Paramount Pushes Back A media outlet targeted by Trump seems to finally be pushing back. Most had predicted that Paramount, the parent company of CBS, would buckle under the pressure of Trump’s lawsuit. It baselessly claimed that the show 60 Minutes editorialized through editing when producing an interview segment with then-Presidential-Candidate Kamala Harris. It was Paramount‘s proposed merger… Read More
Democrats Wave the White Flag In the face of overwhelming chaos sowed by the Trump administration, Congressional Democrats are being as about as effective as you’d expect. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries simply raised the white flag live on television at a time we need strong leadership. Victim blaming: He went on to criticize “activist groups” for “dividing” the Democratic… Read More
Joe Project Episode 5: You’re not the real president and you’ve got to go away. A lot of us have suspected that Donald Trump is owned, but now there’s proof.… Read More
US Attorney Aims to Quash Dissent as FCC Makes Probes Interim D.C. US Attorney Edward Martin threatened to prosecute anyone who “target or impede” Elon Musk or Doge, including journalists. Meanwhile the FCC is investigating KCBS in Los Angeles for their coverage of ICE raids. PBS and NPR are also under scrutiny under the auspice of underwriting. These threats come amidst a climate set by… Read More
End of Rule of Law? What happens this week could determine for real whether we remain a country under rule-of-law or transform to a dictatorship. PLEASE spare 2 minutes and watch this clip where George Conway explains: At that point, the law of the land would essentially cease to exist. If this happens, then America would become an actual tyrannical… Read More
Will Congress Become Neutered? Members of Congress amassed outside the entrances of the U.S. Treasury and the Dept. of Education this week and we’re blocked from entering. In the wake of Elon Musk and his entourage being let loose within Federal institutions in a hostile takeover of the U.S government, Democratic Congressmembers are receiving demands to “fight harder” from… Read More
TikTok unbanning: Accolade and Overreach To recap: The law banning TikTok went into effect yesterday. Just a few hours later, the service was restored, with a gushing message praising our glorious leader-to-be shown to all upon logging in. This is unnerving for two reasons. For one, this law was passed by the Congress, and then upheld by the Supreme Court.… Read More
Snoop Dogg Screws the Pooch on Bended Knee Not contented to hang out with just one white felon, Snoop Dogg has now joined the ranks of the Trump acolytes by performing Nuthin’ but a G Thang at a Trump pre-inaugural party, upsetting many fans. From The Independent: After previously mocking the president-elect, Snoop switched allegiances last year to praise Trump and claim he… Read More
The Last Weekend Under the Republic As we relish these two days free of toil, those of us at Obeying in Advance wanted to take a moment to reflect upon the long roller coaster we’ve been on since June 16, 2015. And to remind Americans of one thing: This is still not normal. An America divided like never before. George Washington’s… Read More