Obama In The Stretch
November 5, 2022If this is Saturday, then three days and counting until Tuesday. Although there’s still time left to make the right decision and vote, democracy is scrambling to stay afloat — despite losing an hour in…
Author Archives: Bruce Maulden
Tweet Of The Moment: ‘No One In Their Right Mind Should Be Voting For Republicans’
November 4, 2022Another tired, terrible toss at the coming election. If the bad happens, then the worse will follow. At a glance, it seems a shitload of people appreciate just how super-serious this set of midterms is…
Poll: As Midterms Loom, A Big Chunk Of Americans Worry About Political Violence — Especially from Republicans
November 4, 2022On the eve of maybe the last weekend of American, old-school-real democracy. a big chunk of those Americans are scared of political violence, primarily as spewed by Republicans. If the tide runs against us, we…
MAGA Republicans Violently Propels ‘The Path To Chaos In America’ — Joe Biden Talks Straight
November 2, 2022Less than a week now to those infamous midterms, and Joe Biden this afternoon pointed a righteous finger at the violent, nasty antics of MAGA Republicans in this serious, ugly fight for democracy. In a…
One Week To The Day — Young Voters Could Be The Difference
November 1, 2022Today week will mark one of the biggest events in recent memory — the usual, ‘normal‘ midterm election that’s anything but ‘normal.’ In fact, it’s a major abnormal. Along with all kinds of life particulars…
Near-Perfect Word Of The Year — ‘Permacrisis’
November 1, 2022Darkening skies to the north this close-to–noon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — NWS has forecast a big chance for rain in the upcoming afternoon, 90 percent maybe, and tomorrow, too (40 percent), even…
Please, Please Buy My Novel — Part Les Trois
October 31, 2022Hello, this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — instead of the usual news-based post on some near-pertinent something-or-another (I do love hyphens), this is another plea to buy my novel, “Brown-Eyed Girl With…
TE Lawrence Felt ‘Bitter Shame” With Mid East History — New Manuscript Reveals
October 30, 2022In a historical diversion to the ugly, gasping news of nowadays with an item this weekend on one of my long-ago heroes — TE Lawrence, the freakish leader of the desert in World War I…
Obama: ‘Birtherism’ Is From ‘The Good Old Days’ … ‘Now, It Doesn’t Even Make It To The Top Ten List Of Crazy’
October 29, 2022Weekend is slow to the news cycle this Saturday afternoon. Still, politics continue to blare itself onto the media, thusly onto us the doomscrolling addicts of bad shit, but for now, most of that nasty…
Time-Brain Cruel Melt: ‘A Lot Of People Get Hit With Hammers’
October 28, 2022Overcast gray this late-afternoon Friday in California’s Central Valley — rain forecast for next week as the season changes slowly from one scene to another. Although a bit chilly, the outside air carries a strange…