INCARCERATION-ARKANSAS CAN'T BE BEAT

I JUST HEARD A STUNNING STATISTIC FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE. ARKANSAS LEADS THE WORLD IN THE NUMBER OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, (I'M ASSUMING, PER CAPITA), FOR JUVENILES.  THIS IS REPORTED IN A NEW DOCUMENTARY, "PIPELINE," BY ZACHARY CROW. JUVENILE DETENTION IN ARKANSAS IS APPARENTLY A NIGHTMARE. BLACKS AND LATINO'S ARE WAY OVER-REPRESENTED, AS ARE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. ANOTHER STICK IN THE EYE FOR ARKANSAS. FOR ADULTS, WE HAVE JUST RECENTLY REPLENISHED OUR "KILLER DRUGS," FOR EXECUTING INDIVIDUALS. IT WAS ON THE FRONT PAGES OF ALL OUR NEWSPAPERS. SOMETHING OF A "HOT DOGS, LET'S GET THIS THING ROLLING AGAIN."

With Enormous Harvey Damage, Naomi Klein Warns Against 'Disaster Capitalism' Redux

With Enormous Harvey Damage, Naomi Klein Warns Against 'Disaster Capitalism' Redux



THE RIGHT-WING REPUBLICANS WILL USE THIS STORM TO MOVE THEIR AGENDA FORWARD. MAKE NO MISTAKE.

'Law Is Dead in America': Presidential Pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio Widely Condemned

'Law Is Dead in America': Presidential Pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio Widely Condemned



A SORRY DAY, AND HOPEFULLY ONE OF TRUMP'S LAST.

HEAD LIKE A HAUNTED HOUSE

TRUMP HAS A HEAD LIKE A HAUNTED HOUSE. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IS IN IT, BUT YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO SCARY THE HELL OUT OF YOU.

HOW TO SPOT A RIGHT-WING REPUBLICAN

• THEY NEVER LOOK YOU IN THE EYES.
• THEY GENERALLY SPEAKING ARE GOING TO BE WHITE, UNLESS YOU HAPPEN TO BUMP INTO BEN CARSON.
• THEY STAND AROUND DISCUSSING HOW THE POOR STEAL FROM THEM.
• THEY BELIEVE JESUS WAS A WHITE, ANGLO SAXON FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
• INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, MOST OF THESE PEOPLE MADE IT THRU THE FIFTH GRADE. THE ONE'S WHO GOT PAST THAT BECAME LAWYERS.
• THESE FOLKS LIKE TO WAVE FLAGS AND SING, "GOD BLESS AMERICA." AND THEY BELIEVE THE BEST WAY TO BRING ABOUT PEACE IS TO KILL THE ENEMY. THE SURVIVORS BECOME TERRORISTS, WHICH TAKES US FULL CIRCLE. HENCE, PERPETUAL WAR.
• THEY THINK WALLS WILL KEEP PEOPLE OUT. THE WORLD IS HOPING WALLS KEEP US IN.
• IF YOU SEE SOMEONE WEARING A LONG SLEEVED, WHITE, SHIRT, RUN. YOU CAN BET IT'S A RIGHT-WING, REPUBLICAN, A POLITICIAN, OR A LAWYER. (BUT I REPEAT MYSELF). ALL OF THEM ARE AFTER YOUR MONEY AND/OR YOUR SOUL.
• MOST RIGHT-WING REPUBLICANS LIKE TRUMP. HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE IS FULL OF RICH, WHITE FOLKS. THEY OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED FOR TRUMP. SHOWS YOU THAT HAVING MONEY AND BEING EDUCATED DOES NOT NECESSARILY MAKE YOU SMART. THIS IS AN EMBARRASSMENT AND A GOOD REASON NOT TO MOVE HERE.

I’m a Nuclear Weapons Expert. Trump’s Presidency Is My Personal Nightmare

I’m a Nuclear Weapons Expert. Trump’s Presidency Is My Personal Nightmare



TWO LUNATICS, WITH THEIR HANDS ON THE BUTTONS. EVERYONE'S WORST NIGHTMARE.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF NO MORE THAN ANY OTHER BAD HABIT. AND NO HABIT, HOWEVER DEEP OR INGRAINED, WILL STAND A CHANCE OF RE-ELECTION WHEN CONSCIOUSNESS, HONESTY AND WILLING DETERMINATION CHARACTERIZE HUMAN AFFAIRS."

"Return of the Bird Tribes"

TAXES

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT TAXES. MAN, THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM:

• FEDERAL INCOME TAX
• STATE INCOME TAX
• LOCAL TAX
• HOTEL TAX
• SALES TAX
• CABLE TV TAX
• PHONE TAX
• GAS TAX
• EXCISE TAX
• CORPORATE TAX
• PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX
• SPECIAL USE TAXES
• SPECIAL SUNSET TAXES

I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHERS. WE PAY WAY TOO MANY TAXES. REPUBLICANS LIKE TO POINT THIS OUT, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO TAXING THE RICH AND CORPORATIONS. THEY WANT FEWER TAXES ON THE RICH, AND FEWER REGULATIONS, WHICH CAN INFLUENCE PROFITS. THEY CALL FOR SMALLER GOVERNMENT WHILE THEY RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. THEIR SMALLER GOVERNMENT DOES NOT, OBVIOUSLY, INCLUDE THEM. KEEP AN EYE ON THE TAX REFORM THAT TRUMP WILL PROPOSE. TRUST ME, IT WON'T HELP YOU UNLESS YOU HAVE MILLIONS IN THE BANK.