Published in God Damn Independents·PinnedTrump Endorses Hungarian Dictator Orbán — But Why?Hungary is a welcome mat for Putin’s Secret Service — and a playground for Trump’s shadow campaign team — In a news bite that got almost no traction or notice during the first week of 2022, Former Guy Donald J. Trump endorsed Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán in his bid for a fourth term. Everyone shrugged it off as yet another example of Trump’s well-known habit of fawning over dictators…11 min read11 min read
PinnedWildfires 2020: Who Was Responsible?Where do they start? Why? Who is responsible for suppressing them? With the summer surge of forest fires on the West Coast of the United States behind us, questions still arise. Who started them? Why? Who is responsible for putting them out? As of November 2, 2020, over 47,500 wildfires burned nearly 8.6 million acres in the U.S. this year. Are…Wildfires5 min readWildfires5 min read
Published in God Damn Independents·Jan 25Trump Thinks He Just Won a Wine Award. He Didn’t.On Tuesday, January 24, Trump posted this jubilant comment on his imperiled TruthSocial site: “Trump Winery just won the incredibly prestigious San Francisco Wine Competition! “Trump Winery 2016 Brut Sparkling Reserve Wins Best in Class at San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition” Congratulations to all of those at Trump Winery, Charlottesville…Trump2 min readTrump2 min read
Published in God Damn Independents·Sep 30, 20222022 RNC and DNC Party Platforms Leave This Independent UnimpressedDog whistles, incompetence, and oblivion infect both party platforms — I have been an Independent voter all my life. Typically, I have voted conservative. I grew up in a rural area, and I have worked in ag-adjacent industries for most of my life. I’m attracted to values like fiscal responsibility, free trade, and resource conservation. But the last few years…Democrats10 min readDemocrats10 min read
Published in God Damn Independents·Sep 20, 2022Senator Marsha Blackburn Has a Problem With FentanylTennessee is #3 in the US for prescription drug abuse. — Blackburn blames Biden “open border” policies, but voted against additional border funds and support. Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn spends a great deal of time attacking President Joe Biden and his administration on Twitter. In fact, she posts snarky insults and accusations on an almost hourly basis — sometimes as many as 6 to 8 attacks per day. …Immigration7 min readImmigration7 min read
Published in God Damn Independents·Jul 17, 2022God Gave Us GunsNo. He didn’t. — Anyone who tells you that your right to own a gun is “God-given” is assuming (perhaps correctly) that you’re an idiot. Nowhere in the Constitution or in any of the Amendments that comprise the Bill of Rights do the documents say that the right to carry arms is a God-given…Guns4 min readGuns4 min read
Published in God Damn Independents·Jul 16, 2022Trump’s Long, Long History of Threats, Denial and IntimidationTrump has a long history of using Mafioso tactics and threats to get his way — This past week, the January 6th commission speculated publicly that witnesses appearing before the committee have received vaguely threatening phone calls. Basically, messages to the effect of “we’re watching everything you do and say” and “you’d better be loyal.” This is not surprising, given Donald Trump’s long track record of…7 min read7 min read
Published in God Damn Independents·Jul 15, 2022Is the US Government selling our oil reserves overseas?The answer is simple. And the answer is no. — Lately, there have been memes like this going around. #MAGA oriented peeps on the internet are happily circulating it, while cheerfully ignoring any and all actual facts. #1. This meme is intentionally misleading. This is not what the Reuters article actually says. The U.S. government does sell oil reserves, but only to a limited number of U.S.-based companies. …Biden4 min readBiden4 min read
Apr 28, 2022Escape From ChernobylA Russian-American CEO recounts his harrowing journey as a child — This is a reprisal of an interview I first wrote and published in 2012. Mary Cooke-Baker hosts a political Facebook discussion group for moderates and independents called God Damn Independents. Join us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/goddamnindependents Simon Swerdlow, 13, was about to board a plane for the first time in his life…Russia10 min readRussia10 min read
Published in God Damn Independents·Feb 6, 2022Joe Rogan is Not a ‘Cancel Culture’ MartyrJoe Rogan is a miscalculation in American capitalism — This whole Joe Rogan flap is not that complicated. It’s not cancel culture. It’s pure and simple capitalism. Joe Rogan (https://www.facebook.com/JOEROGAN) portrays himself as a Libertarian with socially compassionate views, welcoming of rainbow XYZ. …Joe Rogan2 min readJoe Rogan2 min read
