Reading time – 2:55; Viewing time – 4:23 . . . Ed note for viewers: Be sure to read the Late Addition Comment at the end of this post. It is material that is not included in the video. I’ve warned of an upcoming “Wag the Dog” move by Trump (here and here) and it… [read more]
Reading time – 3:24; Viewing time – 4:37 . . . This is from the Sunday New York Times: “At [national security advisor John] Bolton’s direction, the National Security Council asked the Pentagon last year to provide the White House with military options to strike Iran . . .” Let’s put this into perspective. Gen…. [read more]
Reading time – 5:41; Viewing time – 8:22 . . . The political circumstances and the prospects for the future quality for life for the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue are becoming increasingly shaky and he is becoming more and more unhinged. Even desperate. He knows that if he is removed from office he… [read more]
Reading time – 3:58; Viewing time – 5:40 . . . How did we get to the point: – where ripping babies from their mothers’ arms is tolerated? – where we refuse those kidnapped kids soap and a toothbrush and there isn’t universal outrage? – where disrespecting our allies and cozying up to adversaries is… [read more]
Reading time – 3:23 . . . With impeachment on his doorstep driving further mental instability, Trump needs a new and powerful distraction. That’s paired with his need to appear to be the always-wins tough guy. That’s a very dangerous combination. I have warned about Trump doing a “wag the dog” (here, here, here and… [read more]
Reading time – 3:56 . . . It’s time to take a break from talk of impeachment, contempt of Congess citations, subpoenas, obstruction of justice, picking a fight with Iran and the unending daily tsunami of outrageous behavior – not because those things aren’t important, but because there are other critically important things to consider… [read more]
Reading time – 4:09; Viewing time – 5:40 . . . “The history of the Great Wall of China began when fortifications built by various states during the Spring and Autumn [period] (771–476 bc) and Warring States periods (475–221 bc) were connected by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, to protect his newly… [read more]
POST 1088 Reality Check Since Trump was shot, the Republicans/MAGAs are making noises about being kinder, losing the divisiveness and their cruelty. These are the people whose convention featured presenter after presenter engaging in world class divisiveness, faux masculinity, accusing Democrats of exactly the awful things righties have been doing. They had giant piles of… [read more]
POST 1059 From a Salon interview of Dr. John Gartner: “We have becrumb a nation.” “All comp-ply-ments”. “I know Poten.” “He can’t cam-pay.” “We will expel the wald-mongers.” There are more examples where Trump couldn’t complete a sentence and strung the fragments together incoherently. It’s worth noting that his demeanor changes dramatically at these moments…. [read more]
POST 1055 People Are Saying There is frightful peril, we’re told by those with their eyeballs bulging, and they say there is great suffering to come. They swear on oath that their terrible prognostications of grave danger and ghastly harm, of apocalyptic doom and deeply intense pain and suffering are before us. People are saying…. [read more]
