Monthly Archives: October 2020

How many deaths can we actually blame on Trump?

Posted on October 31, 2020 by a1skeptic

One of the questions that comes up is how many deaths for the coronavirus can we actually blame on President Trump. There is, of course, no actual answer to that question. But we can make some comparisons. Now keep in … Continue reading →

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Democrats need to completely rebuild their approach to the Judiciary.

Posted on October 28, 2020 by a1skeptic

Back in 2000 the German National Soccer Team (“Die Mannschaft”) suffered an embarrassing set of defeats at the UEFA European Championships in Belgium and the Netherlands.  The Mannschaft tied with Romania, lost to England, and then was humiliated by the … Continue reading →

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Our Hypocrisy is not like Theirs, Mega Edition

Posted on October 26, 2020 by a1skeptic

Eight days. Eight effing days! That’s how many days there are until the election. And how many days did they make Merrick Garland make without even giving him the courtesy of an interview? 293 days. Let me say that again. … Continue reading →

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You can see all the things that President Drumpf has done in the last four years in one spreadsheet.

Posted on October 18, 2020 by a1skeptic

Shortly after Donald Drumpf became President, I started a spreadsheet to keep track of all the crazy things Drumpf was doing while being President. I didn’t do this all myself; much of this information was derived from information that was … Continue reading →

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Conservatives all atwitter about being blocked on Twitter

Posted on October 16, 2020 by a1skeptic

Conservatives are all atwitter (pun intended) about Twitter’s decision not to allow the sharing of a story published by the New York post about how a top adviser to the Ukrainian energy company Burisma had emailed Hunter Biden in 2015, … Continue reading →

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Yes on Question #2 (Massachusetts Initiative Petition)

Posted on October 15, 2020 by a1skeptic

The second initiative petition on the Massachusetts ballot has to do with ranked choice voting. Ranked choice voting can come in different shapes and sizes, and it isn’t the easiest thing to understand. In general, instead of voting for just … Continue reading →

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Yes on Question #1 (Massachusetts Initiative Petition)

Posted on October 14, 2020 by a1skeptic

Haven’t we been here before? That may be what you’re thinking – as I was – when you read about the latest “right to repair” initiative petition (Question 1) on the Massachusetts ballot in November. And indeed, we have been … Continue reading →

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Questions about Amy Coney Barrett’s beliefs don’t demonstrate Anti-Catholic Bias

Posted on October 12, 2020 by a1skeptic

Conservatives would have you believe that questioning any aspect of Amy Coney Barrett’s faith demonstrates some kind of anti-Catholic bias. But it ain’t so. Consider this meme (below), which was circulating on Facebook: If, rather than being Catholic, Amy Coney … Continue reading →

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That wasn’t a knockout for either Candidate, but the fly definitely wins!

Posted on October 8, 2020 by a1skeptic

Well, I don’t think that was a knockout for either candidate, but the fly definitely wins. First of all, I would love to teach all of the candidates to answer the question first and then pivot to their talking points. … Continue reading →

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I didn’t want the Donald to die, but I did want him to really, really suffer.

Posted on October 7, 2020 by a1skeptic

I didn’t want the Donald to die, but I did want him to really, really suffer. Of course, it doesn’t look like that’s happening. I wanted him to suffer for the 200,000+ souls that he clearly did not care about. … Continue reading →

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