I'm Just Saying.

If you consider yourself a free-thinking, responsible American citizen who believes in this great experiment of American democracy; if you believe in the Constitution and take pride in the fact that We the People rule, you simply cannot justify voting Republican in this election. Not because Democrats are perfect. Not because Republicans aren't entitled to their political beliefs. But because the Republican Party has failed We the People. The Constitution established Congress as an independent branch of government, responsible for checking presidential power. Yet congressional Republicans have repeatedly demonstrated that their loyalty is to Donald Trump and not to the people who elected them. The Senate has a constitutional responsibility to provide advice and consent to the president on appointments. Advice and consent. Not obey in advance. Republican senators confirmed Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense only after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50–50 tie. Robert F...

Donald Trump is on the campaign trail, stumping for Republican candidates in the upcoming midterm elections, and his primary message is: “In this election, I'm asking you to pretend that I'm on the ballot.” What in the imaginary fuck? The instruction—no, the favor —that the incumbent president of the United States is asking of Republican voters, his “people,” is to play make-believe. But, if you are going to make pretend and vote for republicans, your going to have to pretend some other stuff too. Pretend his approval ratings aren't scraping the bottom of the barrel. Pretend gasoline prices aren't through the roof. Pretend America isn't at war with Iran. Pretend his scatterbrained tariffs haven't contributed to higher prices throughout the economy. Pretend Americans aren't struggling with the cost of living. Pretend there's no affordability crisis, that it's all, as Trump has called it, a “Democrat hoax.” Pretend Republican policie...

On Thursday, October 8, in Marble Hill, New York City, an ICE agent fired seven rounds into a vehicle containing a five-year-old boy, striking the driver, Oscar Belgal, in the neck. Although ICE and DHS have now offered multiple explanations, none has established why shooting into that car was necessary. And yet, with each new explanation, we're apparently expected to take ICE at its word. Put yourself in the driver's seat. You're parked, your five-year-old son is behind you, and two armed strangers rush your vehicle. One approaches with his gun drawn. Another strikes your window. Why wouldn't your immediate instinct be to get your child away from that danger? Police officers wear uniforms for a reason. They're supposed to be immediately recognizable as law enforcement. When masked, armed men in mismatched tactical gear approach a vehicle, how the hell are the occupants supposed to distinguish them from criminals? Some police departments even use a "Color of th...

In the Book of Job, when God describes setting a boundary for the sea, He says: “Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further.” There has to be a line in the sand. I’ve written before about the lines Donald Trump has crossed. This time I’m asking a different question: Where is the line for the people who continue to support him? If you consider yourself a logical, independent thinker, there has to be one. At some point, loyalty has to give way to evidence. Is the claim true? Is it false? Does it survive contact with reality? Eventually, you have to be willing to plant your feet and say: This far. No further. Consider the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Trump insisted vandals damaged his renovated pool. His Justice Department concluded that the damage was caused by contractor error, and prosecutors dropped the vandalism case. Trump kept blaming vandals. There is no conservative creed on coating cohesion. Unless you still believe mysterious vandals did ...

Trump says he renamed Lake Ontario because: Lake Ontario is a “tremendous asset to the United States” and part of the nation’s heritage. Because the deepest parts of the lake are in U.S. territory, the United States “claims most of the Lake’s volume.” The lake has long been important to American exploration, settlement, commerce, and defense. It served as a critical artery for American trade, commerce, and military logistics. It was important to Fort Oswego, Sackets Harbor, shipbuilding, and naval operations during the War of 1812. It helped move goods, settlers, and industrial cargo between the American interior, eastern markets, and the Atlantic. Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway commerce generates substantial economic activity, American jobs, and business revenue. The system ...