It’s difficult to look beyond Trump, as he demands so much of our attention, and rightfully so, but the issue we’re facing right now is far bigger than him. We live in a time of great uncertainty and fear, and people, not just in America, but across the globe, are beginning to gravitate toward authoritarianism. […]
Tag Archives: America First
Is Putin right when he says that “Western-style liberalism” is “obsolete”?
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Rants, Uncategorized Also tagged anti-immigrant, armageddon, authoritarianism, border security, border wall, Climate Change, concentration camps, dictators, Donald Trump, Donald Tusk, drought, European Council, famine, fear, fear mongering, G20, global climate change, Global Warming, human rights, immigration, Ivanka Trump, Jamal Khashoggi, Japan, Kim Jong Un, legitimizing dictators, liberalism, Mohammed bin Salman, NATO, North Korea, oligarchs, Osaka, Pearl Harbor, Russia, Saudi Arabia, southern border, The Origins of Totalitarianism, threats to journalists, Vladimir Putin, western civilization 213 Comments
Trump intervenes on behalf of a Chinese state-owned telecom days after a $500 million Chinese government investment in a Trump property is announced
Like a lot of folks, I was puzzled as to why Donald “America First” Trump had begun advocating for the Commerce Department to intervene on behalf of a Chinese telecom company – especially one that stands accused of espionage by members of our intelligence community – demanding that we act fast in order to save […]
Posted in Corporate Crime, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Abraham Denmark, bribes, China, Commerce Department, corruption, cybersecurity, Donald Trump, espionage, Indonesia, Iran, Kevin Wolf, MAGA, Make America Great Again, national security, North Korea, sanctions, self-dealing, telecommunications, ZTE 73 Comments
Military pawns, racist scum, and living in a nation where no-one’s at the helm… Welcome to the #TrumpShutdown
As we discussed last week, in hopes of avoiding a government shutdown, a bipartisan group of Senators led by Lindsey Graham and Dick Durbin went to the White House with a plan that, as they relayed to the President, would pass through both houses of Congress. This compromise legislation, they explained to Donald Trump and […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged #SchumerShutdown, #TrumpShutdown, Bill Kristol, border security, Children's Health Insurance Program, CHIP, Chuck Schumer, Claire McCaskill, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Dick Durbin, Donal Trump, Donald Trump, Gang of Six, government shutdown, Haiti, immigration, immigration reform, isolationism, Jordan, Lindsey Graham, Mexico, Mike Pence, Mitch McConnell, open borders, racism, Rand Paul, shithole, Stephen Miller, support the troops, Tammy Duckworth, Temporary Protected Status, the border with Mexico 245 Comments