So I don't want to get too paranoid or alarmist or doomer-ist, but it bears observing out loud that Republicans – and particularly the Trump Administration – have their backs against the wall – it's likely going to be an absolute rout in the midterms, with the GOP

ICE raids are surging across the country this week, as Customs and Border Protection and DHS announced they would be last month. In California, they're moving in concentration from San Diego north, destination San Francisco by November, and their mandate is much looser than it has been in

Hello, Owen Michael here with another day in America. It's October 6, 2026, and Los Angeles is melting from the heat.  First off, we're going to just blow past Trump's implied threat against L.A. and San Diego last night – calling for Iran to

Speed-running through some national headlines today from the past week, a few items of note stand out. First off, A.I. – artificial intelligence – remains in the news for all the reasons you know: workplace displacement, cybernetic hallucinations, wildly inaccurate results, environmental and community destruction, and potential obliteration of human

Listening to NPR, reading the AP last night, and just about every other major news headline: "President Trump promises $5,000 to every adult American citizen if the GOP wins both houses in the upcoming midterm elections," without much consideration for A) the felony illegality of bribery, and

Some recommended write-ups for context: 'We’re Broken': As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Are Leaving in Droves for ICE Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers

The Chicago Tribune reports the Texas National Guard is in the process of leaving the Chicagoland area. Troops started leaving Elwood, about 20 miles southwest of downtown, not too far from the Old Joliet Prison, on Monday; there were about 200 of them stationed in total. And last Friday, DHS

Greg Bovino and his band of brutal brigands didn't focus a lot of time and energy in Charlotte, NC this week, apparently, thankfully for the good people of that city and region. But it was a violent weekend, and once established these forces never fully depart. The Admin

BACK ON THEIR B.S. The government shutdown moves toward reopening with eight Democratic votes in the Senate moving the budget forward, surely to be challenged on both sides in the House tomorrow – making quick resolution unlikely [I was wrong, it went quick. - Ed.] – when Speaker Johnson will have to