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GREAT LEADERS NEVER DATE
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s example is more inspiring than ever. More needed than ever.
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PRUITT IS THE TYPE OF SCUM
that Trump will go to the mat for. Kelly, too. We know that Trump likes ’em the scummier the better. Of course, since both Trump and Kelly are Fascistic, they may be playing that old Stalinist trick of giving the … Continue reading
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PRUITT IS A DERANGED, UNLEASHED FANATIC
And boy, does he want to bring on those end times! And he’s a brazen scofflaw con man–look at those ridiculous, insolent facial expressions. I think he has either one more, or one less than Tucker Carlson. Send them to … Continue reading
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WHEREAS
Shulkin was fired as head of Veterans Affairs because the Koch brothers wanted him out, Pruitt, whose ethical violations as well as violations of his environmental-protection employment mandate are much, much more severe, is given an Atta-boy by both Trump … Continue reading
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THE KOCHS ARE RUNNING THIS COUNTRY
Today their stooge Scott Pruitt, who refers to any ability to establish nation-wide health protections as dictatorial, vows to override California’s ability to set higher-than-national environmental protections. The only reason that Veterans Affairs Director Shulkin was fired–his ethical lapses were … Continue reading
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SIMON & SCHUSTER’S THROWN AWAY 10 MIL ON TUCKER CARLSON
This could be one of the explanations for the disconnect and contempt Tucker feels for the common people, whom he insults like clockwork with his preposterous mugging–he has at least five facial expressions–his lying, and his avid participation in obstruction … Continue reading
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DRAFT-DODGING SOCIOPATHS BOLTON AND CHENEY
love to wage war on every country in sight, and recklessly send young Americans to risk death and injury in fruitless battles against over-hyped risks to U.S. national security. If people like Bolton and Cheney even stop to think of … Continue reading
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IT OFTEN SEEMS
as though the Peter Principle accurately predicted what would happen to the “mainstream” media. As Dean Baker writes at Beat the Press: “I realize it would be too much to ask that people who write on economics for major news … Continue reading
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THE WHORES OF SILICON VALLEY
Best not look to the guys and gals out there to demonstrate honesty, integrity, or political courage. They’re lined up at the Trump trough and they’ve checked their consciences at the entry portal. Jack Nicas reports in the Times about … Continue reading
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PAUL RYAN PLOTS FURTHER COLLAPSE OF AMERICAN SOCIETY
As Harry Stein tweetplains: “The GOP economic agenda: 1. Increase deficits with tax cuts for rich people and corporations. 2. Pass Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. 3. Watch Federal Courts cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid to enforce the … Continue reading
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