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Category Archives: News
Trump’s total commitment to whole cloth
By ann summers Trump continues to claim that the media covered protests of his Pittsburgh visit as riots. Nobody covered the protests as riots. The reality is that Trump deliberately tried to incite violence in Pittsburgh on Tuesday by forcing … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Free Speech, History, Hypocrisy, Judaism, Media, Murder, News, Pennsylvania, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged antisemitism, Domestic Terrorists, Donald Trump, Journalism, Politics, Religion
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J’Accuse Chinese food – an hour later you want to chokehold someone again
By ann summers Disinformation is getting a bad name these days, but then again isn’t bad naming what it’s about? Saudi Arabia’s cascade of excuses for killing Jamal Khashoggi hinge on not making it seem like an official act, but … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity, Crime, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Media, Murder, News, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Saudi Arabia, Society, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged jamal Khashoggi, Journalism, News Media, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
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Trump gaslights-up fake news
By ann summers Trump’s gaslight will power an entire nation. Trump’s still emitting Bill Shiney objects because having one media empire (Murdoch’s) as his personal press agent, driving memes to its media brethren, is not enough. There should be only … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Celebrity, Free Speech, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Media, News, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged Donald Trump, gaslighting, Journalism, Media, Politics
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Ungrateful Dread tour continues … Priebus bailing early, a sign of more shoes dropping
By ann summers Santa Anna brings his army and the King says what goes Mandatory Fun might become the norm under a Pence administration An American Taliban used to mandatory fun would love the Saudi General Authority for Entertainment, much … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Congress, FBI, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Israel, Media, News, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Propaganda, Saudi Arabia, Society, United States
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Israel, Media, Politics, priebus, Russia, trumprussia, White House
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€urophilic Trumpian Trickle-Down … in Russia, gold showers you!
By ann summers “Urolagnia is a form of salirophilia in which sexual excitement is associated with the sight or thought of urine or urination” TrUmp makes it rain! €urophila So apparently, contrary to dribs and drabs on napkins, … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, CIA, FBI, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Humor, Media, News, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, Politics
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Dear Democratic Party, W.T.F. really … W.T.F. — were you in denial about the possibility of this defeat.
By ann summers President Ham Sandwich defeats a highly qualified woman in the US 2016 POTUS election. Many voters decided that voting against something was so much more important than the possibilities of voting for something. Now expect years and … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Media, News, Political Science, Presidential Elections, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Tagged Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Journalism, Media, Politics, television
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Trump gets first major newspaper endorsement (sort of)
By ann summers The 2016 election demonstrates why newspaper editorial endorsements of candidates might not (ever) make any difference but at least Trump has one, finally; even if the paper is owned by Sheldon Adelson. Follow Jon Ralston @RalstonReports BREAKING: First … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Media, News, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Uncategorized
Tagged Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, News Media
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got Constitution? got cold dead hands?
By ann summers Protesters at a Donald Trump rally in Maine held up pocket copies of the Constitution, echoing a dramatic moment from the Democratic national convention. The Republican nominee briefly stopped his speech as protesters were escorted from … Continue reading
all Trump has left is Islamophobia and Sinophobia in the swing-states
By ann summers tehDumpster fire that is the Trump campaign is now trolling the LIVs in swing states with the usual xenophobia and GOP talking points. Trump’s disinformation campaign could even favor TPP because HRC is against it. Recall … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Capitalism, China, Conservatives, Countries, Economic Policy, Economics, Foreign Policy, History, Investing, Labor Movement, Media, Neoliberals, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, States, Stock Market, Uncategorized
Tagged 2016 Presidential Candidates, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, TPP
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BREXIT: not that bad despite Trumpian resemblance
Brexit will take many years to complete and some legal experts are even suggesting that it cannot even be completed considering other matters like NATO. That it seems like a reaction against cheap labor migration amidst austerity makes it seem … Continue reading