Category Archives: Corruption

How Chaos Agents operate: which side(s) are you on

Posted on May 10, 2018 by

By ann summers Having a POTUS* whose only interests are in performative cruelty become more fascinating as those who do not share his chaotic goals trace the paths of what are now bribes rather than consulting or lobbying fees. Fascinating … Continue reading →

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Putin place or Put in place. Trump’s interest conflicts because conflicts interest him.

Posted on April 16, 2018 by

By ann summers Trump tried to claim the government can’t walk and chew gum, but fails three days later at getting a Temporary Restraining Order in an attempt to isolate Cohen raid booty. Darned irony for a guy who has … Continue reading →

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Professional sports have been defined by its media, pay its participants and let students remain so.

Posted on March 11, 2018 by

  By ann summers   Brackets and rankings help set betting odds, and should those revenues get taxed also to benefit the participants besides the bettors. But in terms of the collegiate sports industry, it shouldn’t be about pie-slicing envy, … Continue reading →

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who knew? Victoria Nuland is the Deep State

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

By ann summers Like WWII Gremlins, the Deep State is responsible for every snafu made in the factory for conspiracy theory machines. So it makes sense when  Oleg Deripaska writes his op-ed in the Daily Cellar, that pizzeria basement where all … Continue reading →

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On paying college athletes, no.

Posted on February 27, 2018 by

By ann summers I tend to watch college sports on television because the promotional video for the institution usually shown around halftime is more interesting in terms of representing the institutional identity. But they are representations that are at risk … Continue reading →

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Looking at Jeff Flake’s anti-Trump speech on the media

Posted on January 23, 2018 by

  By ann summers The collective false consciousness that is US democracy has many manifestations, so without casting aspersions on Arizona GOP senator Jeff Flake’s motives, his speech on the floor of the US Senate is useful if only to … Continue reading →

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Does everyone really know he’s an idiot

Posted on January 13, 2018 by

By ann summers A melange of mercenaries continue to wheel out the orange Moloch idol for the cult of personality as they now do to keep the Trumptanic afloat. This past week has featured an interesting intersection of the release … Continue reading →

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Still no smoking gun, still more like a smoldering arsenal

Posted on January 1, 2018 by

  By ann summers The retreat to the #TrumpRussia bunker continues and the mashed potatoes are not yet ready. Experts don’t think the trolls behind Russian Facebook accounts could have determined who to target on their own, but the question … Continue reading →

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Lets talk about social media

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

Social media is a handy way to communicate with family and friends, and a way to share precious moments with others. The applications that provide these services are many, and I will not attempt to list them all. They all … Continue reading →

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Titling the post-Trump biopic… Get The Bigly Shorty, or Derp in Paradise Papers

Posted on November 5, 2017 by

By ann summers There probably have been numerous Trump biography projects already underway, perhaps even one started when we thought he would lose the Electoral College vote. We already have some interesting, even landmark films about a variety of financial scandals, … Continue reading →

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