Category Archives: History

Orange Gasbag’s alt-white consequences of “peaceful ethnic cleansing”

Posted on November 28, 2016 by ann li-summers

the other white-majority nation-meat By ann summers Like other civil conflicts involving ethnic cleansing, the fevered fantasies of some Americans can all go sideways quickly, even as their cults have existed informally and formally in US history. Now we have … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: November 28, 2016

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November 28th is Cider Monday * Cyber Monday * French Toast Day Red Planet Day * ______________________________________________________________ MORE! William Blake, Nancy Mitford and Claude Lévi-Strauss, click

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Trump’s neo-feudal minarchism: voting for the wrong lizard with a $#!+ load of dimes

Posted on November 27, 2016 by ann li-summers

“That must be Lord Farquaad’s castle… Do you think he’s maybe compensating for something?” By ann summers   Profane male TV gasbag seems so much more appealing to that ethno-nationalist base than lifelong feminist policy wonk. And then there’s Trump’s … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: November 27, 2016

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November 27th is Bavarian Cream Pie Day     ___________________ International CARE Day * Pins and Needles Day * National Statistics Day * ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Fanny Kemble, Richard Strauss and Harvey Milk CLICK 

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ON THIS DAY: November 26, 2016

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November 26th is National Cake Day World Day of Giving * Small Business Saturday International Aura Awareness Day _____________________________________________________________ MORE! Captain Cook, Eugene Ionesco and Tina Turner, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 25, 2016

Posted on November 25, 2016 by wordcloud9

November 25th is StoryCorps National Day of Listening Native American Heritage Day * ‘Black Friday’/Shopping Day Buy Nothing Day * International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women * _____________________________________________________________ MORE! Alfred Nobel, Chief Dull Knife and Agatha Christie, click

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a Democratic Party minus triangulated power politics will win elections … #Recount2016

Posted on November 24, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers The NYTimes’ Charles Blow tells Donald Trump to F*ck off, in no uncertain terms. https://t.co/yNSf8jbTsu pic.twitter.com/FiuXegbaEE — Occupy Wall Street (@OccupyWallStNYC) November 24, 2016 $2.002 MILLION for #RECOUNT2016 #AUDITTHEVOTE! And it’s not even midnight!https://t.co/nyRV2cwdhY pic.twitter.com/9SK6SYaK28 — Anonymous … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: November 24, 2016

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November 24th is Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day Horse Welfare Day * National Sardines Day Eat a Sandwich Day * Turkey-Free Thanksgiving _____________________________________________________________ MORE! Charles Darwin, Scott Joplin and Anna Sewell, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 23, 2016

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November 23rd is Global Cybercrime Awareness Day * National Espresso Day Fibonacci Day * National Jukebox Day * International Thespian Day * ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Thespis, Manuel de Falla and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, click

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Orange Gasbag’s soft despotism: Emoluments Clause & Mrs. Claus

Posted on November 23, 2016 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers Trump on his businesses/conflict q’s: “The law’s totally on my side, the president can’t have a conflict of interest.” — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016 So apparently Executive Privilege is simply a version of Absolute … Continue reading →

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