.Kind of.The deal hasn't been sealed yet. There's… Read More
2023-05-26 19:21
Thanks for stopping by on this Memorial Day weekend. May it be a day of peace.A Brief History of this Holiday * The day was originally set aside to remember Union soldiers who died… Read More
2023-05-25 19:26
To my regular readers and newcomers...I'm canceling the day.It's the thing to do now in America.Everything is subject to being cancelled in our chaotic society. From brand names subject… Read More
2023-05-24 16:01
It just doesn't make sense.How have we allowed the majority of Americans to lose their voices in the cultural wars and laws?How could Floridians allow one person the power to ban books… Read More
2023-05-23 16:03
Two decades ago, there was no Facebook. Twitter didn't exist.Truth Social and Breitbart were parasites growing in extremists fevered minds.There was actually a time before Trump sp… Read More
2023-05-22 14:40
Things aren't going too well for MAGA Republicans and they're getting desperate.Despite their best efforts to make President Biden the main boogeyman he still beats Trump in polls for the 20… Read More
2023-05-21 22:04
The three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth were having a conversation about Macbeth when one of them saw him approaching. She turned to her two evil sisters and said, "By the pricking o… Read More
2023-05-20 20:15
A week ago, the sky was falling in conservative circles and Republicans blamed Biden for it.Right-wing media responded to a story about "20 struggling homeless veterans" being displaced… Read More
2023-05-19 17:55
The devil always gets his share when dealing with humans.In the case of MAGA morons the price is selling their souls to defeat democracy. It brings to mind the classic fantasy about a s… Read More
2023-05-18 15:55
A fascinating study published by the journal Nature Communications has opened the door to understanding why Republicans speak a different language than the rest of Americans.They apparently… Read More
2023-05-17 15:34
They're embedded in Congress and states like parasites draining away American's rights.Republicans, or more accurately the MAGA cult, have been busy suppressing voters, taking away… Read More
2023-05-16 19:03
The Lakers looked so bad the first half of this season I seriously doubted they were going anywhere but to the cellar.Let alone to the NBA Finals.You want an underdog? The Purple a… Read More
2023-05-15 17:03
The signs of another Civil War are everywhere.Look around you. Which side do you belong too? There are only two tribes. The Blue and the Red (MAGA cult). If you don't belong to eit… Read More
2023-05-14 16:36
There are people in our society who treat mothers like no others expecting them to fill a stereotypical role in life.Christian White Nationalists believe motherhood is something ak… Read More
2023-05-13 18:03
They started the season with a 2-10 record and then something happened. The Lakers hit paydirt after the trade deadline when they got six new players who have been instrumental in… Read More
2023-05-12 19:32
Welcome tourists to another day of drama in American society.Please stay together and don't wander off or you might get shot. In our gun-worshipping culture AR-15s have replaced bibles… Read More
2023-05-11 16:48
It's an octopus's garden in Congress where sharks swim freely attacking democracy.Republicans have taken a deep dive on reality and now they've penetrated mainstream medias like CNN.At… Read More
2023-05-10 14:36
Twice impeached former president Trump once famously said that he could shoot someone in the middle of 5th Avenue in New York, and no one do anything about it.It's starting to look like… Read More
2023-05-09 17:19
When Alex Hern tells you to be concerned about the affect's artificial intelligence could have on humanity, it's a good time to listen to his warnings.The 75-year-old researcher is… Read More
2023-05-08 17:02
Republicans think that weapons of war in the streets of our nation are going to continue, and we might as well get used to it.They're tongue in cheek appeal to pray when innocent c… Read More
2023-05-07 16:09
Innocent people are being murdered at record rates because Republicans reject gun safety laws.Taking an extremist view of freedom where AR-15s are a symbol of life, liberty and the purs… Read More
2023-05-06 16:52
When Google Universal Analytics first announced they were replacing the current platform and updating to Google Analytics 4, I wasn't too concerned.It was just an update, right? Go… Read More
2023-05-05 17:50
This is how the process for investigations goes in Congress these days.Conspiracy loons line up outside GOP members offices waiting to unveil their latest wacky claims. The chances of b… Read More
2023-05-04 16:00
Today is a great day to cosplay.It's Star Wars Day, a celebration of the famous movie franchise and its many TV spinoffs.Big news for Star Wars fans today.Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) is be… Read More
2023-05-03 18:19
Every morning I watch the news while sipping coffee. A ritual that goes back to my newspaper days as an editor.In recent years I've noticed a considerable increase in violence around th… Read More
2023-05-02 19:55
Under Jobs:Wanted - FinanceBuzz seeks Fast & Furious Claims Adjustor. The company spokesman said this about the chosen candidate, "They will be asked to estimate the insurance impact of… Read More
2023-05-01 19:20
They called the police five times in ten minutes because a madman with a loaded AR-15 was coming after them.By the time the police arrived five family members were slain by the next-door&nbs&hell…Read More
2023-04-30 22:29
Fear this.Across the country this month, at least five men have opened fire on someone who's stumbled upon their space.It seems like there's no longer safe spots in America anymore. Churches… Read More
2023-04-29 19:09
As one Republican senator said recently, "There's nothing we can do about the rising gun deaths in this country," and that seems to be the sentiment of most GOP lawmakers.That frank ad… Read More
2023-04-28 17:47
According to at least one political pundit Trump lawyers need to get lawyers for themselves when representing the most corrupt president in American history.Good advice. Let's see why...Here… Read More
2023-04-27 16:24
Trump is no spring chicken.He's 76-years old, overweight, and doesn't do any form of exercise.That isn't accounting for the medical conditions he wouldn't share.His golf game eliminates exer… Read More
2023-04-26 20:37
Are you worried about the debt ceiling collapsing and the country going into an economic depression like we've never seen before?Does it keep you up at night? Your concern is certa… Read More
2023-04-25 17:13
The rightwing conservatives war on women has gone into overdrive since the Supreme Court took away women's right to their own bodies.The latest attack has been against using the abortio… Read More
2023-04-24 16:31
After the Dominion lawsuit against Fox News and lying hosts cost Rupert Murdock nearly 800 million dollars Tucker Carlson is history.In a stunning announcement today the network and extremis… Read More
2023-04-23 18:31
Welcome to the 21st century citizens of Delaware.Lawmakers passed two pieces of legislation last month and sent them to Gov. John Carney, a rare Democrat who has opposed marijuana legalizati… Read More
2023-04-22 20:10
No one knows what started the fire at South Fork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt, Texas on the 16th. It was the deadliest fire involving cows in over a decade.More than 18,000 cows became crispy … Read More
2023-04-21 17:21
Once upon a time there was a wacky billionaire who claimed to know "Space Stuff" despite the fact that he never had any schooling on the subject.Elon Musk (SpaceX founder) who apparently con… Read More
2023-04-20 18:03
Call them moles.Call them blue or red dogs. Call them for what they are, sneaky power-hungry politicians with no conscience or morals.A disturbing trend has popped up in the p… Read More
2023-04-19 19:39
Accountability in this country is a hit-and-miss (usually a miss) exercise that's left the majority of Americans skeptical about true justice.After hearing that the Fox/Dominion case was set… Read More
2023-04-18 18:22
Big news from Trump world!After the former, twice impeached president who was recently charged with felonies in Manhattan saw how successful his trading card grift went the first time,(Above… Read More
2023-04-17 16:26
No one knows for sure why Florida governor Ron DeSantis hates Mickey Mouse.It might be something going back to his childhood after visiting the famous theme park. Perhaps Goofy and Mickey Mo… Read More
2023-04-16 19:05
Well folks it's time to hit the streets and talk to MAGA followers about the issues of the day.Dave - What do you think is the most important issue of the day is? Gun safety? Abortion rights… Read More
2023-04-15 15:03
Jack Teixeira is a cause-celeb in the extremist world of politics because he hacked military secrets and shared them with a group of young white racist and antisemitic gamers.While Teix… Read More
2023-04-13 19:34
It was once M&M's. Now these items are too woke!Extremist Republicans are happy with any publicity these days, even if the rest of the country is laughing at their feeble efforts to form… Read More
2023-04-12 17:16
Somewhere in rural Llano, Texas, there's a battle to keep libraries open when a judge ordered GOP extremists to restore books they banned in 24 hours.The response from the Com… Read More
2023-04-11 17:27
American's political culture is crashing up against reality resulting in a societal struggle to determine what is a fact and what's fiction?Post-Truth Politics is a culture in which the dist… Read More
2023-04-10 14:54
He is a Christian legal activist against abortion.He is a judge in a small courthouse in Amarillo Texas.His court is where extreme conservatives go to challenge the Biden administration… Read More
2023-04-09 14:23
Happy Easter Sunday!Let this truly be a day of peace as people around the world reflect on their religious beliefs.No school shootings.No nasty politics.No hate.No fear.No war.No racism.Just… Read More
2023-04-08 13:55
After ProPublica reported Justice Clarence Thomas's failure to report two decades of massive gifts from one individual (Harlan Crow), he shrugged the obvious conflict of interest off like sw… Read More
2023-04-06 16:00
If MAGA lawmakers get their way today in the Tennessee House of Representatives over 200,000 constituents of three Democratic lawmakers in the state won't have any representation.A vote is s… Read More
2023-04-05 18:30
You've seen them on TV or maybe where you live. They appear normal at first glance then they start ranting about their master's grievances.They are unable to think for themselves. Their… Read More
2023-04-04 21:02
When I woke up this morning, I remembered watching NFL superstar O.J. Simpson in a Ford Bronco SUV slowly going down a freeway with an escort of police cars behind him.But they weren't there… Read More
2023-04-03 17:58
Wait a moment!Every criminal in American history has had to get a mug shot when being booked for a crime(s)… Read More
2023-04-02 16:37
There's no guarantee America will dissolve into absolute authoritarian chaos. Despite the unprecedented attacks against our democracy, we are still standing strong.Think… Read More
2023-04-01 18:54
Everything is about branding in our culture these days and today is a good example, it's April Fools' Day and the new MAGA national holiday.Trump minions have taken years to build up th… Read More
2023-03-31 20:06
Humpty Trumpty sat on a Mar-a-Lardo WallHe got indicted and had a great fallAll the corrupt lawmakersand all of the MAGA minionsCouldn't do a damn thing about it!So, the hammer finally… Read More
2023-03-30 20:01
America's game is back. A new season starts today with 15 MLB games on tap. All 30 teams will be engaged in this annual rite of Spring.Among the best MLB games today is the defending ch… Read More
2023-03-26 22:09
Take a walk on the wild or poetic side HERE at the Creative Chronicles of Dave StancliffGo HERE to view my As It Stands column in the Eureka Times-Standard, a NorthCoast daily newspaper. It… Read More
2023-03-26 00:03
It used to only be special cases where jurors needed to be anonymous for their own safety. Secret jurors were necessary to protect them from criminal mob bosses like John Gott… Read More
2023-03-24 18:55
America is awash in an extremist tide of lies and misinformation. What started as a storm in 2017 is now a flood of hatred, racism, and a cult that threatens democracy.Truth and re… Read More
2023-03-23 17:18
The question of the day.Will Trump be charged in relation to hush-money payments made to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels?He think… Read More
2023-03-22 23:04
As spring unfolds across the country making flowers bloom and right-wingers tweet gloom, we take the good with the bad.A recent book release, "Waco Rising: David Koresh, the FBI, and the Bir… Read More
2023-03-21 15:36
For days now Trump has been feeding his minions fake news about Tuesday being the day he would be indicted by a New York grand jury.He never had the knowledge of when the indictment would be… Read More
2023-03-20 18:06
When it comes to the spring season, it seems to only last for a short time as nature paints the world in a frenzy of color. Birds sing beautiful songs to welcome the season and th… Read More
2023-03-19 22:40
A change of pace today. Here's a snippet from the history books. The Los Banos Prison Raid by Philippine guerrillas and… Read More
2023-03-18 19:32
Huddled in a corner in a faux Oval Office in Mar-a-Largo a desperate criminal is crying out.Coup Coup Trump is sending out the call to his minions that it's time for a "regime change"&n&hell…Read More
2023-03-17 19:42
Fox News has been polluting military bases for years with lies and hard-right propaganda. The rise of military personnel going MAGA is alarming. There were even active-duty militar… Read More
2023-03-16 17:48
In another episode of Romper Room politics from Florida a GOP legislator wants to ban the Democratic Party from the state.Really.Right-wing state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia filed a bill to ca… Read More
2023-03-15 19:26
There goes the neighborhood.According to US House member Jaime Raskin, ...there's a massive real-estate coming-out party for the extreme right going on in… Read More
2023-03-14 18:48
Since reality shows became popular50 years ago, their format has had few changes. The interesting part of this form of TV entertainment is that it operates on the f… Read More
2023-03-13 17:22
Malicious farmer Don the Con has been planting seditious seeds in America's garden since he slithered into office in 2017.One of those seeds recently bore fruit when two banks coll… Read More
2023-03-12 19:58
I recently read a fascinating article about how chimpanzees have their own language with almost 400 words.Wow!It immediately brought to mind how MAGA minions have their own language,&nb&hell…Read More
2023-03-11 18:45
One year ago on March 15th, the US Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act which ends the twice-annual changing of the clocks.So why are we having to turn our clocks one hour forward… Read More
2023-03-10 20:29
No one saw this coming.Trump's hush money payment to Stormy Daniels six years ago may get him his first criminal indictment from the looks of things.The Manhattan district attorney's of… Read More
2023-03-09 22:57
Somewhere in Washington DC Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert is suffering a near breakdown. She heard about a Democratic-Sponsored Bill involving gun safety for the residents of the "her" state.A… Read More
2023-03-08 23:53
It's war on the poor, but the Republicans don't care as long as they slash programs and make cuts somewhere in our nationa… Read More
2023-03-07 23:55
This is Part One of a series of posts on individuals who are subverting democracy in any way they can. Each individual I introduce is a major player against American freedoms and an outright… Read More
2023-03-07 00:50
Have you ever seen a cornered rat turn and show its teeth in defiance? It's beady eyes aflame with rage? Then you know what Trump looks like as he skulks around Mar-a-Lardo posting… Read More
2023-03-05 22:30
Where's your safe place?According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary a safe place (as on a college campus) is intended to be free of bias… Read More
2023-03-04 23:30
2088 - files of a citizen blogger, Dave Stancliff, were discovered in cyberspace by future history sleuths. It's the first time an eyewitness account documenting the final two… Read More
2023-03-03 21:38
Since Gov. DeSantis has continued his assault on democracy in Florida by threatening people's First Amendment. The state is looking like a scene from George Orwell's 1984.Sparing n… Read More
2023-03-03 00:19
Jack Daniel's has spawned a strain of black whiskey fungus that is coating neighborhoods around distilleries with a stubborn moldy crust.The fungus is such a problem in Lincoln County… Read More
2023-03-01 23:56
As a longtime journalist I know that good news doesn't sell newspapers, but bad (or sensational) news does.In college (during the early 70s) I had pragmatic journalism teache… Read More
2023-02-28 23:57
The FBI has been hunting insurrectionists since Trump's attempt to overthrow our democracy on Jan.6, 2021.It's been a long hunt that still continues to bring culprits in. Take Sedition Panda… Read More
2023-02-27 23:55
This is how upside down the world is today, political pundits like Stephen Silver suspect Trump's criminal charges may actually help him get re-elected!Silver and others aren't predicti… Read More
2023-02-26 23:58
(Photo - Ohio Valley MMA members ready to defend drag events) When talking about mixed martial arts athletes you're talking about macho on stero… Read More
2023-02-26 00:00
I've always contended that the only profession worse than being a lawyer is a politician.Especially a morally corrupt one (are there any other kinds left?) that divides the country and… Read More
2023-02-24 23:15
Why do we need a National Gun?We don't. But gun-crazed Alabama Representative, Barry Moore, thinks we do and unveiled a bill in the House Friday to put it alongside some of the nat… Read More
2023-02-24 14:51
It's been almost three weeks since a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, sparking an ecological disaster and a political firestorm for right-wingers.Growing… Read More
2023-02-22 23:26
When Fox News can feed into cultural wars like a shark in a swarm of tuna, they don't hesitate.After a year-long campaign attacking M&M spokescandies for being woke Fox News hosts h… Read More
2023-02-22 00:30
A grand jury forewoman for the Georgia election probe sparked even more interest in the upcoming announcement regarding Trump and other Republicans part in trying to overthrow Georgia's elec… Read More
2023-02-20 23:25
Did you know that a large white balloon was spotted floating at 50,000 feet and 600 miles northeast of Hawaii on Sunday?To my utter surprise there's hasn't been a word from the Biden adminis… Read More
2023-02-20 00:02
A few months ago, the former grifter in chief and Florida retiree Trump announced that he wants to get rid of the Constitution.Full stop. He publicly made known what people only suspect… Read More
2023-02-18 23:50
Lies are us should be Fox New's motto.The right-wing extremist channel has been dragged into court by Dominion Voting Systems for telling lies about the 2020 election results - aka prom… Read More
2023-02-18 00:10
We're experiencing the mother of all chaos in societies today. There's winners and losers in these crazy days where a former president failed at a coup attempt and is now running for re… Read More
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