Category Archives: History

another Trump stunt … ‘President Xi, cruise missiles are the best fireworks to herald your arrival’

By ann summers After the initial pooch-screwing of the raid in Yemen, Trump ordered a US Middle East military attack of approximately 60 cruise missiles in “retaliation” for Syrian air attacks with chemical weapons. More cynically, it’s a stunt to … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: April 6, 2017

April 6th is Army Day * Caramel Popcorn Day Twinkie Day * New Beers Eve * National Tartan Day * National Teflon Day * National Student Athlete Day * International Day of Sport for Development and Peace *  _______________________________________________________________ MORE! Julius … Continue reading

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The Trumpists have now Lucy’d themselves

By ann summers Zippy, aside from all that disinformation regarding those verifiable Russian/Wikileaks contacts he’s made (like no one knows about burner phones), is now trying the whatabout game of Tu Quoque. He always has alternative facts, our Roger so … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: April 5, 2017

April 5th is Caramel Day Go For Broke Day * Deep Dish Pizza Day * Read A Road Map Day National Walking Day * National Day of Hope * Star Trek First Contact Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Thomas Hobbes, Sybil Ludington and Jagjivan … Continue reading

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will Trump burn the bamboo curtain of distraction at this week’s China talks

By ann summers Trump sets himself on collision course with China ahead of Xi meeting https://t.co/36zadCN4vi — The Guardian (@guardian) March 31, 2017 Chinese food in America during the Cold War became stereotypically portrayed for many years in a limited number … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: April 4, 2017

April 4th is Chicken Cordon Bleu Day Vitamin C Day World Rat Day International Day for Mine Awareness & Action National Sexual Assault Awareness & Action Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Francis Drake, Marguerite Duras and Martin Luther King, click

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#TrumpRussia … banks, servers, and financial/voter information … Crooks and Liars grabbed the White House in 2016.

By ann summers Another week, another tweeted attempt to divert attention from #TrumpRussia and blame(sic) Democrats for the demise of the republic because of surveillance that never happened. Remember the front end and the bottom line of this affair are … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: April 3, 2017

April 3rd is Chocolate Mousse Day Find a Rainbow Day Pony Express Day * Tweed Day * World Party Day * Weed Out Hate Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Washington Irving, Mathilde Anneke and Oscar Wilde, click

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ON THIS DAY: April 2, 2017

April 2nd is World Autism Day National Ferret Day National Reconciliation Day Peanut Butter and Jelly Day Love Your Produce Manager Day International Children’s Book Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Catharine Macaulay, Marvin Gaye and Anne Waldman, click

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#TrumpRussia … 2016 election was Trump’s perfect stormfront

By ann summers Justice will be done and hopefully democracy will survive one of the most insidious attacks since its founding. The whole #TrumpRussia story is complex but not complicated in terms of seeking justice. The nation needs a special prosecutor and an … Continue reading

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