OPINION: With his visit, Biden makes things worse on border

Republicans have spent two years demanding that President Joe Biden visit the U.S.-Mexico border.They wanted Biden to face the real-world consequences of his border policy and the burden it has placed on people not only in the border states but around the country.

OPINION: To the 118th Congress: welcome aboard – now get to work (part 2)

My thanks to faithful readers – pro and con – for reminding me I am not a prophet.In last week’s column, I predicted our new Congress would have a new speaker of the House and a “sworn-in” Republican majority in the House of Representatives by Jan. 3.Oops!

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (January 12, 2023)

INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW“How can eggs cost more than the whole chicken?” – Michael Harriot  THE BIG LIES“The greatest terrorist threat to our country comes from violent right-wing militia groups and their sympathizers, and Republicans in Congress just don’t care.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Strange blue streetlights, Luciferase, and US patents you need to know about

I have been thinking about this topic for a few months: These strange blue colored streetlights that seem to be popping up in large cities around the United States and Canada.Then I had readers ask me to do some research, so here you go.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (January 5, 2023)

OPINION: To the 118th Congress: welcome aboard – now get to work (part 1)

Today, the new U.S. Congress is sworn in. Welcome, especially to those new to Washington.

OPINION: Biden’s year of reckoning

As has often been stated in this space, Joe Biden is not a good man.He’s not even a nice or amiable man. He is not the chuckling pal that everybody wants to spend dinner with or have a beer with despite their political differences.He’s not that guy.Joe Biden is a mean and politically divisive man.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (January 5, 2023)

FOR THE RECORD“Zelensky is not wrong to seek more American aid; it’s in the interest of his country. The United States is not wrong to provide aid; defeating Russia’s invasion is in the interest of our country.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (December 29, 2022)

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Simply censored – and other tales of wonder in America

Well, I can now say I have effectively been censored.Never thought it would happen to me in America.And yet, it happened to me in America.Those darn silly fact checkers and integrity police at TikTok (I know everyone says TikTok is owned by China, but actually it is not that easy of an explanation).