703 definitions by Monkey's Dad
An unprecedented indictment charging the former president with three conspiracies: one to defraud the United States; a second to obstruct an official government proceeding, the certification of the Electoral College vote; and a third to deprive people of a civil right, the right to have their votes counted. Mr. Trump was also charged with a fourth count of attempting to obstruct an official proceeding.
A previously-unimaginable moment in American history, the result of electing a morally, intellectually and financially bankrupt TV show host to the country's highest office: United States of America v. Donald J. Trump, and how could it have ended otherwise, how did it happen? Half the country wants him back in the White House. That's how.
by Monkey's Dad August 2, 2023
The number of days it took the United States to add one million cases of Covid-19 to its total. 99 for the first million, 43 for the second, 28 for the third, 14 days for the fourth million, the fruits of heedlessly 're-opening'.
He stared at the numbers. 99-43-28-14. Not a football play. Not the combination to a safe. It was the exponential, viral spread of the disease. He understood that they could reasonably expect the next million cases to accrue in a week.
by Monkey's Dad July 22, 2020
An aspiration, a vision, a concept of betterment - the thing we cannot live without, the most essential element in the human spirit.
As 2020 ended, as 2021 shone with promise, there was reason for hope and much to hope for. Regained dignity for America, a life where everyone could once again move freely, could smile and touch, could breathe together without fear.
by Monkey's Dad January 1, 2021
As 2020 ended, as 2021 shone with promise, there was so much to hope for. Regained dignity for America, a life where everyone could once again move freely, could smile and touch, could breathe without fear.
by Monkey's Dad December 31, 2021
The precise one-year interval between mass shootings in America, beginning with the onset of the Covid pandemic.
Between 3/16/20 and 3/16/21, mass shootings in America stopped. It was the Covid cease-fire year, and who can answer why they resumed with such force.
by Monkey's Dad April 16, 2021
Another day of phone and computer, without human touch or eye contact, and she felt an aching virtual vacuum.
by Monkey's Dad April 13, 2020
A long-time tactic employed in police interrogation, to force a suspect to drop his guard and open up. Now, a duality threatening the fabric of American social justice.
Standing in a line of peaceful protestors seeking acknowledgment of racial injustice, unsure as to whether the well-armed men before him would protect him or attack him, he saw clearly - the good cop bad cop routine had taken to the streets.
by Monkey's Dad June 13, 2020