Tag Archives: John Conyers

Having cautioned that we might not be so keen on the Russia investigation when it starts taking down our heroes on the left, former National Security Agency analyst John Schindler points to John Conyers

By Mark | November 27, 2017

A few days ago, former National Security Agency analyst and counterintelligence officer John Schindler‏ noted on Twitter that the Russia investigation would eventually take down not just Republicans, but Democrats as well. “If you think the coming takedown of Kremlin spy-influence networks in DC will only bag people you dislike,” he said, “consider hiding in […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Dana Rohrabacher, disinformation, Donald Trump, John Schindler‏, Kremlin, Paul Manafort, propaganda, Russia, Russiagate, sexual harassment, soul searching, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin | 5 Comments

What the John Conyers case tells us about how sexual predators are treated in Congress

By Mark | November 21, 2017

Late last week the Washington Post added a little more fuel to the “Jesus Christ, Men Really Suck” bonfire when they reported that Congress’s Office of Compliance has paid out approximately $17 million over the past 20 years in unreported settlements to 264 federal employees, many of whom, you can be sure, collected those settlements […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged accusations, Al Franken, allegations, Buzzfeed, Congress, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Office of Compliance, conspiracy theories, date rape, Detroit City Council, Donald Trump, equality, hacking, Hillary Clinton, House Judiciary Committee, House of Representatives, Howard Dean, John Podesta, leaks, men's rights, Mike Cernovich, Monica Conyers, pay-offs, pizzagate, Righteous Pink Wave of Reckoning, Senate, sexism, sexual harassment, sexual predator, women's rights, wrongful termination | 13 Comments

If we can’t organize to stop the appointment of Steve Bannon, a known white nationalist, we’re not going to be able to do anything to stop Trump

By Mark | November 17, 2016

Earlier this week, as we discussed a few days ago, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would be appointing Steve Bannon, the race-baiting head of Breitbart News, his chief White House strategist. And this, my friends, is something that we, as civilized people, who value things like civil rights and diversity, should do everything in […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged #DumpBannon, advice and consent, Alt Right, Andrew Breitbart, Andy LaBarre, anti-Semitic, Brenda Lawrence, call to action, Candice Miller, Cicilline letter, Dan Kildee, David Cicilline, Debbie Dingell, Debbie Stabenow, Donald Trump, Dump Bannon Caucus, ebbie Dingell, Fred Upton, Glenn Beck, Harry Reid, Jews, nationalism, neo-Nazi, political correctness, Pravda, racism, Russia, Sander Levin, Stephen Bannon, the press, the shameful state of the American press, threats to Democracy, threats to journalists, Tim Walberg, Van Jones, White House, white nationalism, white nationalist, white supremacist | 50 Comments

Oily, environmentally toxic pyramid of greed being erected in Detroit by the Koch brothers

By Mark | May 19, 2013

For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of traveling along the Detroit River lately, there’s apparently a new landmark on the Motor City waterfront – a three-story tall pile of petroleum coke, which covers an entire city block. According to a report in today’s New York Times, we have libertarian industrialists Charles and […]

Posted in Detroit, Environment, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alberta, Ambassador Bridge, Andy Hartz, Canada, carbon emissions, Charles Koch, China, CO2, Coke, corporatocracy, David Koch, Detroit River, Gary Peters, global climate change, Global Warming, Ken Boyd, Kerry Satterthwaite, Keystone XL pipeline, Koch brothers, Koch Industries, lame duck, Libertarianism, Lorne Stockman, Marathon Petroleum, Matty Moroun, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, oil, Oil Change International, oil sands, petcoke, petroleum coke, Pure Michigan, right-to-work, tar sands | 35 Comments

Detroit moves one step closer to state takeover

By Mark | January 10, 2012

It’s looking like today may mark the beginning of the end for Detroit’s Mayor and City Council. According to numerous sources, the closed-door meetings on the take-over of the City have begun. The following comes from the Detroit Free Press. …A 10-member team appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder is trying to determine if a financial […]