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Category Archives: Corruption
How Chaos Agents operate: which side(s) are you on
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
Posted in 2016 Election, Campaign Finance, Celebrity, Corruption, DOJ, Government, History, Justice, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged Biglygate, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Media, michaelcohen, Politics, trumprussia
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Putin place or Put in place. Trump’s interest conflicts because conflicts interest him.
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
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Celebrity, Corruption, Countries, Courts, DOJ, Economics, Federal Courts, Government, History, Jurisprudence, Media, Political Science, Politics, Society, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, United States
Tagged chinese wall, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, michael Cohen, Politics, Rule of Law
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Professional sports have been defined by its media, pay its participants and let students remain so.
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
Posted in Celebrity, Corruption, Labor Movement, Media, Politics, Society, Sociology, Sports, Television, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Tagged Media, NCAA, Sports
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who knew? Victoria Nuland is the Deep State
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
On paying college athletes, no.
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
Posted in Celebrity, Corruption, Education, Education Policy, inequality, Racism, Society, Sports, Sports, Uncategorized
Tagged Media, NCAA, Sports, sports highereducation
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Looking at Jeff Flake’s anti-Trump speech on the media
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
Does everyone really know he’s an idiot
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
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Celebrity, Corruption, FBI, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Media, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged Donald Trump, Media, Michael Wolff, Politics, trumprussia, White House
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Still no smoking gun, still more like a smoldering arsenal
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
Lets talk about social media
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
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Christianity, Corruption, Democracy, Free Speech, Propaganda, Tribalism
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Titling the post-Trump biopic… Get The Bigly Shorty, or Derp in Paradise Papers
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