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We thought we were going to talk corn and bean crops, then Jordan stormed into Bert’s and suddenly it was all about saving America

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Posted on July 11, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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Heard of the Help American Vote Act, of the Election Assistance Commission? Donald Trump has them in the crosshairs. It was raining Friday morning. Hard. Perfect morning to gather with Continue Reading →

I want Trump gone, and I bet a lot of you do, too, but when it comes to why people will vote in November, I’m not thinking impeachment will be the driver

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Posted on July 2, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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Dems need to listen to the people, choose candidates that can win where they live and focus on what voters are telling them they want. Someone asked me the other Continue Reading →

Jordan won’t be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States this July 4. Instead, he will look back…

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Posted on June 30, 2026 by Jordan Jackson

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It’s hard to celebrate when a birthday has been hi-jacked by a band of thugs and the dreams of the Founders are being dashed. When I was a boy, too Continue Reading →

What Mitch McConnell has wrought, and what Trump has yet to do, could sound the death knell of democracy

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Posted on June 29, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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Walter brings a dark cloud into the back room of Bert’s Diner All the Mumblers were in the back room at Bert’s for our “STW” (Start the Week) luncheon. We Continue Reading →

For Sam, the Supreme Court ruling that folks of color have to get out of the United States was more than a downer – it was a death of dreams and a life’s work

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Posted on June 26, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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When I walked into Bert’s Diner for our usual Friday morning bacon-eggs-omelets-coffee-with a side of bullshit, I thought I’d be the first one to take a seat in the back Continue Reading →

It was a bleak morning in Bert’s Diner, the day after Donald Trump announced the US surrender to Iran

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Posted on June 18, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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“The worthless, demented sumbitch just destroyed out economy, got our troops killed, murdered a mess of Iranians, got allies in the Mideast attacked, totally wrecked our economy and then he Continue Reading →

Time to play a little “what if…” and wonder….

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Posted on June 2, 2026 by Hunter Wilde

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I often play a mental exercise game that my parents played constantly after World War II: “What if …?” When my parents played the “What if … ?” they tended Continue Reading →

Anyone still supporting Trump and MAGA is a knuckle-dragging racist, and just flat-out stupid

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Posted on June 1, 2026 by Jordan Jackson

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It’s time to be totally and brutally honest about what those who still support Trump are. They are a band of brain-dead racist, homophobic, sexist, xenophobic knuckle-dragging zombies stumbling through Continue Reading →

Walter is celebrating the nation’s 250th by revisiting the past and of course, he’s got some thoughts about what he’s found.

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Posted on May 30, 2026 by Sterling Fields

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It wasn’t very crowded at Bert’s Diner Saturday morning. It was a pretty Midwest morning, and I reckon most folks were enjoying the outdoors. We had most of our group Continue Reading →

The fetid stinking corpse of the Confederacy has been dug up and is walking the land

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Posted on May 10, 2026 by Jordan Jackson

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If you choose to ignore the smell, to turn your back on the evil you are a part of it. If you sense a putrid bone-deep stink coming off Republicans Continue Reading →