Author: Lloyd Lofthouse

Originally posted on GFBrandenburg's Blog: I am more and more certain that Trump and his racist gangs of violent thugs will attempt a coup when the polling results come in after November 3. A racist coup d’etat (or armed overthrow of the government) has, in fact, happened before here in the US: Wilmington NC, in 1898. Look it up. There…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: James Hohmann of the Washington Post gathered interesting post-debate happenings. Joe Biden left Cleveland on a chartered Amtrak train and made a six-city whistlestop trip through areas of Ohio and a Pennsylvania that Trump won in 2016. Meanwhile, Trump continues to face negative responses and from Republican leaders, silence, due to his inability to…

Originally posted on GFBrandenburg's Blog: I wanted to share an absolutely brilliant series of suggestions on how to deal with Trump’s nomination of Judge Barrett. The best parts are towards the end, so read all the way through! This is by Bill Svelmoe. I never heard of him before, but this is great. Drag it out until almost the election,…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Dana Milbank is a regular columnist for the Washington Post. He writes: America, this is not a drill. The Reichstag is burning. For five years, my colleagues and I have taken pains to avoid Nazi comparisons. It is usually hyperbolic, and counterproductive, to label the right “fascists” in the way those on the right…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: What if? What if Trump loses the election but refuses to accept the results? What if he continues to say, as he will, that the election was rigged? He has actually said that the only valid election is one that he wins. He has prepared the public to believe that the election is a…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: I just finished reading Michael Cohen’s new tell-all about his years as Donald Trump’s “fixer.” It is called Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump. Quite a lot of the book consists of Cohen flaying himself for being a lackey who happily did Trump’s bidding, even when he knew…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: The Washington Post published an explosive story based on audios supplied by Donald Trump’s sister, Maryanne, a retired federal judge. Maryanne Trump Barry was serving as a federal judge when she heard her brother, President Trump, suggest on Fox News, “maybe I’ll have to put her at the border” amid a wave of refugees…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Bill McKibben writes frequently about the environment, climate change, and rural life for the New Yorker.. Here he writes that Trump’s attack on the Postal Service Threatens democracy. The irony, McKibben points out, is that rural voters who heavily support Trump will lose the most by his actions. I’ve lived most of my life…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Barack Obama was president of the United States for eight years without a single scandal. None of his aides were arrested and jailed. I disagreed with his education policies but I respect him as a man of integrity and a patriot. This is the speech he delivered to the virtual Democratic National Convention. Please…