Mark Maynard | Rashida Tlaib

A racist Donald Trump tells four freshman Congresswomen of color to “go back” to the “crime infested” countries they come from. Three of the four, however, were born in the United States.

By Mark | July 14, 2019

This morning, President Donald Trump posted a series of racist tweets directed at freshman Democratic Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who have collectively become known as “the squad.” In his online tirade against the progressive lawmakers, several of whom have called for […]

Posted in Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2020, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, anti-immigrant, anti-immigration, Ayanna Pressley, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, birther, cult of victimhood, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, emotional truth, FOX News, go back to your countries, health insurance, ICE, Ilhan Omar, impeachment, Joe Biden, lies, Lindsey Graham, Michigan's 13th congressional district, polling, Presidential politics, racial animus, racism, reality, shithole, shithole countries, social media, Somalia, The Squad, wealth inequality, white fragility, white victimhood, women of color, xenophobia | 168 Comments

Cohen testifies before Congress, sheds light on Trump crime family

By Mark | February 27, 2019

Well, the threat of Trump loyalist Matt Gaetz apparently didn’t work. Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s personal attorney for over a decade, the man our President called a “rat,” showed up this morning as scheduled to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Over the course of approximately seven hours, Cohen, who started his […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged African American, Allen Weisselberg, bank fraud, Barack Obama, Birthers, black friends, Civil War, Donald Trump, Elijah Cummings, fraud, insurance fraud, Julian Assange, Mark Meadows, Matt Gaetz, Michael Cohen, Nigel Farage, peaceful transition of power, racism, rat, rats, Roger Stone, Stormy Daniels, Trump Tower, Trump Tower Moscow | 77 Comments

Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves

By Mark | January 3, 2019

Today, the first day of the 116th Congress, is noteworthy not just because Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats have taken back control of the House, where they’re already talking about things like addressing climate change, protecting those with preexisting conditions, and rebuilding the working class, but because a record number of Representatives in this year’s […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged 116th Congress, 1989, 19th Amendment, Abby Finkenauer, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Deb Haaland, Ilhan Omar, Nancy Pelosi, sexism, Sharice Davids, suffrage, Sylvia Garcia, Tucker Carlson, Veronica Escobar, women's rights | 25 Comments

“Keep your hands off MI vagina”

By Mark | June 17, 2012

As you likely already know, Representative Lisa Brown was banned “indefinitely” from the floor of the Michigan House last week, when, in response to a coordinated, all-out Republican assault on women’s reproductive rights, she said, “I’m flattered you’re all so concerned about my vagina. But no means no.” The story, as it’s being related online, […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged abortion, Barb Byrum, Dian Slavens, Eve Ensler, freedom of religion, Gretchen Whitmer, HB 5711, Jewish, Jim Stamas, Joan Bauer, Laura Hornshaw, Lisa Brown, Michigan House of Representatives, Planned Parenthood, Rebekah Warren, Roe v. Wade, Stacy Erwin Oakes, The Vagina Monologues, vagina, vasectomy, Vicki Barnett, war on women, women's health, women's rights | 19 Comments

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