Author: Lloyd Lofthouse

  • Does Tulsi Gabbard represent the future of the Democratic Party and the United States?

    Originally posted on The Soulful Veteran's Blog: I was introduced to another rising star in the Democratic Party today. Her name is Tulsi Gabbard. She represents the 2nd District of Hawaii in the House of Representatives; she is a combat vet and a major in the Hawaii Army National Guard. Tulsi is impressive; quite possibly a hero, the future of…

  • The Scorpion and Frog Fable Updated

    The worker is satisfied because of the promise, and they set out, but close to the opposite bank of the raging river Little Fingers Donald Trump stings the worker.

  • A Clear and Present Danger to the Republic

    Originally posted on The Soulful Veteran's Blog: As a U.S. Marine, I came back from the Vietnam War in 1966, and PTSD followed me home like an evil, second shadow, and that PTSD conspired to wreck my life and drove me close to suicide a number of times. There was no support for combat vets with PTSD until the 1980s.…

  • Mike Klonsky: Trump’s War on Civil Society

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: ? ? Mike Klonsky, a longtime political activist in Chicago, warns that the rise of Trumpism in the US and Europe signals a dangerous white nationalism that threatens the fabric of civil society. ? The rise and seizure of political and military power by a narrowly-based clique of white supremacists and neo-fascists, in the U.S.…

  • A Petition by Members of the Technology Industry: Never Again!

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: This is an astonishing petition, created and disseminated within the technology industry, to protest the use of technology to carry out abhorrent policies against Muslim Americans, immigrants, and others who displease the incoming Trump administration. Please read the statement to see the links, recommended readings, and organizations. Some might say that it is too…

  • An American talisman — Isham Cook

    A talisman has appeared in 21st-century America, one with astounding magical powers. Fitting in the palm like a mini crystal ball, it can summon people on its screen to talk to live. To young kids submerged in the dreamy developmental phase of childhood, the shiny glass pebble must seem utterly bewitching and miraculous, a veritable Wonderland […] via An American talisman…

  • Donald Trump is a Real Threat to the Survival of the Human Species

    The evidence is overwhelming that climate change denial was a tactic to get our minds off of all the other dangers their products cause to our health, the quality of life, and our very existence.

  • Mike Konzcal: The Brilliance of Trump’s Rhetoric

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Mike Konzcal of the Roosevelt Institute sat down and watched Donald Trump’s campaign speeches in search of the rhetoric that turned out to be effective. ? Contrary to common belief, working people are not turned off by the rich; if anything, they admired Trump’s opulence and outrageous displays of ostentation. He had made it;…

  • The Facebook Sucker-Berg Phenomenon and the Deliberate Destruction of Community-Based Public Ed

    Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: I read “I quit Facebook and my life is better now” at Cathy O’Neil’s Mathbabe blog, and my thoughts became a wild river about Facebook and its founder who launched Facebook by cheating two brothers and hijacking their idea. To learn more about Suckerberg’s own con, read 6 People Mark Zuckerberg…