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THE OTHER SIDE: The United States v. James Comey (Part Two)

Until I started to go back and excavate this bit of recent history, I had no real idea of how unrelenting the attack on Comey was. And I thank Shakespeare for helping me to realize how deeply hate and resentment had penetrated Donald Trump’s being.

THE OTHER SIDE: When we fight

You can use whatever term you want—course correction, renaissance, rebirth, resurrection—but the Democrats have finally found their fighter.

THE OTHER SIDE: Knee-deep in COVID

As recent statistics demonstrate, the COVID virus is ever adaptable. And, as a result, we are engaged in an incredibly complex chess match with a worthy viral opponent where the losers get sick.

THE OTHER SIDE: Donald John Trump is batsh*t crazy

Do batsh*t crazy people know they are batsh*t crazy, or are they convinced it is really the rest of us missing those marbles? Or, in Donald Trump’s case, does he just play batsh*t crazy on TV?

THE OTHER SIDE: Counting the dead in Israel and Gaza

Look to Israel and Gaza to see evil unloosed, the bonds of all restraint gone, when, as essential as it is, counting the dead becomes nearly impossible

THE OTHER SIDE: We’re not going back!

In her recent trip to Pittsfield, Kamala Harris said: “Let us make no mistake, this campaign is not just about us versus Donald Trump. Our campaign has always been about two very different visions for our nation.”

THE OTHER SIDE: Judge Cannon stole the law

I dropped out of a doctoral program in American Studies because my brain rebelled at the endlessly pretentious and manipulative wordplay. And Trump and Judge Cannon are all about the misuse of words, opting for misinformation rather than accuracy.

THE OTHER SIDE: The king is not dead — not really

Well, in one fell swoop, the new conservative majority—it might be more accurate to call them the new MAGA majority—betrayed originalism and textualism.

THE OTHER SIDE: Project 2025 — the road to Purgatory

I should warn you, what you are about to read may very well be hazardous to your mental health. After all, there has got to be a limit to the brain’s ability to process shameless hypocrisy.

THE OTHER SIDE: The Supremes

Born to segregated white America, it was no wonder that for so many weaned on 1950s "Father Knows Best" delusions, The Supremes, with the words of Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Edward Jr. Holland, offered a far more accurate assessment of what life was really like.

THE OTHER SIDE: PCB YITBY — Yes, PCBs In Their Back Yard

It is not hyperbole to imagine that we are in the midst of a war on humanity—humanity, as in possessing the quality of being humane, of manifesting kindness and benevolence.

THE OTHER SIDE: Lee and the PCB conspiracy

The townspeople of Lee, with the help of attorney Cristobal Bonifaz, have prepared a ground-breaking lawsuit alleging a civil and criminal conspiracy by General Electric (GE) and Monsanto to harm humans and the environment.

THE OTHER SIDE: Donald and David’s catch and kill

If you are like me and want to go beyond the constant TV speculation, here are excerpts of what the judge, the lawyers, and David Pecker are actually saying about the catching and killing of the Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels affairs.

THE OTHER SIDE: Donald Trump v. The New York Knicks

The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump is a morality tale writ large taking place at a time when so many Americans seem to have misplaced morality.

THE OTHER SIDE: Little Lee v. General Electric and Monsanto — Round Four

It seems clear to me that GE does not want a trial anywhere near the town that has been injured or the river that has been destroyed.

THE OTHER SIDE: Monsanto v. General Electric — Round Three

While all might be fair as the corporate giants do battle, as always it is the innocent who are the real casualties of war.

THE OTHER SIDE: Monsanto v. General Electric — Round Two

In many ways, if you can get past the significant irony at work here, Monsanto tells a clear story of how severely and perhaps irredeemably our world has been poisoned by all the parties in this action. Make no mistake, however this ends, it seems to me that there really is no honor amongst thieves.