Nataya's Worlds

Sea Monsters and Astronauts – an adaptation from @JohnThomasTuft short story of the same name

The first time the sea monsters showed up, Anna’s mama was out of the bathroom, leaving her alone in the bathtub. As with most monsters, Anna was frightened at first. But she was brave enough at five years old, to ask each of the monsters its name. The first was so startled that it stopped mid-howl. a couple of the others continued on for a moment before their howls and growling started to fade.…

Hot Takes with Liz – Why Are Republicans Blocking Protections From Russia and Beyond

Hey all, I’m trying a new, possibly shorter and much more frequent blogpost. I’m going to try to create a through-line between today’s news with yesterday, last year, and beyond. These are my hot takes – I do my best to get things right and speak truth well mostly to cyberspace but hopefully a few people too and always to power. If I get something wrong or if you disagree and want to have a…

Answering Questions – What is Going on With Trump and Iran

I’ve been so hard at being consistent at blogging that I asked my niece to help me by nagging me to write and to ask questions she wants answered. Honestly, she keeps telling me I should write a book of tidbits that I know about politics and the world but I don’t know where to start or what to cover or if anyone would be interested.

Her first question today was hard so this could be a real…

Mueller Report -Table of Events

I’ve been wanting to put together some kind of list of all of the reasons that Trump and the Republican ruling minority party need to be checked and Trump and Pence need to be impeached. With the release of the Mueller report I’ve decided to bite the bullet and begin the hard work that is most certainly repeating the work of many others but I needed to organize it for myself. So far I’ve made it…

There is a desperation in the air. It hung similarly just before the 2016 election. There was an impossibility. Donald Trump couldn’t possibly become President. After all he was an admitted sexual assaulter, a failed businessman with at least 4 bankruptcies. Hillary Clinton was the most qualified candidate possibly every. She only had a few challenges in her way. A “controversy” that should have…

Different Cases, Different Faces, Different Places

Jussie Smollett’s case ignited a firestorm.

In a nation that prides itself on the maxim of innocent until proven guilty it was shown once and for all that is not true for every American and never has been. I don’t know what happened to Jussie Smollett that night, neither do you. We know the various stages of the story that have been presented. We know how quickly victim turned to guilty party…

Riddle Me This – When is a Crime a Crime

If you rob a bank in broad daylight, with no mask on, and say you didn’t do it despite everyone seeing you is that a crime

If someone says that they could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it – is that a crime – if you are President and did it – could you be prosecuted

If you are black and female and accidentally vote while on parole – you get five years in jail – if you are…

Questions and More Questions - what are all the unopened lines of query, possible and likely crimes. I'm trying to create a comprehensive list. This is just a start.

I have so many questions. There are so many unanswered threads. I see so many problems with Donald Trump and his current installed position. I have questions about the ways that the Republican Party acts. I have questions about how they are being funded. I have questions about how they interact with Russia and other countries. I have questions about their relationship with Fox and other outlets.…

The Privilege of Running – Beto to Stacey addition

I was/am a Beto fan don’t get me wrong, but watching his roll out today just reminds me of the privilege of being a white male running. No platform but a belief – no labels I was just made to do this. Sounds like a younger more in touch Bernie.

Beto’s announcement today was all happiness and glitter. He was in a van, being chased, how quaint and how open. He was starting a listening tour and…

Riddle me this – Why Not Stacey Abrams

The United States is in freefall. The Democratic leadership has suddenly decided that impeachment, while warranted, is not worthy because the Republicans in the Senate will not convict. It would be hard. They’re going to do the investigations but blatantly illegal behavior every day will be allowed. There are people who are above the law. Manafort’s sentencing says the same – 1/5 the sentence…

Flip the Script – Why Impeachment Matters

Article II Section 4. The President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for and Conviction of Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

Article II, Section 1. The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for…

Riddle Me This – Israel Addition

There is a rise in anti-Semitism in this country and around the world. That is a fact and a very disturbing one and one driven by the rise of leaders like Donald Trump. The response to it is, however, equally disturbing. Especially with the election of a female Representative who is raising all sorts of alarm, while male colleagues, up to and including the person installed as President of the…

Flip the Script – Impeachment Addition (AKA 2016 Part Deux)

The media is going over the top with the idea of oversight “actually” being “impeachment in all but name”. At the same time the media is requiring that the Democrats do something, anything while warning and questioning if they aren’t just going to far and impeachment is dangerous and political. Here are all the reasons he could be impeached but it’s political and nothing really matters, anymore.…

Flip the Script – It’s Not Just Politics

Yesterday was the Michael Cohen hearing. I was glued to it. It was compelling both in what Michael Cohen said and in the Republican reaction to him as a witness.

What I heard was Michael Cohen confirming that Donald Trump committed crimes to become President, has continued to commit crimes while in office, continuing a lifetime of criminal activities. What Republicans did came down to the…

Flip the Script with Liz – Chuck Todd Addition 26 Feb 2019

Indicted Congressman Matt Gaetz threatens Michael Cohen one day before open hearing about Donald Trump.

Chuck Todd’s take – wow that was a really nasty tweet by Matt Gaetz (not mentioning he’s also currently under indictment). Then he goes into how we are separated into different clans, there is no bi-partisanship anymore, much less interaction between the people in the parties in any positive…

Any one thing would blow the lid off of any other administration.

How many times have we heard that? How many of us know that is true and our nerves go up another octave as we wonder what has happened to our country? How did we get to this place? A place where the Republicans, who questioned anything, and everything, that President Obama did no longer care, about anything, as long as it’s…

Human Trafficking edition (Mitchell Reports) 22 February 2019

Breaking News – Robert Kraft  Robert Kraft is accused of soliciting prostitutes as one of well over 150 individuals charged of using women who were brought from Chi and trapped into a life of what is being called prostitution. These women have been forced into prostitution through a human trafficking ring. Andrea Mitchell…