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POTUS45* an inaugural speech forgettable

Posted on January 21, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers   They gaslit CNN with the “Fake News” lede that POTUS45* wrote his own speech. Maybe he or the Mar-a-lago concierge really did it in the lobby. There were mostly tweetable moments cribbed from campaign moments in … Continue reading →

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POTUS45* – Creative Destruction & Heritage Foundation will finally kill National Endowments for Arts & Humanities

Posted on January 19, 2017 by ann li-summers

   By ann summers A spoils system also accommodates those GOP shibboleths that represent LBJ’s Great Society beyond their usual attack on civil rights, so anything else remotely undermining the US ruling class becomes fair game. Maybe this time around … Continue reading →

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Prezident Kozyr’s diplomacy as reality-TV genre

Posted on January 18, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann sunmers   Reality-TV rather than Realism … Nikolai Volkoff is known for teaming with The Iron Sheik, with whom he won the WWF Tag Team Championship at the inaugural WrestleMania event, and also with Boris Zukhov as The … Continue reading →

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Prezident GazBag Kozyr is a tiny, non-politically incorrect, member of the Republic party

Posted on January 17, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers The premise of the recent HBS article suggests that the election has encouraged a successful national strategy of misanthropy in the executive branch and that political correctness has greater clarity relative to race, gender, class, among other indicators … Continue reading →

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Fake Art in the age of Fake News “… there are more Republicans buying art than are making it.”

Posted on January 15, 2017 by ann li-summers

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 →

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€urophilic Trumpian Trickle-Down … in Russia, gold showers you!

Posted on January 11, 2017 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers   “Urolagnia is a form of salirophilia in which sexual excitement is associated with the sight or thought of urine or urination”  TrUmp makes it rain! €urophila So apparently, contrary to dribs and drabs on napkins, … Continue reading →

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Buddhism and violence

Posted on January 10, 2017 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers “All problems must be solved through dialogue, through talk. The use of violence is outdated, and never solves problems.”[61][62] http://www.lionsroar.com/… Many Asian Buddhists may hold views that clash with Western visions of religious pluralism. For many … Continue reading →

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Trumpian theory: Reagan’s just prematurely orange.

Posted on January 9, 2017 by ann li-summers

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 →

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Trumpistan’s Grand Mufti begins his creative destruction in two weeks

Posted on January 7, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers February 2014 interview on Fox News: “You know what solves it?” he said of America’s sorry state. “When the economy crashes, when the country goes to total hell and everything is a disaster. Then you’ll have a … Continue reading →

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the End of the Republic 01/05/2017

Posted on January 5, 2017 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers Here’s what Trump wants to distract you from today: https://t.co/APSh0vCRGFpic.twitter.com/KTHaT5dRqt — Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) January 5, 2017 I would recommend not putting off important plans in anticipation of the Big Russia Reveal. Trump has a … Continue reading →

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