Tag Archives: anti-immigration

Trump invites Pelosi and Shumer into the Oval Office to humiliate him in front of a silent Mike Pence

By Mark | December 11, 2018

Someone apparently thought that it would be a good idea for Donald Trump and Mike Pence to invite Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer into the White House today to discuss border security in front of live television cameras. I guess the thinking was that Trump would make them look weak and cowardly. Well, that’s not […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged border security, border wall, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Nancy Pelosi, wall, xenophobia | 42 Comments

With midterms approaching, the evil of the right is on full display

By Mark | October 23, 2018

With the midterms fast approaching, and the prospect of both houses of Congress, as well as several statehouses, potentially flipping, Republicans across the country are becoming increasingly desperate. And, as you might imagine, this desperation is manifesting itself in truly terrible ways. In Texas, with the young, dynamic Beto O’Rourke gaining momentum, Ted Cruz has […]

Posted in History, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Gillum, anti-Semitism, asylum, attempted murder, Beto O'Rourke, Bill Kristol, Brian Kemp, caravan, Central America, civility, conspiracy theory, cowardice, Dan Pfeifer, Donald Trump, exact match, fascism, fear mongering, Florida, George Soros, Georgia, gerrymandering, Greg Gianforte, Hannah Arendt, incitement to violence, journalism, lying, MAGA, Medicaid, Medicare, middle class tax cuts, midterm elections, Mike Pence, pipe bombs, political violence, racism, Richard Linklater, robocalls, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Secretary of State, Senate, Stacey Abrams, tax cuts, Ted Cruz, terrorism, Texas, threats of violence, threats to journalists, voter fraud, voter suppression | 43 Comments

I too have zero tolerance

By Mark | June 18, 2018

The above photo, taken by photographer John Moore, shows a heart-broken two year old Honduran asylum seeker being taken from her mother at the US-Mexico border. The scene, sadly, is one that has become all too commonplace these past several weeks, as the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy toward migrants crossing the southern border has […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Apostle Paul, Barack Obama, border patrol, Brownsville, Casa Padre, child cruelty, crisis actors, cruelty, Diane Feinstein, ethics, George W. Bush, Germany, human rights, Jeff Sessions, Jesus Christ, John McCain, Kamala Harris, Keep Families Together Act, Kirstjen Nielsen, Laura Bush, Methodist, Michael Hayden, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Texas, United Methodist Church, United Nations, United Nations Human Rights Council, Walmart, Walter Shaub, zero tolerance | 299 Comments

Trump was offered a bipartisan government funding bill. He essentially turned it down because it wasn’t racist enough. He owns this government shutdown. And the Democrats should not capitulate.

By Mark | January 17, 2018

Some of what you’re about to read may very well be wrong. I don’t pretend to understand the ins and outs of our convoluted government funding mechanisms. I have, however, been trying to follow along, and I wanted to share what I think is going on. As always, if you have an issue with something […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged border security, CHIP, Chuck Schumer, continuing resolution, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Department of Homeland Security, Dick Durbin, Donald Trump, Gang of Six, government funding, government shutdown, Haiti, Homeland Security, immigration, immigration reform, John Cornyn, John Kelly, Jorge Garcia, Kellyanne Conway, Kirstjen Nielsen, Lindsey Graham, Mexico, Norway, racism, shithole, Stephen Miller, the border with Mexico | 199 Comments

Donald Trump didn’t drain the swamp, but he’s filling the shithole

By Mark | January 11, 2018

My intention was to spend my time this evening researching changes to the Medicaid program announced today by the Trump administration that will give states the ability to refuse Medicaid to any individual who is not either working, going to school, acting as caregiver, or participating in some sanctioned form of “community engagement”. But, then, […]