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Author Archives: ann summers
“Let’s hope to God we don’t have a crisis” … too late
By ann summers High Holy Days, Batman. 9/11 is the release day for Bob Woodward’s book, Fear and the Trump regime is scrambling. It now seems more obvious the anonymous Op-Ed in the NY Times was designed to offset Woodward’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Celebrity, Government, History, Media, Political Science, Politics, SCOTUS, Society, Treason, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Bob Woodward, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media
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not-so-secret Hitler of the anonymous Op-Ed
By ann summers The anonymous op-ed in the NY Times has shown that Trump may have (only) one dissenter in his WH. It’s still a game of Secret Hitler, and the unhingery continues. John Miller/Baron’s cabinet has bad hinges. But … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Conspiracy, Democracy, Government, Government Propaganda, Graphic Arts, History, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidents, Propaganda, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Humor, Journalism, NY Times, op-ed, Politics, secret hitler, White House
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If the Cohen allegations are true, POTUS* conspired to violate federal campaign law and to hide it from the American people
By ann summers Neal Katyal’s op-ed in the NY Times spells it out clearly. Trump has been so used to working without accountability as a private citizen especially with respect to covering up his numerous dalliances, that he … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Campaign Finance, Celebrity, Conspiracy, DOJ, FBI, Federal Courts, Government, History, Jurisprudence, Justice, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged Campaign Finance, Donald Trump, Media, Politics, Rule of Law, trumprussia
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disinformation as misinformation and malinformation also involves framing
By ann summers Excellent Mother Jones article on disinformation that offers an opportunity to remind us that the interpretive tools are there, but they get misused or disused. Disinformation is false information that is deliberately created with the intent to … Continue reading
a bored Trump now wants to replace the FBI building in DC
By ann summers Lord Dampnut is now more Master Builder than baiter, considering the lack of adult entertainment at the WH. As if chocolate cake and 134 days of golf weren’t enough, the unhingery continues with Trump indulging himself with … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, built environment, Celebrity, FBI, Government, History, Media, Political Science, Politics, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged architecture, DC, Donald Trump, FBI
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like Trotsky opening up a taco truck in front of Trump’s Walk of Fame star.
By ann summers The millennials’ remake of “up from socialism” might be embodied in the call to “Abolish ICE”. The question is for whose cause is it more effective. If one believed in the lessons of GOP marketing, “Abolish ICE” has … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Government, Immigrants, Immigration, Law Enforcement, Liberals, Libertarians, Media, Neoliberals, Political Science, Politics, Progressives, Propaganda, Socialism, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged democratic socialism, Democrats, GOP, ICE, Immigration, Media, Politics
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Trump thinks Montenegro will start WW III because it’s “aggressive”
By ann summers Trump implied that Montenegro – NATO’s newest member, which joined last year – is an aggressive place which may drag America into World War III. Trump in his current “wouldn’t” mode, winds up taking the Russian position … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Foreign Policy, History, Media, Political Science, Politics, Russia, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged Donald Trump, Media, Politics, The Mouse That Roared, trumprussia
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in #TrumpRussia, there’s too much there, there, beyond Trump’s lies
By ann summers Tom Nichol’s extended tweet thread of responses to Jonathan Chait’s article on Trump the Russian asset has now come out as a piece in Politico. Beginning with Jonathan Chait’s original article and the various responses, Nichols’ piece … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Media, NATO, Political Science, Politics, Russia, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged collusion, Donald Trump, Media, Politics, Russia, trump, trumprussia
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Will Cohen suck on Trump’s Lemon, or does Helsinki meet mean that 45* must talk to his boss first
By ann summers The week begins with network interviews of Michael Cohen as he hectors Trump to pay his legal tab (or at least task Kushner to find a Qatari willing to forgo that new stable of Lambos or a Russian … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Courts, DOJ, FBI, Government, History, Jurisprudence, Media, Political Science, Politics, Russia, Science, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Donald Trump, game theory, Law, Media, michael Cohen, Politics, trumprussia
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Darn them ‘vituperative’ critics of Lord Dampnut, The 4th Estate is ‘shocked’ at the incivility
By ann summers The contagion of incivility: President Trump says undocumented immigrants want to “infest” the United States. His critics respond with vituperative words of their own. https://t.co/S6CgmiuhdQ — NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) June 21, 2018 Mr. Trump’s coarse discourse … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Democracy, DHS, DOJ, Government, History, Law Enforcement, Media, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged Journalism, language, Media, NY Times, Politics
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