Search
-
- Follow Flowers For Socrates on WordPress.com
Authors
Recent Comments
-
Recent Posts
- TCS: So May I Find My Place in This Shifting World
- TCS: I Have Seen Flowers Come in Stony Places
- TCS: A Garden of Inexhaustible Language
- TCS: “Poetry, like bread, is for everyone”
- TCS: Spring’s Perfect Imminent Hour
- A Poem by Robert Browning on His Birthday
- TCS: Ada Limón’s Instructions on Not Giving Up
- A Poem by Na Hye-Sok on Her Birthday
- A Poem by Cecil Day Lewis on His Birthday
- Red Silk and the Never-Ending Honeymoon
- A Poem by Louise Glück on Her Birthday
- Jazz
Archives
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- Follow Flowers For Socrates on WordPress.com
Tag Archives: White House
The only thing we have to trump is fear itself
By ann summers Only the blind led the blind in Trump Tower, especially in June 2016. But more interesting is Barbara Res telling stories about her former boss, challenging the notion of the “adults in the room” and their agendas. … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, DOJ, FBI, Government, History, Jurisprudence, Justice, Media, Political Science, Politics, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Bob Woodward, Donald Trump, John Dowd, Media, New York Times, Politics, White House
3 Comments
not-so-secret Hitler of the anonymous Op-Ed
By ann summers The anonymous op-ed in the NY Times has shown that Trump may have (only) one dissenter in his WH. It’s still a game of Secret Hitler, and the unhingery continues. John Miller/Baron’s cabinet has bad hinges. But … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Conspiracy, Democracy, Government, Government Propaganda, Graphic Arts, History, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidents, Propaganda, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Humor, Journalism, NY Times, op-ed, Politics, secret hitler, White House
Comments Off on not-so-secret Hitler of the anonymous Op-Ed
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
Comments Off on Does everyone really know he’s an idiot
Pence deletes tweet because he looked too presidential
By ann summers Amid the Trumpian bluster of the Arpaio pardon and the ratings Trump wanted because of Hurricane Harvey, Mike Pence was doing his level-best to demonstrate his presidential ability. He suddenly realized that he was doing what others … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Fascists/Corporatists, Fundamentalism, Government, Presidents
Tagged Donald Trump, Mike Pence, trump, White House
1 Comment
Trump’s nuclear threats are Nixonian junk-food ravings … maybe
By ann summers So the president’s own advisers are saying to discount his words, is where we are now https://t.co/PBdiHaQ6sT â Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 9, 2017 North Korea says considering missile strike near Guam The threat ratchets up tensions … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Celebrity, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Media, North Korea, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Society, United States, US Military
Tagged Donald Trump, Media, nixon, Politics, trumprussia, White House
Comments Off on Trump’s nuclear threats are Nixonian junk-food ravings … maybe
James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce… Donald Trump – Worst.Presidents.Ever
By ann summers Who make up the Top 10 presidents on the Presidential Historians Survey? They are, in descending order: Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Thomas Jefferson, John F. Kennedy, Reagan, and … Continue reading
So many Trump mistakes, so little time left
By ann summers Joshua Green’s book Devils Bargain contains a hypothetical about Bannon’s failure to drive yet another wedge in the Democrats is a bit fantastic because the havoc aimed at immigration was always a much easier lift at the … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Congress, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, History, Immigrants, Media, Political Science, Politics, Society, United States
Tagged Donald Trump, GOP, Media, Politics, Steve Bannon, White House
3 Comments
PBS Frontline … on Bannonism, the lowest stage of crony capitalism
By ann summers Who is Steve Bannon? Current & former Breitbart staffers talk about his worldview & what it was like working for him https://t.co/zTDIGYCA4opic.twitter.com/10g0P6CQku â FRONTLINE (@frontlinepbs) May 25, 2017 The latest PBS Frontline gives those who … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Conspiracy, Corruption, Courts, Crime, DOJ, Government, Internet, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, RNC, Russia, Society, United States
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Media, Politics, Russia, trumprussia, White House
4 Comments
Lawfare ahead … pitched battles
By ann summersLawfare is a form of asymmetric warfare, consisting of using the legal system against an enemy, such as by damaging or delegitimizing them, tying up their time or winning a public relations victory. The word is a … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Congress, Constitutional Law, Corruption, Courts, Crime, FBI, Federal Courts, Government, History, Jurisprudence, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Society, United States
Tagged Donald Trump, impeachment, lawfare, Media, trumprussia, White House
Comments Off on Lawfare ahead … pitched battles
All about the Trump lawyering up, even as disinformation continues
“The collapse of this administration may or may not be swift. But it is inevitable.” (Douglas Blackmon at Bill Moyers.com:) By ann summers Q: How does every Russian joke start? A: By looking over your shoulder… The biggest scandal in … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Congress, Conspiracy, Corruption, Courts, Crime, DOJ, FBI, Federal Courts, Financial, Government, Jurisprudence, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Propaganda, Russia, Society, United States
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Media, Politics, trumprussia, White House
3 Comments