
You have to either be a Russian sympathizer, American traitor or bumbling fool to stand behind Donald Trump.
I was working on something else for a new post but the shit storm that rained down on America today left me no choice but to start a new one. I’m going to wait until tomorrow to finish but I’m going to go ahead and publish.
Opinion
Nancy Pelosi Spanks the First Brat
By Maureen Dowd
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Trump Got Rich by Screwing Over Workers—Of Course He’s Doing It Again as President
“For decades, Trump repeatedly didn’t pay those who worked for him, and now that he’s in the White House, little has changed.”
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Down the Rabbit Hole With Donald
It’s just another week under the mattress
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F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia
Following President Trump’s firing of James B. Comey as F.B.I. director, the bureau grew increasingly concerned about whether the president’s actions constituted anti-American activity.
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The real reason the government is closed is that Mitch McConnell is either afraid of or in league with trump.
ESSAY
EISENHOWER’S TAX POLICIES INVESTED IN THE FUTURE, NOT THE FEW
His Administration’s Push For High Taxes and High Public Investment Helped Build the Mid-Century Middle Class
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Older people more likely to share fake news on Facebook
Researchers speculate that older Americans lack digital media literacy to determine trustworthiness of online news
(Obviously this blog is an exception)
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Opinion
Rashida Tlaib Said Nothing Wrong
But the reaction was obscene.
By Michelle Goldberg
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Opinion
Trump’s Prime-Time Bludgeon
Why immigration rhetoric that worked in 2016 doesn’t work today.
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Trump Hits the Wall
And what’s all that sniffling about?
By Gail Collins
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Sorry for the lack of postings but in addition to remodeling my kitchen, the motor on my furnace fan burned out yesterday. Damn, it was cold in my house this morning! Luckily it was still under warranty and the company was able to come out this morning to work on it. Things will get back to normal in a few days.
NEWS
Angela Merkel and hundreds of German politicians hacked
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other senior politicians were reportedly hit by a data hack, with some of their letters, contact details and party memos leaked on Twitter.
I’m disappointed that I haven’t seen this reported on U.S. News or at least given front page treatment. These rightwing attacks on democracy need to be reported.
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@Jmach1P: Me too but the way AOC handled it was great. Now she needs to beef up her proposal to cover what would happen if the 70% rate was implemented namely the rich would use LOOPHOLES to get it all back if not more. She’s very savvy and I bet she’s already thinking about it. Krugman backed her up and Anderson Cooper made an ass out of himself asking the question “how”.
@chris: @chris:
It makes my blood boil when I hear A.Cooper, and other idiots say
“… but how are we going to pay for it?”
Well… how was the build up to WWII paid for?, how was the Interstate Highway System paid for?, how was the Mercury, Gemini, & Apollo space programs paid for?, how was the Korean & Veitnam wars paid for?
The uber Rich paid for it. (top tax rate 91% – 70% in those years)
Business owners re-tooled factories to make war machines, not a simple or cheap and easy task.
AOC on 60 Minutes
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This is what democracy looks like
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Why I left the Kansas Republican Party
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A close look at the 2018 midterm results shows why he is so weak.
David Leonhardt
By David Leonhardt
Opinion
Trump the Vulnerable
A close look at the 2018 midterm results shows why he is so weak.
By David Leonhardt
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Opinion
The Economics of Soaking the Rich
What does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez know about tax policy? A lot.
Paul Krugman
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