National Football League

Having left public office in January, former U.S. Congresswoman from Maryland, Donna Edwards, has decided to get involved in the current meme of the moment battle over respect and freedom of 'speech' between President Trump and The NFL...

On Sunday, I hope every @NFL player takes a knee in solidarity w @Kaepernick7 against the white supremacist who squats in our White House.

— Donna Edwards (@DonnaFEdwards) September 23, 2017

We have to admit we are a little confused.

Update: Trump's comments have elicited some responses from NFL players also...

DeMaurice Smith, head of the NFL Players Association

We will never back down. We no longer can afford to stick to sports. pic.twitter.com/Ec3Bc4qt9h— DeMaurice Smith (@DeSmithNFLPA) September 23, 2017

Lesean McCoy of the Buffalo Bills

A new mugshot of the disgraced former NFL legend O.J. Simpson has been released by the Nevada Department of Corrections. The 68-year-old is currently serving 33 years in an isolated desert prison for armed robbery and is eligible for parole next year.  Daily Mail reports: Simpson, who is serving a sentence up to 33 years behind bars for armed robbery and other crimes,  has not been pictured in a new mugshot since July 2013.

Authored by Nomi Prins, originally posted at TomDispatch.com,

Speaking of the need for citizen participation in our national politics in his final State of the Union address, President Obama said, “Our brand of democracy is hard.” A more accurate characterization might have been: “Our brand of democracy is cold hard cash.”