May 2023

Moms For Liberty Speaker and Wife of Marine, Allegedly Calls for Public Execution of the President

Normally, like the death threats against me, I gloss over these things. I run into all kinds of anonymous talk doing research on Twitter, and while I dutifully notify the…

theclawnews May 31, 2023

News and Politics

Who Coulda Guessed? Republicans Prepare Plan to Politically Self-Destruct, Oust McCarthy

Well this wasn’t at all predictable: Hard-line Republican lawmakers threatened to exact revenge for a deal between the White House and GOP congressional leaders to avert a catastrophic US…

theclawnews May 31, 2023

News and Politics

So What if Human Beings Live in Las Vegas Tunnels? A Lousy Baseball Team Needs a NEW Stadium!

Update: Sources tell me they still lack the votes, mostly from Democrats, to pass the bill. Lobbying by Fisher and Kaval ongoing. Before you frown, the title is sarcasm. The…

theclawnews May 30, 2023

News and Politics

The NRA’s America: Mass Shooting of 5, 4 Fatally, Apparently Unhoused Arizonans in Phoenix/Mesa.

The man in this story stands accused of quadruple first degree murder and the attempted murder of a fifth woman. On Friday night, Phoenix, and Mesa, AZ, not 15 minutes…

theclawnews May 29, 2023

News and Politics

The One Year Anniversary of a Day That Required Two Good Girls Without Guns

Hero, my grandpa used to tell me, is a word reserved for those no longer around to hear the praise. The idea being that there is someone who dives into…

theclawnews May 24, 2023

News and Politics

Too Much Traffic on the Rainbow Bridge. RIP Tully.

I know how much it hurts to lose loved ones. I hope Susie finds that there is more joy in the memories than pain in the loss. And I hope…

theclawnews May 19, 2023

News and Politics

A Human Being Lost Their Best Friend; R.I.P. Anita

I don't know the person in pain here, but I know the pain. So if you are reading this, know that at past 3 a.m in the morning, , I…

theclawnews May 19, 2023

News and Politics

“Exit wounds can be the size of an orange.” The Difference Between a Gun and a Weapon of War.

There was a time where when I would drink beer with “the boys” in Texas, and their brains started to twitch. Then they would get that look of confusion in their faces,…

theclawnews May 18, 2023

News and Politics

A Florida Teacher is Under Investigation For Showing a Disney Movie.

It is profoundly disturbing to have to write those words, “Investigation for running a Disney movie.” I don’t even know how to digest that. Elements of this nation have gone…

theclawnews May 16, 2023

News and Politics

What You Get When You Join: My Heart. My. Blood. My Sweat. My Tears. That is My Promise.

It is true that each person that signs up to this humble newsletter helps to feed my family. Absolutely. But it is also true that everytime I see a new…

theclawnews May 7, 2023