Have a Coke and Get in Single File January 15, 2025 | Meek Resistsky | Leave a comment Coca-Cola has presented a special-edition bottle of Coke to the returning president. While it’s been an on-going tradition of theirs present incoming presidents with a commemorative bottle of Coca-Cola, this instance still indicates appeasement for two reasons: Apparently Coca-Cola sees fit to put that little bit of unsettled history into a bottle and set it… Read More
Alabama Governor orders flags at full mast for inauguration January 14, 2025 | Joe Blackstone | Leave a comment Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, breaking with the tradition of honoring the passing of a past President, has ordered that the flags in the state be raised to full mast for the inauguration of Donald Trump. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, breaking with the tradition of honoring the passing of a past President, has ordered that the… Read More
It Takes a Village January 14, 2025 | Meek Resistsky | Leave a comment Yo, man! WTF? Republicans have often naively used music at their campaign rallies that have lyrics or meaning that is in direct contradiction to conservative principles. Often, this has been to the ire of the respective musicians, in many cases resulting in demands to cease and desist. Despite presenting as a crusader against ‘woke culture’,… Read More
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith kisses the ring again January 12, 2025 | Joe Blackstone | Leave a comment The Canadian media are reporting that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has made the journey to Mar-A-Lago to meet with Donald Trump in advance of his assumption of the Presidency next week. From the CTV coverage: Smith posted an update on social media Sunday, including photos of herself with Trump and Dragon’s Den star Kevin O’Leary. “We had… Read More
Meta to Drop Fact-Checking Program Because It’s ‘Too Politically Biased’ January 7, 2025 | Joe Blackstone | Leave a comment Variety is reporting that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and others, is dropping fact checking because it is allegedly too politically biased. Of course we’ve all heard the expression that the truth has a liberal bias. I am not sure that’s true so much as conservatism, and especially fascism, has a falsehood bias.… Read More
Jeff Bezos nixes cartoon depicting his pre-emptive obedience January 3, 2025 | Meek Resistsky | Leave a comment Jeff Bezos is not laughing after a cartoon slated for print in his own newspaper depicted him pre-emptively kowtowing to Donald Trump. Bezos owns the Washington Post, so he didn’t take kindly when his own editorial cartoonist depicted him being owned by Donald Trump. The cartoon, by long-time Washington Post editorial cartoonist, Ann Telnaes, shows… Read More
Trump sues the Des Moines Register January 1, 2025 | Meek Resistsky | Leave a comment Donald Trump has put his sights on yet another media outlet. In his efforts to suppress any media coverage that could be be seen in any way as oppositional, he has put forth a lawsuit against newspaper The Des Moines Register. The suit also targets parent company Gannett and pollster Ann Selzer. Of all things,… Read More
Now CBC news joins the obedience brigade December 28, 2024 | Joe Blackstone | Leave a comment I was listening to the top of the hour news on Canadian broadcast outlet CBC on Saturday, and was disturbed enough by something I heard that I had to go back and check it again. CBC reporter Michelle Song was telling a story about how India has accused a number of Canadian colleges and universities… Read More
Cardinal Dolan of New York to give inauguration opening prayer December 24, 2024 | Meek Resistsky | Leave a comment Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York will be delivering the opening prayer at Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Dolan painted a picture of a man who has rediscovered his faith and “takes [it] seriously, despite not being known for any kind of regular church attendance, or even being able to recount… Read More
Fetterman thinks he’s being the better man December 22, 2024 | Meek Resistsky | Leave a comment Sen. John Fetterman (D) minimized the threat of fascism with the coming 2nd presidential term of Donald Trump. I think we all wish we could embrace the values of “country first” and supporting the office of the President regardless of party affiliation again. But when the president-elect has demonstrated very plainly that he himself has… Read More