The cool, military-looking guy above is former lobbyist Chad Wolf. [Insert Donald Trump “Drain the swamp!” soundbite.] As I understand it, Wolf has never served a day in the military. He did, however, attend Southern Methodist University on a tennis scholarship, and earn an undergraduate degree in history. And, now, because he was in the […]
Tag Archives: Kirstjen Nielsen
Lacking any other ideas, Trump and doubles down on border cruelty, firing everyone who stands in Stephen Miller’s way
I wanted to write about immigration yesterday, after news broke that Donald Trump had fired Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, but I just didn’t think that I could do the subject justice, given the sheer magnitude of everything that’s been happening. But, with that said, I’ve decided to give it another shot right now. […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged anti-immigrant, asylum, blue tape, Calexico, Claire Grady, cruelty, Customs and Border Patrol, deterrent, El Paso, EPA, executive orders, family separation, FEMA, Flores v. Reno, gangs, Homeland Security, ICE, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, immigration law, international trade. Mexico, Jeff Sessions, Jenny Lisette Flores, Mick Mulvaney, Mike Pompeo, ports of entry, racism, Randolph "Tex" Alles, Secret Service, Secretary of Defense, southern border, Stephen Miller, United Nations, White House Chief of Staff, xenophobia, zero tolerance 28 Comments
“Things innocent people would never say for $500, Alex”
There’s a whole lot I want to say tonight, but I just don’t have the time. So I’ll just leave you to ponder these five tweets from President of the United States on your own. OK, I take that back… I do have time for you… If I had to guess, I’d say that we’re […]
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Donald Trump, Robert Mueller, Russia, Russiagate 55 Comments