Let’s just pause for a minute and take time to revel in the fact that we got our House back. It’s back and better than before. It is finally looking more like the diverse America we are. More than 100 women have joined the House. 52 African Americans are Representatives. […]
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One of the reasons I write The Markin Report is to keep my spirits up and, I hope, yours too. The best holiday present for me and you would be NOT having anything in our newsfeed about Trump. But since our president is not capable of being calm and reasonable […]
When the story is told about the Trump presidency, historians will say that Trump took a country that was running relatively well and friggin’ broke it. He was totally incapable of governing and he got worse over time. Oh, and the Republicans jumped on board with Trump and helped him […]
And Why Could That Be Dangerous for the Rest of Us? The pressure is building on Donald Trump. He is reported to be worried about getting impeached. He is right to be worried. He knows what he did. And it is coming out. Michael Cohen was sentenced yesterday. In that […]
It’s Thanksgiving weekend and Trump just said what he is thankful for is, wait for it….he’s thankful for HIMSELF! Are you surprised? He says he is just what America needs. He sure is. He is the gift that keeps on giving. He has ignited the forces that are going to […]
Nancy Pelosi is facing a challenge to her power. She has created a power center for herself in the House in the many years of her tenure there. Some people think she has been very effective but others believe she is ineffective. There is currently a challenge to her potential […]
When the history books are written it will be said that in response to the clear and present danger of Donald Trump’s presidency, many women, scientists, and minorities dropped what they were doing in life and stepped up to run for the House to save our democracy. And they did […]
Break the Glass! Get to a Protest Today!! Trump just fired Jeff Sessions. He had Sessions write up a letter of resignation that gave Trump wiggle room to say he had resigned. He did not resign. He was fired. And Trump then skipped over Rod Rosenstein who was next […]
It is finally time to make our vote count. We have been waiting for this day since Trump was elected. A vote for Republicans is a vote for Trump. He is on the ballot. We have learned a lot about Trump and the GOP and our democracy since Trump was […]