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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, Barack Obama, 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, The Squad, wealth inequality, white fragility, white victimhood, women of color, xenophobia | 168 Comments

Trump ban on Muslim-majority countries has nothing to do with national security, and everything to do with appeasing his racist base

By Mark | January 29, 2017

As we discussed last night, Trump’s clearly illegal ban on those entering the United States from majority-Muslim nations was interesting in that not all majority-Muslim nations were included. While Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan and Yemen made the list, several others, like Saudi Arabia and Egypt, did not… which is odd, given that’s where […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged anti-Muslim, Benjamin Wittes, Brookings Institution, Constitution, Donald Trump, Egypt, executive actions, freedom of religion, Iran, Iraq, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Libya, national security, National Security Council, racism, Saudi Arabia, Steve Bannon, Sudan, Syria, terrorism, Yemen | 27 Comments

Thank you, Current readers

By Mark | May 6, 2009

I don’t know that there’s much distinction in being named Best Local Blog by Ann Arbor’s free monthly magazine, the Current, especially when the blog to place second, Ann Arbor is Overrated, has only been updated once in the past year, but, still, I wanted to say thank you. Thanks to the two or three […]