Blaming Trump Tariffs Alone for 20,000 Laid Off UPS Workers Hides Key Factor: Stock Buybacks and Wall Street GreedBlaming Trump Tariffs Alone for 20,000 Laid Off UPS Workers Hides Key Factor: Stock Buybacks and Wall Street Greed Blaming the Trump tariffs for every sin imaginable may be emotionally satisfying, but while it may end up being a factor, it is not... See More »
Will the US condemn Israel for attacking a peaceful ship on a humanitarian mission to Gaza?”Will the World Speak up Against Israel’s Likely Attack on Humanitarian Activists? The Conscience was carrying no weapons. It posed no threat. Its only crime was daring to challenge a brutal siege and slaughter that the United Nations itself has... See More »
Falsehood is so easy, truth so difficult.""Falsehood is so easy, truth so difficult." George Eliot George Eliot, born Mary Ann Evans in 1819, chose to write under a male pen name for two reasons: She wanted to avoid the stereotype of women’s writing of her day, and sought to protect... See More »
"Deprivation by design.': Israel Intensifies Mass Killing Campaign With Starvation and Continued Strikes.The scale of killing in Gaza is almost impossible to track as the Israeli military bombs and starves Palestinian civilians with impunity. By Rasha Abou jalal and Sharif Abdel Kouddous Apr 30. GAZA CITY—Three generations of the al-Khour family... See More »
Trump Making America Whiter AgainTrump says Columbus Day will now just be Columbus Day By NICHOLAS RICCARDI/AP Updated 8:44 PM CDT, April 27, 2025 President Donald Trump made clear Sunday that he would not follow his predecessor’s practice of recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day... See More »
Trump’s 5 biggest mistakes of his first 100 daysTrump’s 5 biggest mistakes of his first 100 days. by Niall Stanage/The Hill - 04/29/25 6:00 AM ET 1. The ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs. Easily Trump’s worst political mistake to date. On April 2 — “Liberation Day” — Trump announced much heavier tariffs... See More »
TRUMP DAY 100 100 days down, 1,361 to goBy Cate Martel/The Guardian ^Thank you, The Economist, for doing this math. 100 days ago, almost to the minute, President Trump was inaugurated to serve his second term. He came in vowing to install major changes in U.S. policy, but the world... See More »
What Ever Happened to Carl Denham?I have often asked myself that question after viewing the '33 King Kong and the sequel Son of Kong. A fictional account, Carl Denham's Giant Monsters, written by Frank Dello Stritto, gives us some insight. The book is a fascinating read, as you... See More »
The US War Machine Takes A Hit Over China TariffsChina’s rare-earth mineral squeeze will hit the Pentagon hard. More than 78 percent of the U.S. military’s weapons rely on Chinese materials, a new report calculates. By Patrick Tucker | April 23, 2025/DefenseOne.com China is beginning to restrict... See More »
Trump vs. China....a 'no win' for the USA .China raises stakes over Trump tariffs China appears to have bet that its own high threshold for pain will turn President Trump’s tariff gambit into a punishing lesson for the U.S. The Hill: China seeks to leave the U.S. twisting in the wind.... See More »
Sarah, Trump doesn't care about you or the folks in Arkansas.By Blake Burman/The Hill Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) has been in the news the last few days as her state is asking her former boss, President Trump, for a major disaster declaration, which initially was denied by the administration.... See More »
Got A Tattoo? You May Get Deported to El Salvador.ICE’s focus on tattoos is part of a long tradition of profiling Lawyers for multiple deported migrants say tattoos were incorrectly used to label their clients members of a violent Venezuelan gang. Sadly we've seen this all before. April 23, 2025, 5... See More »
Happy Birthday Étienne de Pelissier Bujac Jr.!Ok....who the heck is this, you ask? For reasons we can all enjoy discussing, rarely is there an actor who has not been subjected to a name changed in order to succeed, or at least try to succeed, in Hollywood films. So it was with this gentleman,... See More »
Happy 90th Anniversary Bride of FrankensteinThe Bride of Frankenstein celebrates its 90th anniversary on Sunday. The film premiered in U.S. theaters on April 20, 1935, about three and a half years after the release of Frankenstein on Nov. 21, 1931. The Bride of Frankenstein largely features... See More »
Is Trump Focusing On The 'Really Bad Guys?'Notice: A 'long read' of another individual swept up in the deportation web by the Trump administration, as due process and the rule of law are ignored. Family says Venezuelan migrant in Lewisville sent to El Salvador mega prison over autism... See More »
Trump has put Christian nationalists in key roles – say a prayer for free speech.Notice: This is another 'long read' but an important one as we see Trump surrounding himself with Christian Nationalists, and the crumbling of separation of church and state, and free speech before our very eyes. Trump has put Christian... See More »
Trump's Cruel Expulsions Are An American TraditionNotice: Yes, this is another 'long read' but an important reminder of a road the US have traveled before, long before Trump, who is just following the same playbook Trump’s expulsions are jaw-droppingly cruel. But they’re part of an American... See More »
You too can have a body like Trump's.You too can have a body like Donald Trump’s. Here’s how. By Arwa Mahdawi/The Guardian The 78-year-old president is in great shape, says the official White House physician. Must be all those ‘hamberders.' Wed 16 Apr 2025 06.00 EDT Forget yoga,... See More »
Harvard President Stands Up Against TrumpHarvard University on Monday rejected demands from the Trump administration as it threatens the school’s federal funding as part of a broader clampdown on higher education. The university said that while it is and will continue to engage in reforms,... See More »
Vance Fumbles....but says that was his plan all along.Vice President Vance dropped the college football national championship trophy during Ohio State's visit to the White House yesterday. Running back TreVeyon Henderson, standing behind Vance, grabbed the top of the trophy while the base fell. 🥊... See More »
No sky falling in China as Chinese customs official says trade has diversified away from US."The sky won’t fall’: China plays down Trump tariff risks as stock markets rally Chinese customs official says trade has diversified away from US in recent years and plays up its ‘vast domestic market’ By Jasper Jolly/The Guardian China has played... See More »
Trump Hires The Best People /sEducation Secretary Linda McMahon confuses AI with A1, sauce brand capitalizes on blunder McMahon, the former CEO of WWE, was confirmed by the US Senate to be the next Secretary of Education last month. By Jonathan Limehouse USA TODAY Secretary of... See More »
It’s time for West Virginia leaders to be friends of coal miners, not coal.Note: This is a lengthy commentary, but a very important one....one that questions why politicians support coal, but never seem to care about the heath and well being of the miners. It’s time for West Virginia leaders to be friends of coal... See More »
Trump and His Great Coal Con Is BackWith coal executive orders, Trump returns to the scene of the con. Just as the coal companies bled coal workers dry, today it is Trump and his party that exploit them with false promises. April 10, 2025, 1:19 PM CDT By Paul Waldman, author and... See More »
You saved my life....now you're fired.Daily Kos: At the height of the pandemic, Trump got COVID. He was airlifted to Walter Reed Medical Center. Dr. Peter Stein approved giving Trump monoclonal antibodies. Trump recovered. He called this treatment a “miracle.” Trump fired Dr. Peter Ste... See More »
