On Friday, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied a new trial for Brendan Dassey, a juvenile defendant accused of aiding in the murder and rape of a Wisconsin woman. Dassey, the subject of the Netflix series “Making of a Murderer,” was sixteen when police interrogated him without … Continue reading The Sunday Dog: I Confess…the Courts are Wrong
The Daily Dog: Oppression’s Tiny Steps
Last Friday, the government of President Robert Mugabe jailed an American journalist in Zimbabwe. Officials charged Martha O’Donovan with subversion and attempting to overthrow the government after she allegedly tweeted a comment deemed offensive by Mugabe’s watchdogs. Police raided O’Donovan’s apartment in the capital of Harare early Friday and seized her cell phone and laptop. … Continue reading The Daily Dog: Oppression’s Tiny Steps
The Sunday Dog: A 1% Chance
Ninety-nine percent of Americans have a one-percent chance at justice. In a recent tirade against the nation's courts, Donald Trump tweeted that the justice system is broken. He was right...just not in the way he meant. Last week, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the state of Nevada for violations of the United States Constitution … Continue reading The Sunday Dog: A 1% Chance
The Daily Dog: Step One
In 1933, there were over 4,500 newspapers in Germany. The Nazi party had been on the rise for several years, but only controlled about 150 papers. Before Hitler took power, the party had not made any organized effort to take over the nation’s media outlets. That quickly changed as the Third Reich gained momentum and … Continue reading The Daily Dog: Step One
The Daily Dog: Forcing America to its Knees
On Sunday, former Indiana governor and Donald Trump lapdog, Mike Pence followed the lead of several other members of the Trump regime and took a high-value vacation to his home state. The former governor, who, like a puppet is rarely heard from unless he has someone’s hand up his ass, embarked on a taxpayer-funded trip … Continue reading The Daily Dog: Forcing America to its Knees
