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SOON WE’LL HAVE 200-STORY MANHATTAN BUILDINGS
Andrew Berman in The Gotham Gazette writes about De Bloomberg’s “Mistaken Attempt to Supersize Buildings.” “With all the problems facing New York City right now, from dysfunctional subways to crumbling public housing to crippling congestion, why is this an issue … Continue reading
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GUILIANI OPENLY ADVOCATES TREASON
Oh, the company Trump keeps. And oh, the company they keep. Fascist Guiliani demands that our Attorney General shut down the Department of Justice to minimize the legal jeopardy to which Trump’s criminality renders him.
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OH, THOSE BROILING MAY DAYS
Another reason the Democratic leadership must be replaced: their total refusal to bring environment issues to the forefront of electoral politics. They have refused to explain to Americans that environmental degradation = end of human species. They will not take the … Continue reading
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PICK YOUR SPOT
Proust in The Captive: “Time was when a stage manager would spend hundreds of thousands of francs to begem with real emeralds the throne upon which a great actress would play the part of an empress. The Russian ballet has … Continue reading
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APOLOGIST FOR TRUMP ALAN DERSHOWITZ
It’s positively astounding how many public figures have lost their last shred of dignity and ostensible integrity after being roped in by Trump to participate in/defend his web of criminality and deceit. Prime example is Alan Dershowitz, who claims that … Continue reading
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NO, YOU DON’T HAVE THOSE POWERS, MR. PRESIDENT
Trump has no understanding or respect for American democracy, as he continues to insist that his office invests him with the authority to interfere with a Department of Justice investigation.
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ZUCKERBERG’S DISDAIN FOR JOURNALISM
The Boy-Charlatan works his usual both-sides-of-the-mouth waffle, professing undying belief in the importance of a free, fact-based media, while doing everything he can to undermine it. In The Atlantic, Adrienne La France exposes Zuckerberg’s hypocrisy.
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THE RIGHT WING’S EXPLOITATION OF CHRISTIANITY
When are the Democrats going to call out the Republicans the way that pastor John Pavlovitz calls out Sarah Huckabee Sanders? “Maybe your Jesus is good with deporting immigrants. Maybe your Jesus celebrates the poor staying poor. Maybe your Jesus … Continue reading
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WHO LEAKED WHAT, WHEN, WHERE AND WHY?
Looks like what was leaked was a cheat sheet sent directly from the Trump camp to that “fake news” media that only bothers Trump when it tells the truth.
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CONDI RICE KEEPS ON WAR MONGERING
Of course she was on Fox and Friends–they love war criminals who lie our country into disastrous wars. Rice, of course, has no problem with Bolton/Trump’s determination to withdraw from the Iran deal–somewhere in her twisted psyche there must be … Continue reading
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