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Category Archives: Conservatives
the Viceroy of Wyoming, Erik Prince
By ann summers With encouragement from Bannon, Erik Prince, Blackwater’s founder, is considering a Senate challenge in Wyoming https://t.co/1Exm2oSwAQ — The New York Times (@nytimes) October 8, 2017 Because we need the leader of a mercenary army to run our energy states. After … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Afghanistan, American History, Conservatives, Fascism, Government, History, Media, Political Science, Politics, Society, Terrorism, Uncategorized, US Military, War on "Terror", Wyoming
Tagged Erik Prince, Media, Politics, Senate, Steve Bannon, Wyoming
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The Decline and Fall of the Donald Trumpire
By ann summers Those concerned for the fate of our republic must stop arguing that T stole election from H & focus on how T helped P steal our sovereignty — Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 15, 2017 These new texts … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Celebrity, Conservatives, Government, History, Media, Mythology, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Presidents, Racism, Religion, Roman Catholic Church, Russia, Society, Uncategorized, United States, World History
Tagged Christianity, Donald Trump, Politics, Religion, trumprussia
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#TrumpRussia gets even more tangled with dark web, deep state, and dim-orange-wit
By ann summers Apparently there was an actual corporation (LLC) for a possible conspiracy- what HRC called a “factory for conspiracy-theory machines”. The late Peter W. Smith created an entity to acquire stolen emails that included: Steve Bannon, Kellyanne Conway, Sam Clovis, … Continue reading
#TrumpRussia … 2016 election was Trump’s perfect stormfront
By ann summers Justice will be done and hopefully democracy will survive one of the most insidious attacks since its founding. The whole #TrumpRussia story is complex but not complicated in terms of seeking justice. The nation needs a special prosecutor and an … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Conservatives, Conspiracy, Corruption, Democracy, DOJ, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Government Propaganda, History, information Technology, Internet, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Uncategorized
Tagged Congress, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, Politics, Russia, trumprussia, White House
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The fogs that shroud the Congressional Review Act … GOPredation
By ann summers This Congressional Review Act bill is important: It restores federalism and is pro-life. https://t.co/fnPMG8Q0Pi â Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) February 15, 2017 Sam Bee had a segment on Full Frontal regarding the Congressional Review Act (CRA), another of … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Congress, Conservatives, environment, Government, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Uncategorized
Tagged Congress, congressional review act, Media, Paul Ryan, Politics
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Trumpian theory: Reagan’s just prematurely orange.
By ann summers “Ronnie doesn’t dye his hair; he’s just prematurely orange.” – Gerald Ford, on Ronald Reagan, Who knew that Trumpism has theoreticians … much like deplorableness might have its swamp and isn’t theory just an “inside joke”. The … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Conservatives, Media, Neoliberals, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Society, Tea Party, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Donald Trump, Krein, Media, Politics, trumpism
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“Strategy of Tension” week almost over at the factory for Conspiracy-Theory Machines
By ann summers They’ve broken out of mothballs or scraped the bottom of the barrel of favorite CTs, only this time it seems the FBI has decided, in their best J. Edgar finery, that tension at the polls needs a … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Conservatives, Neoconservatives, Neoliberals, Polls, Propaganda, Uncategorized
Tagged alt right, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, Politics
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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
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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Mexican Drumpfster Fire spreads to New Hampshire
By ann summers Continuing to ad lib his way through the pre-Cleveland daze of Summer, tehDonald tries to do something to make up for his teleprompter droning and in New Hampshire thinking that there were no Latinos in the audience… … Continue reading