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Tag Archives: Trump
Senate Impeachment Trial: Day 1 – 01/21/2020
I’ve been chilling for a bit. Avoiding the repetitive BREAKING NEWS cycle. Reading a lot about the climate, human psychology, a book about a guy from the 19th century – Alfred Russel Wallace – a contemporary of Darwin and far … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Politics
Tagged Blowing Smoke, Coverup, Evidence, Facts, Impeachment, Misinformation, Republicans, Rule of Law, Senate, Soviet Show Trial, Strategies, Trial, Trump
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2020 Year of Manufactured Fear
We’ve entered the 2020 Presidential Campaign with Trump and the Republicans, predictably, cranking up manufactured crises to generate more anxiety and fear among Americans. The goal, to herd more people towards conservative, authoritarian, politics. This is a tactic that has … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Authoritarian, Conservative, Crime United States, Crisis, Dictator, False, Fear, Iran, Nuclear Treaty, Population, Republicans, Trump
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We Are A Great People If We Defend Our Fellow Man and Democracy
This is truly “The times that try men’s souls.” The sign of a truly great country and a genuinely great people is their ability, to recover their balance after a devastating attack, and mend, while keeping their democratic values alive. … Continue reading
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Tagged Betrayal, Bill of Rights, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Democracy, Enablers, REpublican Party, Rule of Law, Traitor, Trump
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Thoughts About Father’s Day
My dad, 1949. Yesterday, I was at my favorite café watching the stream of families treating their Dads. This Father’s Day, like Mother’s Day a month ago, was filled with laughter and expressions of love. I saw soon to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Qaeda, Cannon Fodder, DASH, Exxon-Mobile, Father's Day, Freedom of Speech, Gas, George W Bush, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Koch, Mohammad Mosaddeq, Mother's Day, Oil, Republicans, Russia, Shah of Iran, Trump, War, Winners and Losers
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Crimes Against Humanity
Trump’s unwavering assault on climate change and its science has reached a point where it can be said that the President is guilty of crimes against humanity. Climate change is real, regardless of what the fossil fuel industry says. This … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate denier, Clobal Warming, crime, Crimes Against Humanity, EPA, flood, NASA, NOAA, Science, Tornado, Trump, UN Report, United Nations, USGS
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Memorial Day 2019
Today, on this day of remembrance, I’m reflecting about the condition of our nation and what it may mean for future Memorial Days. Rows of tombstones are a stark reminder of the price we have paid for our freedoms. It … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Citizenship, Politics
Tagged 2019, Armed Services, Irag, Iran, Memorial Day, Secrets, Trump, Viet Nam, War Dead
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