Mark Maynard | Barack Obama

A racist Donald Trump tells four freshman Congresswomen of color to “go back” to the “crime infested” countries they come from. Three of the four, however, were born in the United States.

By Mark | July 14, 2019

This morning, President Donald Trump posted a series of racist tweets directed at freshman Democratic Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who have collectively become known as “the squad.” In his online tirade against the progressive lawmakers, several of whom have called for […]

Posted in Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2020, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, anti-immigrant, anti-immigration, Ayanna Pressley, Bernie Sanders, birther, cult of victimhood, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, emotional truth, FOX News, go back to your countries, health insurance, ICE, Ilhan Omar, impeachment, Joe Biden, lies, Lindsey Graham, Michigan's 13th congressional district, polling, Presidential politics, racial animus, racism, Rashida Tlaib, reality, shithole, shithole countries, social media, Somalia, The Squad, wealth inequality, white fragility, white victimhood, women of color, xenophobia | 168 Comments

The Barr memo isn’t the Mueller report

By Mark | March 26, 2019

I wanted to hold off on posting anything about the Mueller report until we actually had it in front of us. It’s looking now as though that may be several weeks away, in spite of the fact that members of the House voted unanimously to make it public. It would appear as though the White […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Adam Schiff, Affordable Care Act, border wall, collusion, Department of Justice, Donald Trump, executive power, exoneration, FBI, health care, Hillary Clinton, House Intelligence Committee, innocence, James Comey, marketing, obstruction of justice, Preet Bharara, proclamations of innocence, Robert Mueller, Russia, Russiagate, truth, William Barr | 108 Comments

Cohen testifies before Congress, sheds light on Trump crime family

By Mark | February 27, 2019

Well, the threat of Trump loyalist Matt Gaetz apparently didn’t work. Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s personal attorney for over a decade, the man our President called a “rat,” showed up this morning as scheduled to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Over the course of approximately seven hours, Cohen, who started his […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged African American, Allen Weisselberg, bank fraud, Birthers, black friends, Civil War, Donald Trump, Elijah Cummings, fraud, insurance fraud, Julian Assange, Mark Meadows, Matt Gaetz, Michael Cohen, Nigel Farage, peaceful transition of power, racism, Rashida Tlaib, rat, rats, Roger Stone, Stormy Daniels, Trump Tower, Trump Tower Moscow | 77 Comments

“We’ve got some difficult days ahead.” -MLK

By Mark | January 21, 2019

As of yesterday, the White House was saying that, President Trump and Vice President Pence had “no scheduled plans” for Martin Luther King Day. Today, however, they visited the MLK memorial in DC, where they stood for approximately one minute before leaving. Donald Trump, as he left, made the a brief, yet inspirational, speech. “Good […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1968, anti-immigrant, assassination, Black Panthers, Central Park Five, Donald Trump, Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr., Mike Pence, MLK, racism | 13 Comments

Trump says it’s not his violent rhetoric, but the press that’s responsible for political violence

By Mark | October 25, 2018

When I last left you, we were discussing the fact that an explosive device had been discovered in the mailbox of George Soros, a man who Trump and his allies on the far right have been spinning wild conspiracy theories about for years. [Just today there’s a new conspiracy theory about how the billionaire philanthropist […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1954, Ann Coulter, anti-immigrant, assassination, authoritarianism, caravans, CNN, conspiracy theories, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, decency, domestic terrorism, Donald Trump, enemy of the people, Eric Holder, fake news, false flag, fascism, fear mongering, George Soros, Geraldo Rivera, Hillary Clinton, incitement to violence, incivility, irresponsible rhetoric, Jeff Zucker, Joe Biden, John Brennan, John Kasich, Joseph McCarthy, Lou Dobbs, mail bombs, Maxine Waters, McCarthyism, midterm elections, mobs, personal responsibility, pipe bombs, political violence, Robert De Niro, terrorism, threat of assassination, threats to journalists, white nationalism, Wisconsin | 57 Comments

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The Barr memo isn’t the Mueller report

Cohen testifies before Congress, sheds light on Trump crime family

“We’ve got some difficult days ahead.” -MLK

Trump says it’s not his violent rhetoric, but the press that’s responsible for political violence

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