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Donald and Vladimir
November 30, 2018 Today, speaking for President Donald Trump, Sarah Sanders said, “The Russian Witch Hunt Hoax … probably undermine[s] our relationship with Russia.” After all the outrageous things she’s said on his behalf, that’s a pretty amazing statement. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Buenos Aires, Clinton campaign, Crimea, delusions, doublethink, G20, George Orwell, hacking, infrastructure, interference, mueller, Obama, Putin, russia, Saudi Crown Prince, Trumo, Ukraine, Xi
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King Donald
Alan Zendell, June 6, 2018 The frightening but inescapable reality is that in 2016 we elected a president who thinks he’s a king. More likely, he simply doesn’t know the difference. Schooled in the world of business and mentored by … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse of power, autocracy, Bob Corker, british monarchy, congress, dictatorial powers, FBI, history, hitler, King George III, Koch Brothers, pardons, Reichstag, Richard Burr, tariffs, trade, trey gowdy, Weimar
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Trade Wars
Alan Zendell, June 1, 2018 It seems that Donald Trump was serious when he said trade wars are good, although his chimeric, narcissistic nature suggests that we should not infer anything specific until it actually happens. Talk is cheap, and … Continue reading
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Tagged atlantic alliance, canada, china, Coors beer, europe, European Union, Jeffrey Sachs, Kentucky Bourbon, Martin Kettle, mexico, NAFTA, tariffs, The Guardian, TPP, Trudeau, World Trade Organization, xenophobia
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Paul Ryan
Alan Zendell, April 11, 2018 He said he didn’t want to run for Vice President and he said he didn’t want to be the Speaker of the House of Representatives. In 2012 he’d been in the House for fourteen years, … Continue reading
Under Siege
Alan Zendell, March 20, 2018 “Under siege” is one of those phrases that’s so overused it’s almost a cliché. This week it’s being used by every news outlet to describe the Trump White House. To me, it evokes memories of … Continue reading
Saving Ourselves From Trump
Alan Zendell, October 2, 2017 The longer this country suffers with Donald Trump as president, the more urgent it feels to counter the negative impact he’s having on it. But as urgent as it seems, it’s also befuddling. It feels … Continue reading
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Tagged Betsy Devos, fake news, guns, impeachment, indictment, misogyny, mueller, narcissism, populism, racism, Science, terror, Tom Price, Trumpism, truth, violence, xenophobia
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Politics, Social Media, and Entropy
Joel Liebesfeld, May 31, 2017 Joel Liebesfeld is a consulting forensic engineer, and a very smart man. He spends his professional life analyzing accidents to determine their cause. Those same skills are equally applicable to politics, to people, and to … Continue reading
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Tagged Clinton, distortion, distration, entropy, facts, fake news, politics, real issues, social media, Trump
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