Tag Archives: United Nations

Soleimani was assassinated one week ago today and we still haven’t been shown evidence of the imminent threat

By Mark | January 9, 2020

A week ago today, the U.S. military, at the direction of President Donald Trump, assassinated Iranian General Qassim Soleimani. The Trump administration told us at the time that this was absolutely necessary, as they had evidence of an “imminent attack” against U.S. forces… one which could only be stopped by eliminating the powerful Iranian leader. […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Agnes Callamard, assassination, diplomacy, Donald Trump, Doug Collins, foreign policy, imminent attack, imminent threat, Iran, Iraq, Mike Pompeo, Nancy Pelosi, Qassim Soleimani, revenge, self-defense, Shiite, Tammy Duckworth, targeted killings, terrorist | 29 Comments

Lacking any other ideas, Trump and doubles down on border cruelty, firing everyone who stands in Stephen Miller’s way

By Mark | April 9, 2019

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, Kirstjen Nielsen, Mick Mulvaney, Mike Pompeo, ports of entry, racism, Randolph "Tex" Alles, Secret Service, Secretary of Defense, southern border, Stephen Miller, White House Chief of Staff, xenophobia, zero tolerance | 28 Comments

Unable to understand the Rosenstein situation, I crawl into bed with a cup of tea, a plate of cookies, and my copy of “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre”

By Mark | September 25, 2018

I want to write about Donald Trump being laughed at by the world’s leaders at the United Nations General Assembly today, and the growing suspicion that, when he returns to DC from his comedy tour, he may very well fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, but I just can’t seem to summon the energy. So, […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Brett Kavanaugh, constitutional crisis, Donald Trump, H.R. 5476, James Comey, Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, Russia, Russiagate, S.2644, Saturday Night Massacre, Senate Judiciary Committee, Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | 10 Comments

I too have zero tolerance

By Mark | June 18, 2018

The above photo, taken by photographer John Moore, shows a heart-broken two year old Honduran asylum seeker being taken from her mother at the US-Mexico border. The scene, sadly, is one that has become all too commonplace these past several weeks, as the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy toward migrants crossing the southern border has […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged anti-immigration, Apostle Paul, Barack Obama, border patrol, Brownsville, Casa Padre, child cruelty, crisis actors, cruelty, Diane Feinstein, ethics, George W. Bush, Germany, human rights, Jeff Sessions, Jesus Christ, John McCain, Kamala Harris, Keep Families Together Act, Kirstjen Nielsen, Laura Bush, Methodist, Michael Hayden, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Texas, United Methodist Church, United Nations Human Rights Council, Walmart, Walter Shaub, zero tolerance | 299 Comments

Nikki Haley promises that Russian sanctions are coming, and the Trump administration responds by saying that she was suffering from “momentary confusion”

By Mark | April 17, 2018

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Face the Nation this past Sunday that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin would soon be announcing sanctions against Russian companies known to have aided in the development of Bashar al-Assad’s chemical warfare capabilities. The Trump administration, she said, would be sending a “strong message” over the […]