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What Do People Mean When They Say I Want My Country Back?
Author’s Note: In light of the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, I’ve chosen to republish my essay dated March 29, 2015, originally entitled “What Do Conservatives Mean When They Say “I Want My Country Back?” Minor revisions have been made … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Civil Rights, Democracy, Equal Rights, History, inequality, North Carolina, Racism
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The ‘many sides’, of the RWNJs’ phantom enemies
By ann summers YouTube Video The only reason for an American to hold a Nazi flag is if it has been captured in battle. pic.twitter.com/g44h8PSZyd — Senor O (@TKOastIsBack) August 12, 2017 Like Joe McCarthy’s ‘reds under your bed’, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Anti-Semitism, Celebrity, Civil Liberties, Civil War, Communism, Fascism, Free Speech, Government Propaganda, History, Holocaust, inequality, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Racism, Society, Terrorism, Terrorists, World War II
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Culture, KKK, Media, Politics, Racism, Racism in the United States, Racists
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Trump’s nuclear threats are Nixonian junk-food ravings … maybe
By ann summers So the president’s own advisers are saying to discount his words, is where we are now https://t.co/PBdiHaQ6sT â Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 9, 2017 North Korea says considering missile strike near Guam The threat ratchets up tensions … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Celebrity, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Media, North Korea, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Society, United States, US Military
Tagged Donald Trump, Media, nixon, Politics, trumprussia, White House
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Today in Heightened Contradictions … McMaster bait
By ann summers The national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, has removed three NSC aides loyal to Trump aide Steve Bannon in the last three weeks. Bannon allies inside and outside the administration have fired back, starting rumors that McMaster is … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Celebrity, Congress, Conspiracy, Countries, Fascism, Foreign Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, Holocaust, Immigrants, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Russia, Society, Treason, Uncategorized, United States, War on "Terror"
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Media, Politics, stephen miller, trumprussia
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James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce… Donald Trump – Worst.Presidents.Ever
By ann summers Who make up the Top 10 presidents on the Presidential Historians Survey? They are, in descending order: Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Thomas Jefferson, John F. Kennedy, Reagan, and … Continue reading
The Trumpian Hollymoon is over … now the Russian appeasement grows.
By ann summers Much like the GOP and Trump have peddled the meme that PBO/HRC “created” ISIS, now DJT* has decided to capitulate (bend over backward, Ben Dover) to Putin, where the Syrian conflict will generate new memes for 45*, … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Celebrity, Conspiracy, Fascists/Corporatists, Foreign Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Media, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Society, Syria, Terrorism, Turkey, United States, War on "Terror"
Tagged Donald Trump, Media, Politics, Russia, Syria, trumprussia
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The Decline and Fall of the Donald Trumpire
By ann summers Those concerned for the fate of our republic must stop arguing that T stole election from H & focus on how T helped P steal our sovereignty — Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 15, 2017 These new texts … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Celebrity, Conservatives, Government, History, Media, Mythology, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Presidents, Racism, Religion, Roman Catholic Church, Russia, Society, Uncategorized, United States, World History
Tagged Christianity, Donald Trump, Politics, Religion, trumprussia
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Pilot Fish and Zombies: G20 and why Trumpian Mad Cows have eaten our brains
By ann summers The pilot fish is sometimes used as a metaphor or simile; “they are like the pilot fish to the shark, serving to lead him to his victim”. Pilot fish are also used as a metaphor or simile … Continue reading
#TrumpRussia’s Money-Laundering, Politically Exposed Persons include … Trump?
By ann summers “What does count as suspicious behaviour, however, is the White House’s response to the public’s legitimate interest in a political appointee’s previous job, which involved significant dealings with Russia in a context of financial risk. The White … Continue reading
TCS: Theodore Parker, MLK, Baseball, Pulse, and the Arc of the Moral Universe
Good Morning! ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading
Posted in American History, The Coffee Shop
Tagged "Tubby" Johnston, Abraham Lincoln, Dr Joseph Warren, Dr Martin Luther King Jr, Little League baseball, Maria Pepe, Pulse shootings in Orlando, Theodore Parker
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