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Category Archives: Foreign Policy
Trump thinks Montenegro will start WW III because it’s “aggressive”
By ann summers Trump implied that Montenegro – NATO’s newest member, which joined last year – is an aggressive place which may drag America into World War III. Trump in his current “wouldn’t” mode, winds up taking the Russian position … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Foreign Policy, History, Media, Political Science, Politics, Russia, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged Donald Trump, Media, Politics, The Mouse That Roared, trumprussia
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in #TrumpRussia, there’s too much there, there, beyond Trump’s lies
By ann summers Tom Nichol’s extended tweet thread of responses to Jonathan Chait’s article on Trump the Russian asset has now come out as a piece in Politico. Beginning with Jonathan Chait’s original article and the various responses, Nichols’ piece … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Media, NATO, Political Science, Politics, Russia, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged collusion, Donald Trump, Media, Politics, Russia, trump, trumprussia
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“look at that view, wouldn’t that make a great condo?” Trump sells a North Korean time share
By ann summers Trump in his continuing nouveau vulgarianism pulled a real estate sales stunt at the Singapore summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, showing an iPad video that crudely references the classic DPRK propaganda film series Nation and Destiny Singapore … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, China, Foreign Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Imperialism, Media, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Uncategorized
Tagged Donald Trump, korea, Mainstream Media, Media, North Korea, nuclear, Politics, Singapore
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Depression-era policy to return for farmers screwed by Trump trade war.
By ann summers Grand Kleptocrat Trump will crater the US economy because he thinks trade wars are simply about firms, industries, and markets, rather than people working and living in regions. It’s not as simple as the revanchist profit touted by Agent Orange. … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, China, Economic Policy, Foreign Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Uncategorized
Tagged agriculture, Politics, Trade Deals, trade war, US Trade Deals
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Trump’s southern border wall seems more like Nehemiah’s Dung Gate
By ann summers The travails of Prexy Nehemiah Dennison are many, but his minions certainly built enough roads to Moscow during the election, and his golf-day yesterday with Sean Hannity brought perhaps more advice about spinning more southern border wall … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Christianity, Countries, Foreign Policy, Fundamentalism, Government, History, Immigrants, Judaism, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged border, DACA, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, Politics, Religion, trump
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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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Oh look, moving the US embassy will make them forget about everything else …Not
By ann summers Since November, the accidental president has been trying to escape having won by the perfect storm of Russian intervention, voter suppression, covert sexism/racism, and strategic dirty tricks. #TrumpRussia continues its dogged march, with Mike Flynn’s deal with … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Capitalism, Celebrity, CIA, Democracy, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Islam, Judaism, Society, Terrorism, Uncategorized, War on "Terror"
Tagged Biglygate, Donald Trump, donaldtrumpjr, Israel, jared kushner, Media, Politics, Russia, Saudi Arabia, trumprussia
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Will Trump return Philippine war trophies
By ann summers Trump could salvage what has been a mediocre trip to Asia by a small political act, even if it might give him the same Executive Order troubles he’s experienced with Congress. There have been several decades … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Celebrity, Congress, Countries, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Imperialism, Media, Political Science, Politics, Society, Uncategorized, US Military
Tagged Donald Trump, duterte, Media, Philippines, Politics
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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
Trump, no country bump-stock… could kill the trifecta of the axis of evil, unless #TrumpRussia drops a couple of bombshells
By ann summers Desperate authoritarians do desperate things, and the time before the Trump administration is removed or removes itself from office will perhaps be the most challenging since the Cuban missile crisis. Recall that the real consequence in the … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, CIA, Corruption, Foreign Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Politics, Propaganda, Uncategorized
Tagged dprk, Iran, Iran's Nuclear Program, Media, North Korea, Politics
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