Monday, November 9, 2026

What was the first country to recognize United States independence?

Monologue: A Historic Thumping | Real Time with Bill Maher

James Carville

Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville stated on a podcast that the core goal of the Democratic base is to "humiliate that son of a bitch at every point" and watch Donald Trump "wither in anguish and misery and pain".

"The Winning Message in Politics Is Envy" – Adam Carolla

I like the points he makes.

Facebook Post from 6 Years Ago

Many of us see the socialist left as the end of the United States as founded. We see it as the end of any kind of protection of our rights as free individuals. There will be no limited government, as the government will be all-powerful to do anything it wants to us. (The clear limitations on Federal power in the Constitution have long since been ignored.) Add to this, if Joe Biden does everything he promised, which I doubt, it will lead us to financial ruin.
 
For these reasons, many of us looked to Donald Trump as a kind of savior figure to resist the possibly inevitable tide of ever excessive government. There is a reason why Trump supporters are so dedicated to this man.

Russell Brand is sentenced to 10 years and six month for rape and sexual assault

I didn't know that Russell Brand was a comedian because I had only seen him as a political commentator on YouTube. He started out on the left politically, but he eventually seemed to move more toward the middle, often talking with conservative guests.

Lawyers descend on Mississippi as vote counting continues in razor-thin Senate race

Democrat Scott Colom is on the verge of winning a Senate seat in Mississippi in a stunning upset, but ballots are still being counted in a close race where Colom holds a lead of just under 2,000 votes over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. Losing ruby-red Mississippi would be the final straw for Republicans after a midterm sweep by Democrats that turned Texas blu​e and saw a Democrat elected to the seat once held by the late South Carolina Republican senator Lindsey Graham.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/06/mississippi-senate-race-vote-counting-lawyers

I'll Make This Brief

Holidays Today and Upcoming Holidays in the United States

Happy, Barack Obama Day.😀

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/