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Category Archives: 9-11
Organ meats taste irony, because Zombie Irony is back
By ann summers Movement leader Richard Spencer popularized the phrase “alt-right” to make his ideals more palatable to mainstream journalists, but the term itself actually comprises several disparate groups. In a study of the far right’s manipulation of the … Continue reading
Posted in 9-11, Celebrity, Government Propaganda, History, Libertarians, Media, Neoconservatives, Neoliberals, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged alt right, Conspiracy Theories, indy media, irony, Journalism, Media, Politics, spencer
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The Trump White House is Snakes on an Airplane! … not Flight 93
By ann summers Not to forgive the flawed logic of Bret Stephens’s NYT piece on global warming, but perhaps he’s attempting a rapprochement in his choice of the easy target in his latest effort on Michael Anton’s Flight 93 Election. … Continue reading
POTUS45*s new CIA drone policy … more remote killing, less “pooch screwing”
By ann summers According to CBS News, an “uncomfortable” visit President Donald Trump paid to CIA headquarters on his second day in office (21 January 2017) left the U.S. intelligence community with a “sense of unease” and “made relations with … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, 9-11, CIA, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Imperialism, Media, Political Science, Politics, Society, Technology, Terrorism, Terrorists, US Military, War on "Terror"
Tagged CIA, Conspiracy Theories, Drones, Media, military, Politics
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16,800 infidel vintages will perish for Lord Dampnut’s place in Hysterical pooch-screwing
By ann summers “…Trump, appears open to the clash-of-civilizations idea…” Steve Bannon, who has ascended in just months from relative obscurity to become one of President Trump’s most influential advisors, has said that Islam is “the most radical” religion in the … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, 9-11, American History, Egypt, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Immigrants, Immigration, Iran, Iraq, Media, Neoconservatives, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Saudi Arabia, Society, Syria, Terrorism, Terrorists, Uncategorized, United States, US Military, War, War on "Terror"
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Politics
7 Comments
Soon … Lord Dampnut will be “…ensuring that Iran ‘crosses over the line’ “
By ann summers “Trump’s ban is, accordingly, a gift to them. It gives them (Iranian hardliners) an enemy once more. They can call Rouhani out as naive and point to America’s perfidiousness. Détente, they can crow, is a mistake. Indeed, … Continue reading
end of the Republic: POTUS45* goes medieval looking for White House 5th Columnists
By ann summers Overheard through locked door: “Don’t they know I’m the f— President!?” POTUS displeased at resistance. #resist â Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) January 27, 2017 USA, land of things to grab and know their place as Steve … Continue reading
Posted in 9-11, Celebrity, Free Speech, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Immigration, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidents, Propaganda, Treason, Uncategorized, United States, War on "Terror"
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, GOP, Immigration, Media, Politics, Refugees, twitter, White House
16 Comments
Now watch these three consecutive birdies at the tomb of the unknown golfer
By ann summers “Told entirely without narration, ‘You’ve Been Trumped’ captures the cultural chasm between the glamorous, jet-setting and media savvy Donald Trump and a deeply rooted Scottish community. What begins as an often amusing clash of world views grows … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, 9-11, alternative facts, Conspiracy, England, History, Homeland Security, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Scotland, Society, Sports, Sports, Terrorism, Turkey, Uncategorized, United States, War on "Terror"
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, golf, Media, Politics, Terrorism
4 Comments
New Zealand Firefighters perform a powerful Haka for those lost on 9-11
by Chuck Stanley The Fire Service of New Zealand does the traditional Haka ceremonial war dance for their comrades who are about to do the annual Memorial Stair Climb of the Skytower. This climb is to celebrate the lives of … Continue reading
Posted in 9-11, Terrorism, Terrorists
Tagged firefighters, Haka, Memorial, New Zealand, NZFS
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raw Turkey and martial law’s disasters, natural & cultural
By ann summers Shock Doctrines in 2016 are at work in the current historical context and its appeals for “law and order” are more about shock and awe in their discourse, however constructed. Emergencies caused by natural or cultural events … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, 9-11, Austerity, Capitalism, Civil Liberties, Economics, Government, History, Jurisprudence, Media, Police, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Terrorism, Uncategorized
Tagged 2016 Presidential Candidates, Cliven Bundy, martial law, Officer Involved Shootings, Turkey
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