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Category Archives: Free Speech
Fake Art in the age of Fake News “… there are more Republicans buying art than are making it.”
By ann summers The Art of the Deal: The Movie is funny, and it’s scary, and it’s well-made. http://www.google.com/… What does it mean to own artwork when for some, its worth is only in terms of its material costs … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, California, Celebrity, Free Speech, Installation Art, Internet, Media, New York, Photography, Political Science, Politics, Society, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Art History, Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Media, Politics
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The Orange Gasbag’s post-truth Transparency of Dunces can help us reveal kleptocracy
By ann summers Truth, even pre-truth, may be more instructive, without privileging the narcissistic self-demolition that drives the hateful yam, because it does lay bare the naked avarice of modern capitalism. The building of wealth both a class inheritance and … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Free Speech, Political Science, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media
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Orange Gasbag’s Strategy of Tension continues with RWNJ classics … flag burning, HUAC …
By ann summers Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag – if they do, there must be consequences – perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 29, 2016 The current political … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Big Brother, Civil Liberties, Conspiracy, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Free Speech, History, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Terrorism, Uncategorized, United States, War
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, HUAC, Media
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flag/anthem/pledge blasphemy cuts only one way – either everyone or no one is politically correct
By ann summers In the case of one of the SF 49er quarterbacks, the negative reaction to his personal act of sitting during the playing of the national anthem has been sadly opportunistic and disproportionate even as the scale of the documenting … Continue reading
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
On the Cover of the Rolling Stochastic Terrorism
By ann summers So whenever threats come up and/or actual events, this term gets tossed around: stochastic terrorism is an imprecise idea that while easily uttered and sounding scientistic, does not contain sufficient objectivity in a democracy that demands actionable expectation … Continue reading
Political Correctness & how plagiarism goes off the light rails at the RNC
By ann summers Apparently the revolution will be televised, but the counter-revolution comes from a “series of tubes”. And it will be led by a pernicious Political Correctness (PC) that can only be eradicated by a strong, fearless, leader for the genuinely uninformed. … Continue reading
America, “a divided crime scene”, terminated with extreme vetting
By ann summers The GOP seeks a perfect storm to excite their base by scheduling an opportunity for Open Carry idiots to confront Cleveland protestors outside the secure zone in a surreal 8th grade reenactors’ version of Kent State. And … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Free Speech, Government, Jurisprudence, Media, Ohio, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, RNC, Society, Tea Party, Terrorism, Uncategorized
Tagged 2016 Presidential Candidates, Donald Trump, Law Enforcement, Officer Involved Shootings, police, Racism, Republicans
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Expert Discourse and using IEDs to “neutralize threats”
By ann summers So Trumpians, RWNJs, and lesser neoconservatives might be described as the following: “They talk a lot about justice. They talk a lot about freedom. They want to change the society into a positive direction. They believe that they’re doing … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Equal Rights, Free Speech, Government, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Media, Murder, Police, Terrorism, Terrorists, Texas, Uncategorized, War on "Terror"
Tagged Law Enforcement, Officer Involved Shootings, police, Racism, Terrorism
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