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Category Archives: Law Enforcement
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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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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What self-respecting Liberal talks about “zesty Internet memes”
By ann summers Coordination of a resistance must include being aware of how counter-resistance forces can manipulate and divide us, particularly in social media. America’s Number One Russophile, Lord Dampnut, has made us acutely aware of how clumsy such misdirection … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Big Brother, Celebrity, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Conspiracy, DHS, Fascism, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Law Enforcement, Liberals, Police, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Progressives, Propaganda, Racism, Society, Terrorism, Terrorists, War on "Terror"
Tagged Charlottesville, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, KKK, Maryland, Media, Politics, trump
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Ann Coulter has Berkeley speech canceled and claims “censorship” but as always it’s about the money
By ann summers Crowd hisses at Ivanka Trump in Berlin after suggesting her father is âÂÂa tremendous champion of supporting familiesâ https://t.co/S5zZYiS48epic.twitter.com/OzmQiuMk75 â CNN International (@cnni) April 25, 2017 Fascinating fascism in the society of the spectacle … Much … Continue reading
Posted in alternative facts, California, Courts, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Free Speech, Government, History, Immigrants, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Society, United States
Tagged Ann Coulter, Berkeley, California, Conspiracy Theories, DeVos, Donald Trump, Free Speech, Koch Brothers, Politics, UC Berkeley, YAF
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Presidential TFR Trouble
by Terry Welshans Palm Beach, Florida is bracing for long-term economic loss and disruption due to the presidential Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) covering President Trump’s visits to his Mar-a-Lago resort. For the three weekend in a row, the presidential TFR … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Florida, Government, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Presidents, United States
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Lord Dampnut praises his own invidious motivations and “incompetent malevolence” with a tweet… SAD!
By ann summers You read that correctly: The President of the United States was tweeting approvingly an article describing his motivations as “invidious” and describing his actions using the phrase “incompetent malevolence.” Orange Gazbag’s apparently so stupid that … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, DOJ, Federal Courts, Government, Homeland Security, Immigrants, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Media, Police, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Society, Terrorism, Uncategorized, United States, War on Drugs, Washington, World History, World War II
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Media, muslim ban, ninth circuit, Politics, Rule of Law
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Police infiltrated by RWNJs … It’s worse when we discover the paranoids are really after us
By ann summers What has long been accused and now manifest in a variety of agencies, incidents, and even specific actions comes to light in a classified FBI study obtained by The Intercept. President Trump has inherited a vast … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Conspiracy, Corruption, Crime, DHS, Fascism, FBI, Government, Immigrants, Immigration, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Media, Nazis/Nazism, Police, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Prison, Propaganda, Racism, Society, State Government, States, Terrorism, Terrorists, Uncategorized, United States, War on "Terror"
Tagged bannon, Conspiracy Theories, FBI, Media, Politics, Terrorism, Terrorists, trump, White Supremacists
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Trump’s unpresidented overreaction after a next terrorist attack
Trump says he doesn’t need daily intelligence briefing because he’s “smart” https://t.co/x6EsLJeElR pic.twitter.com/xiFymeNJRu — HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) December 18, 2016 By ann summers Lacking any precedent for appreciating intelligence and relying on negotiating based on posture and force, Trump will for … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, China, CIA, DHS, FBI, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Homeland Security, Iran, Iraq, Law Enforcement, Media, Police, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Russia, Syria, Terrorism, Terrorists, Uncategorized, United States, War on "Terror"
Tagged Donald Trump, game theory, intelligence, Media, MI6, Terrorism
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General Trump’s pizzeria uno chickenhawk policy
Trump biographer Michael D’Antonio elaborated, “Stop overestimating him — he’s a cross between a junkie and a hungry chicken.” By ann summers Look, maybe fighting a war with China is a good idea. But it should be for a better … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, China, CIA, History, Humor, Law Enforcement, Media, Pedophillia, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Tea Party, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged chinese food, Conspiracy Theories, DC, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, pizzeria, Politics
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More Mediated than Stochastic Terrorism: Trump as the dog whistler
By ann summers In Wilmington, N.C., on Tuesday, Mr. Trump said: “Hillary wants to abolish—essentially abolish the Second Amendment. By the way, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks. Although the Second Amendment people—maybe … Continue reading