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THE MORE FRANTIC THE WHITE HOUSE BECOMES–
the more it turns truth on its head, c.f. their statement that Fiona HIll’s testimony about the kremlin’s ambitions somehow identifies a campaign by Russia AGAINST Trump. . . This White House and its conspirators in the right-wing media ecosystem … Continue reading
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TRUMP’S ATTACKS ON THE MEDIA
are not legitimate criticisms. They are never supported by any specific citations but instead are an un-Constitutional attack on a pillar of American democracy, and should be added to the articles of impeachment. Trump confessed to Lesley Stahl why he … Continue reading
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OUR DANGEROUS MEDIA OLIGARCHS
James Finkelstein, owner of The Hill “has kept a watchful eye on the newspaper’s coverage to ensure it is not too critical of the President,” CNN reports.
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OBAMA UNMUTES HIMSELF TO BECOME A VOICE OF REACTION
And Peter Dao responds: “I launched the #TooFarLeft tag because I’ve had it with Republicans, media elites, and corporate Dems enabling fascists while denigrating those who seek economic and social justice as ‘too far left’.”
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CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ISN’T BIG ON EMPIRICAL FACTS
I went to a hearing of my Community Planning Board two evenings ago to speak out against a sham hotel permit that the city is offering as a bait-and-switch to pretend it has any attention of regulating developing in the … Continue reading
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MARK MEADOWS EMBRACES FASCIST METHODOLOGY AND MESSAGE
Rep: Meadows: “Everybody has their impression of what truth is.”
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TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION AFTER TRUMP
Not only must traitorous, criminal enablers like Mulvaney, Conway, Barr, Jordan be indicted when possible and prohibited from ever serving in a public capacity again — but we must ask ourselves, as a country, how did this happen–and how can … Continue reading
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THE TRUTH ABOUT BILLIONAIRES
“There are basically only five ways to accumulate a billion dollars,” Robert Reich writes at his blog, “and none of them has to do with being successful in free market capitalism.”
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SINCE I KNOW YOU’RE BOOKED MONTHS IN ADVANCE
Make sure to make sure you circle March 6, 2020 at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where I’ll be speaking on “Dryads of West 55th Street,” as part of a day-long seminar-program relating to “Ballerina: Fashion’s Modern Muse.”
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REPUBLICAN AND/OR DEMOCRAT MICHAEL BLOOMBERG
Who knows–maybe he’ll switch affiliation mid-primary? It’s an un-delicious irony that Bloomberg, the billionaire autocrat who helped pave the way for Trump, is now itching to succeed him. The solution isn’t Michael Bloomberg. The problem is the Michael Bloombergs of … Continue reading
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