Local News

I have a fantasy: i want to see whatever remnants are left of the Washington Post journalism staff take up the mantle left by the decimated Metro section team and focus on local news. Years before Watergate, the Washington Post was a local paper. It became a national voice, one that Bezos has single-handedly silenced. So returning to its roots feels like a way forward. And maybe it could help figure out how to restore local journalism to thousands of communities across this country that have lost their local newspaper. 

STOP THE MADNESS

 Trump in an overnight posting spree shared an AI-generated video of the Obamas superimposed heads on monkey bodies. I am physically ill thinking about what will be tolerated by the handful of people who can do something about this fucking madman NOW. Not next month. Not in November. NOW!! The unraveling, disassociation with reality, the malignant narcissim - without even touching the many levels of theft, bribery and grifting - and oh yeah, crimes against humanity. Lock him up. Now.

Democracy Dies When Oligarchs Own the News

 I remember the day the Washington Star published it's final edition. Yes, I am old enough to remember when DC was a two-daily paper town.Soon, it will have none given what is happening at WaPo.

 First thing when these maggots are removed, is to restore the Fourth Estate - ban all corporate ownership of "news" - oh yeah, and end the 24 hour news cycle. THAT is what has killed local and real journalism. Outraged doesn't begin to cover it...

Harvard Comes to its Senses

 So glad to see that Harvard is off its knees and will not pay ransom or bribe the Dicktator in Chief. And the rant of that toddler to up his "fine" is simply laughable.

Just Because He Says It...

 It doesn't make it so. The Dictator in Chief has NO idea how elections are run. And I am going to bet that the American people know that it is wrong to say elections are rigged ONLY when you lose. I am not as outraged or scared as I thought I might be - as anyone who has been paying attention the last 10 years has known this was inevitable. There is one thing true about America - almost NO ONE likes to be told what to do. And oh yeah, they hate pedophiles. The stage show described by young girls - featuring the most narcissistic person on the planet - should make everyone sick to their stomach. The white "Christian" nationalists and anyone who continued to associate with Epstein will pay for their actions - one way or another.

Where is the outrage?

That is a question I ask myself every day. I'm getting tired. SO glad to hear from others asking that most important question: https://keenon.substack.com/p/wheres-the-countercultural-outrage 

BFD - February 1 2026

 Rather than focus on outrage only, I am going to spend the month of February highlighting the things I think are worthy of the label BFD. Big fucking deal was a frequently used phrase in my family - specially by my mom - who taught us to look deeper to understand things that really meant something. Today's BFD is the blowout state Senate race in Texas that a Democrat won for the first time in 30 years. What makes it special is that tRump's endorsee spent more than $2 million (or 10 times what the Dem spent) for nothing and Trump so obviously doesn't understand how Americans really thinks if he says the local election didn't involve him - despite his support and endorsement. Right.

Oh yeah, the icing on the cake: I would LOVE to see the imbeciles that are lining up for Trump's endorsement in the US Senate Rep. primary in Texas to determine who runs in November. All his friends are running. Won't that be fun? 

What are the chances only Dems, Indies and third party voters are scrubbed from registration lists? Especially after the state turned over it's ENTIRE voter roll to the federal government. No signs anywhere saying "Hands off my Voter info" - we may need something a bit catchier.