Big Idea of the Day: Leveling the Playing Field
Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC had Scott Galloway on as a guest this last week. He said some great things and I agreed with what he had to say more often than not. There was one quote that I had to think on...
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: Thank You!
Thank you to House Democrats who stood shoulder to shoulder and voted a unanimous, resounding ‘no’ to Krasnov’s collaborators’ Continuing Resolution (CR) on March 11, 2025.Thank you, House Minority...
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: (dis) Obeying Krasnov’s junta
I can’t believe I have to spell this out, again, but I will.I wrote in previous diaries about not obeying in advance. I wrote about not obeying DOGE (pronounced ‘dodgy’ to tick off the collaborators)....
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: International Women’s Day
Today is a day to reflect on all that women have contributed to our world history. In this particular day and age, it is also important to remember indigenous women across the world. I focus on First...
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: Being Anti-autocrat
As we watch countries across the world drop US investments like hot potatoes, we need to remember that they are not anti-American. They are pro-democracy.Columbia University seems not to understand...
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: The Resistance is Working!
I apologize for being absent from DKos. I am recovering from a TBI symptoms that flared as I listened to SOTU, just got more active on Bluesky and have neglected the handful of people who stop by and...
View ArticleThe 53rd Annual Iditarod started today!!!!
I gotta just take a moment to write about my memories of the Iditarod. In Alaska, everyone stops what they are doing to watch the start of the race. They listen to updates on their way to work or...
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: What did you think ‘don’t obey in advance’ meant?
Dear reader, please do not think that I am exasperated with you, personally. As a group, though, I am exasperated at everyone … including myself.I am exasperated with myself because I thought all y’all...
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: What Power Is
Power, in American politics, is derived from the people. Americans have always curbed run-away power grabs by unethical, weak, impotent presidents who think they are above the law. Just take a look...
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: Voltaire
I am a francophile. I adore many French philosphers and authors. I am also in love with the French language as being the proper language for expressing big ideas and exploring political discussions....
View ArticleWe Can’t Just Wave a Magic Wand
I have been saying this to people for years. This is what I’ve been warning about for years. I’ll say it again and again until all y’all comprehend the irreversible damage the Tangerine Terrorist and...
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: Well, 💩
We are now in a bloodless coup. The Tangerine Terrorist and his co-president, South African apartheidist and tech oligarch, Elon Musk, have been busy this weekend. They are taking control of as many...
View ArticleDietrich Bonhoeffer’s Definition of Stupidity
One of my uncles shared a ten minute video that seems to sum up everything that is going on today. The narrator explains who was Dietrich Bonhoeffer and how he came to his theory of stupidity as being...
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: The Blame Game
By now, we all know that whenever something goes wrong, the Tangerine Terrorist will immediately blame somebody, anybody else. Even though he wants to be ‘the guy’ in charge of everything. The buck,...
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: Pettiness as Intimidation
The Tangerine Terrorist and his flying monkeys are busy! Not only are they flooding the zone with all kinds of nonsense, issuing unConstitutional and illegal memos and sending obviously incompetent...
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: Remember to Laugh
I know these are bleak days. I know there is a lot going on in politics and in everyday life. I know a lot of people are stressed and not feeling like it’s appropriate to laugh. But, ya gotta find...
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: Managing the Deluge
We all know that the Tangerine Terrorist will flood the zone with a sorts of nonesense. It is his only trick as a failed, fraudulent, snakeoil salesman. I’ve written before about his only tactic:...
View ArticleI am heartbroken and angry, so here is what I’m going to do
We had a heartbreaker of an election. We have an insurrectionist sitting in the office of POTUS. We have a Democratic Party as the opposition party. And, we have an enourmous number of fellow citizens...
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: the Power of Language, Part 2
Here is an important, big idea: the Tangerine Terrorist is weak. He has always been weak, he will always be weak. This idea is important because, while he holds the most powerful office in our country,...
View ArticleBig Idea of the Day: the Power of Language, Part 1
As any traditional anywhere in the world will tell you, language has power. Words matter. Definitions of words have meaning. That is why the Tangerine Terrorist is so slap-dash with his salesman...
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