As I remember having railed against people who criticized Michelle Obama for her fashion choices, I guess what I’m about to say could come across as a bit hypocritical. In my defense, though, Michelle Obama was a decent human being, and, at least I’m pretty sure, never would have visited a for-profit concentration camp for […]
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged chaos, child cruelty, cruelty, family separation, Melania Trump, Mexico, Parker Molloy, Pepe, Pepe the Frog, racism, sartorial, Urban Outfitters, Zara |
By Mark | January 22, 2018
Remember, yesterday, when I said that I hoped the sight of millions of women marching across the United States put a little steel in the backbones of Congressional Democrats? Well, it seems not to have worked. This afternoon, the government shutdown ended, as a number of Democrats voted with Republicans to pass a temporary, three-week […]
By Mark | January 21, 2018
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, America First, 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, support the troops, Tammy Duckworth, Temporary Protected Status, the border with Mexico |
By Mark | January 17, 2018
Some of what you’re about to read may very well be wrong. I don’t pretend to understand the ins and outs of our convoluted government funding mechanisms. I have, however, been trying to follow along, and I wanted to share what I think is going on. As always, if you have an issue with something […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged anti-immigration, border security, CHIP, Chuck Schumer, continuing resolution, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Department of Homeland Security, Dick Durbin, Donald Trump, Gang of Six, government funding, government shutdown, Haiti, Homeland Security, immigration, immigration reform, John Cornyn, John Kelly, Jorge Garcia, Kellyanne Conway, Kirstjen Nielsen, Lindsey Graham, Mexico, Norway, racism, shithole, the border with Mexico |
By Mark | August 15, 2017
As we discussed yesterday, included in Donald Trump’s scripted comments about the domestic terrorist attack that left one woman dead and nineteen injured over this past weekend in Charlottesville, was the phrase, “cherish our history.” It’s something that stood out to me when I first heard the President say it, and it’s something that I’ve […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, History, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged alt-left, Charlottesville, cherish our history, Confederate statue, Donald Trump, fascism, Invisible Empire, Joe Arpiao, KKK, Nazi, race, racist dog whistle, Robert E. Lee, Steve Bannon, white nationalism, white supremacy |
