Above is our Westie, Skye Rose.
Disclaimer: The views below are only mine, so don't be mad at Nina.
If you don't want to read any of this, just watch Rachael Maddow each weeknight for in-depth coverage of events, and Seth Myers for a humorous, but insightful view
If you don't want to read any of this, just watch Rachael Maddow each weeknight for in-depth coverage of events, and Seth Myers for a humorous, but insightful view
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Latest News: Iran It looks like Iran's mistakes have, again, caused their populace to rise up in protest-good stuff! Trump does not know WHAT he is doing. He knows WHY: to deflect the impeachment narrative.... Read this and this and this And get this-Pence tried to tie Soleimani to 9/11 Pence tweet: "Assisted in the clandestine travel to Afghanistan of 10 of the 12 terrorists who carried out the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States." Well: 1. There were 19 hijackers on 9/11, not twelve. 2. Soleimani, an Iranian Shiite, would not have assisted Sunnis. 3. Soleimani quite literally helped the U.S. with post-9/11 intelligence in Afghanistan because he hated the Taliban. Wow-Read this for a controversial view (copyright The Week |
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When will citizens of the United States wake up and realize that Donald Trump is destroying our country?
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Roll back of clean water regulations
Roll back of clean air regulations Opening federal lands to exploitation Ignoring climate change Inhumane treatment of immigrants Obstruction of justice Tax cuts mostly for the rich Using government to enrich himself Praise of dictators Racial discrimination Huge increase in national debt Demonizing the media Supports the alt-right |
Small business owners and farmers hit hard by his tariffs
Dismissal of Russian interference North Korea debacle Ukraine bribery Attacking his own intelligence organizations Child cages Surrounded by people like Stephen Miller and Robert Barr, ugh! Insults the living and the dead $118 million of taxpayer money to play golf Stonewalling gun control Laughing stock of the world Lies, lies, lies Impeached |
There could be another long list of his corrupt business dealings over the years, i.e. Trump University, misuse of Trump Foundation assets (including a $10,000 painting of himself), etc.
Yes, the stock market is doing well and it started with Obama, who pulled us out of the 2008 disaster; Click for chart
A Gallup poll found that 55 percent of people own any stock — a majority, but most of them own only small amounts. If we break the population into 10 groups (or deciles) based on how much stock they own, we find that the top decile accounts for 86.8 percent of all stocks. The next decile owns 9.5 percent, the third 2.8 percent, and the rest little or nothing. In other words, the richest 10 percent of Americans own a giant super-majority of the stock market. The rest have scraps, if they have anything. (copyright The Week)
Yes employment is high but check this article for context. (copyright fivethirtyeight.com)
About tariffs, read this article, from the Hill (copyright The Hill)
About Trump's Tax law, read this article (copyright The Week) and especially read this article
Last, I was asked by someone if I can separate the man from his policies. My answer is NO. So many of his policies result from his horrible view of people and the world. They are inextricably linked.
Yes, the stock market is doing well and it started with Obama, who pulled us out of the 2008 disaster; Click for chart
A Gallup poll found that 55 percent of people own any stock — a majority, but most of them own only small amounts. If we break the population into 10 groups (or deciles) based on how much stock they own, we find that the top decile accounts for 86.8 percent of all stocks. The next decile owns 9.5 percent, the third 2.8 percent, and the rest little or nothing. In other words, the richest 10 percent of Americans own a giant super-majority of the stock market. The rest have scraps, if they have anything. (copyright The Week)
Yes employment is high but check this article for context. (copyright fivethirtyeight.com)
About tariffs, read this article, from the Hill (copyright The Hill)
About Trump's Tax law, read this article (copyright The Week) and especially read this article
Last, I was asked by someone if I can separate the man from his policies. My answer is NO. So many of his policies result from his horrible view of people and the world. They are inextricably linked.
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A partial description of Trump
Embarrassing, Evil, Disgusting, Lying, Hypocritical, Inhumane, Narcissistic, Childlike, Vulgar, Egotistic, Greedy, Lunatic, Vain, Deranged, Naive, Mean-Spirited, Petulant, Simpleton, Bully, Churlish, Clueless, Buffoon, Arrogant, Foolish, Repugnant, Misogynistic, Xenophobic, Self-aggrandizing, Vile, Con-artist
From Barack Obama's Speech on July 16, 2019
While not mentioning Donald Trump directly, Obama took aim at him saying he uses “politics of fear, resentment, retrenchment,” likely referring to Trump’s many, angry Twitter rants.
“With each day’s news cycles bringing more head-spinning and disturbing headlines, I thought maybe it would be useful to step back for a moment and try to get some perspective.”
“Those in power seek to undermine every institution … that gives democracy meaning,”
Obama continued saying “utter loss of shame among political leaders when they’re caught in a lie and they just double down and lie some more.” He said democracy is on the line with such lies.
Obama reminded the audience “we’ve been through darker times. We’ve been through lower valleys,” but he closed by offering a glimmer of hope when he shared “I say if people can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.”
While not mentioning Donald Trump directly, Obama took aim at him saying he uses “politics of fear, resentment, retrenchment,” likely referring to Trump’s many, angry Twitter rants.
“With each day’s news cycles bringing more head-spinning and disturbing headlines, I thought maybe it would be useful to step back for a moment and try to get some perspective.”
“Those in power seek to undermine every institution … that gives democracy meaning,”
Obama continued saying “utter loss of shame among political leaders when they’re caught in a lie and they just double down and lie some more.” He said democracy is on the line with such lies.
Obama reminded the audience “we’ve been through darker times. We’ve been through lower valleys,” but he closed by offering a glimmer of hope when he shared “I say if people can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.”
