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TRUMP SCAPEGOATS THE MEDIA
The whining, blubbering, 73-year-old infant claims once again that the media’s been very unfair to “us”–meaning him. There is no “us” for Trump.But of course, on the other hand, he has thoroughly infected the entire administration with his madness and … Continue reading
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WE’VE SEEN THIS BEFORE
Trump annointing himself “war president” today reminds me of the way that the George W. Bush disaster squad ignored the Al-Quaeda threat all through 2001, then the minute the towers came down exploited the catastrophe to silence Democratic opposition, thus … Continue reading
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BIG PHARMA DEMANDS–AND RECEIVES–SOCIALIST SUBSIDY FROM AMERICAN TAXPAYERS
Robert Reich tweets: “Big Pharma got language in the coronavirus bill preventing government from limiting their profits on any future vaccines, even though many of the same drug companies are receiving funding from the government to combat the pandemic.” And … Continue reading
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SEEMA VERMA EPITOMIZES THE DEPRAVITY OF THIS ADMINISTRATION
David Packman highlights the compulsive lying of “Trump Robot” Verma, one of Trump’s army of metallic-voiced, motor-mouthed shills. “Praise Trump and avoid answering the question,” is the tactic Verma plies. Remember that Verma, entrusted with administering the nation’s Medicaid rolls, … Continue reading
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HIDDEN TREASURES
Remarkable things go on in the annals of culture, but of course they now go almost completely under the radar and few people know about them. Certainly the corporate media couldn’t care less. But some people do. JUST found out … Continue reading
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FREEDOM’S JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR ENSLAVEMENT
Right-wing oligarchs convinced Americans to confuse their own freedom to denude Americans with the body politic’s freedom to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. With the result that the former has accelerated at the expense of the latter. … Continue reading
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HILLARY’S SOUNDING LIKE TRUMP
Vindictive, petty, altogether lacking in honesty or self-awareness. Bernie’s crime was exposing the truth about Hillary’s record. But I mean, Bernie made like at least thirty campaign appearances for her. Can’t she act a smidgen bit gracious and grateful? What … Continue reading
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WHAT IS THE PSYCHO-SEXUAL ETIOLOGY OF TOM COTTON?
He still hasn’t gotten his war on Iran. He’s very frustrated. The sick, sick GOP senator from Arkansas seeks to weaponize corona virus into yet another geo political conflagration by taking the Fox “News” ball and running with it. Just … Continue reading
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MITCH McCONNELL’S TRAITOROUS EVIL LAID BARE
You cannot make up the badness of McConnell and the GOP. Whenever any bill is proposed that might actually benefit, support, protect the American people, McConnell dismisses it with one of the few test-driven adjectives that now make up the … Continue reading
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TRUMP READS THOSE TELEPROMPTER SPEECHES PHONETICALLY
Has there ever been a worse orator in the White House? But the most fundamental reason he sounds like that is–he simply doesn’t care.
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