Published in God Damn Independents·PinnedMember-onlyTrump 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 read
PinnedMember-onlyWildfires 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 read
Published in God Damn Independents·Jul 17God 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 read
Published in God Damn Independents·Jul 16Trump’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 read
Published in God Damn Independents·Jul 15Is 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 read
Apr 28Member-onlyEscape 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 read
Published in God Damn Independents·Feb 6Member-onlyJoe 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 read
Jan 17Member-only10 Tips for Avoiding Viral Infections in 2022Reduce your exposure to Covid-19 variants, flu and viruses — The 2022 winter cold-and-virus season is upon us, and many cities are experiencing alarming spikes in coronavirus cases. Even those with no concerns about Covid will want to protect their families from the annual germ and virus festival brought about by overheated indoor conditions, dry wintry air, wet chilled clothing…Covid 1910 min read
Published in God Damn Independents·Dec 7, 2021Member-onlyChina’s Covid Propaganda Targets US Citizens with DisinformationChinese publications and ads on YouTube are actively targeting US citizens — Unfortunately, thanks to a proliferation of conspiracies and growing contempt for government in the US, the propaganda is hitting its mark with some US readers. Why it Matters Chinese propaganda is often filtered through Indonesian and Iranian fake-account hubs on social media, in what’s called spamouflage. One fake account called ‘Wilson Edwards’ claimed…Trump5 min read
Published in God Damn Independents·Dec 6, 2021Member-onlyWhy Were US Epidemiologists Not Allowed to Study Covid in China?They would have, if Trump hadn’t fired them all — In February 2020, the Trump administration chastised China for censoring information about the outbreak and for keeping US experts from entering the country to assist. But the truth is that it was Trump himself who removed them. “We had a large operation of experts in China who were brought back…Trump3 min read
