Monthly Archives: March 2017

ON THIS DAY: March 5, 2017

Posted on March 5, 2017 by wordcloud9

March 5th is Absinthe Day Boston Massacre Day * Cheese Doodle Day Mercator Day * Namesake Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Copernicus, Annie Oakley and Winston Churchill, click

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Presidential TFR Trouble

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Terry Welshans

by Terry Welshans Palm Beach, Florida is bracing for long-term economic loss and disruption due to the presidential Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) covering President Trump’s visits to his Mar-a-Lago resort. For the three weekend in a row, the presidential TFR … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Florida, Government, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Presidents, United States | 12 Comments

ON THIS DAY: March 4, 2017

Posted on March 4, 2017 by wordcloud9

March 4th is Toy Soldier Day Iditarod First Day ∞ Pound Cake Day ∞ National Grammar Day Marching Band Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Antonio Vivaldi, Jeanette Rankin and Charlie Chaplin, click

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a Moat of their Own: Bannonism’s neo-reactionaries & other new-age fascists

Posted on March 4, 2017 by ann li-summers

   By ann summers Under Bannon’s influence, the Trump administration is shaping up to be much more ideologically extreme than many people were expecting. “[Bannon] has spectacularly grand ambitions, to transform our country and its place in the world,” … … Continue reading →

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Caterpillar Busted on Taxes

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Terry Welshans

Forbes is reporting: Caterpillar Inc. is about as American as you can get, except that these days it’s not, having been partially shuffled off to Switzerland. But it still must deal with the IRS, and the IRS isn’t happy with the heavy … Continue reading →

Posted in Breaking News, FBI, Illinois, IRS, Stock Market, United States | 5 Comments

Propaganda 101: What You Need to Know and Why or . . .

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Gene Howington

The Word By GENE HOWINGTON Originally, I drafted this article with a preface about the story Michael Hastings recently broke on BuzzFeed about an amendment to the latest defense authorization bill that would “legalize the use of propaganda on American … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 3, 2017

Posted on March 3, 2017 by wordcloud9

March 3rd  is Mulled Wine Day National Anthem Day * World Hearing Day * World Wildlife Day * Dress in Blue Day * National Day of Action * What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Annie … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: PARADOX

Posted on March 3, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD “Cut off from the sight of God, modern man wanders about in his Land of Unlikeness, driven by greed and cruelty.” – Jerome Mazzaro, commenting on Robert Lowell’s first poetry collection Land of Unlikeness Robert Lowell (1917–1977) was … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 2, 2017

Posted on March 2, 2017 by wordcloud9

March 2nd  is Banana Cream Pie Day Dr. Seuss Day * Old Stuff Day World Book Day I * NEA’s Read Across America Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Sam Houston, Tamara Toumanova and  Jon Bon Jovi, click

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Moron unwinding the administrative state (of travel, among other things)

Posted on March 2, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers “During the first week of the Muslim-ban, foreign business travel dropped by an astounding 185 million dollars. European flight searches for the United States have dropped by 11.6%, “ @powellnyt “I did not have sex with that wo…, communication … Continue reading →

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