Tag: Donald Trump

… Why Is Vladimir Putin So Difficult to Deter? …

Why Is Vladimir Putin So Difficult to Deter? President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Xi Jinping of China walk past a portrait of Czar Nicholas II in the Kremlin during a state visit on March 21, 2023. Photo credit: Office of the President of Russia/kremlin.ru; CC BY 4.0. Editor’s Note: When a plan to … Continue reading … Why Is Vladimir Putin So Difficult to Deter? … →

… What connects Trump’s likely arrest with the bank bailouts? “

Answer: the anti-democracy movement Friends, What connects the two biggest stories now dominating the news — Donald Trump’s likely arrest and the Fed’s bailouts of shaky banks? Start with multi-billionaire Peter Thiel, and follow the money. You may recall that in 2016, Thiel spoke at the Republican National Convention to make the case for why … Continue reading … What connects Trump’s likely arrest with the bank bailouts? “ →

…McGonigal, Trump, and the Truth about America …

Thinking about... The Specter of 2016 We are on the edge of a spy scandal with major implications for how we understand the Trump administration, our national security, and ourselves. On 23 January, we learned that a former FBI special agent, Charles McGonigal, was arrested on charges involving taking money to serve foreign interests.  One … Continue reading …McGonigal, Trump, and the Truth about America … →

…Can Biden Reverse Trump’s Damage to the State Department? …

Reeling from the leadership of Rex Tillerson and Mike Pompeo, career officials wonder whether Secretary of State Antony Blinken can revitalize American diplomacy. Last year, in the early hours of October 27th, Philip Walton, an American citizen living and working as a farmer in southern Niger, was kidnapped in front of his family by armed … Continue reading …Can Biden Reverse Trump’s Damage to the State Department? … →

… Trump Evangelicals …..

......cheese and rice... This one is about how evangelicals, once culturally confident, became an anxious minority seeking political protection from the least traditionally religious president in living memory One of the most extraordinary things about our current politics—really, one of the most extraordinary developments of recent political history—is the loyal adherence of religious conservatives to … Continue reading … Trump Evangelicals ….. →

..Is Fraud Part of the Trump Organization’s Business Model?…

....of course it is.....w A new investigation shows a pattern in different projects around the country and the world. Donald, Ivanka, and Donald Trump, Jr., promote a Panama real-estate project at an event in New York in 2006. What, exactly, is Donald Trump’s business? The Trump Organization is unusual in that it doesn’t appear to … Continue reading ..Is Fraud Part of the Trump Organization’s Business Model?… →

..Christopher Steele, the Man Behind the Trump Dossier…

 How the ex-spy tried to warn the world about Trump’s ties to Russia. By Jane Mayer Steele told friends that Trump supporters were using him as a “battering ram” to “take down the whole intelligence community.” In January, after a long day at his London office, Christopher Steele, the former spy turned private investigator, was … Continue reading ..Christopher Steele, the Man Behind the Trump Dossier… →

…Mueller’s investigation is larger and further along than you think…..

 ...with plenty of reasons why tRumpy is soiling his diaper a lot these days...... The Mueller investigation appears to have been picking up steam in the last three weeks —and homing in on a series of targets. ERIC THAYER/BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGES PRESIDENT TRUMP CLAIMED in a tweet over the weekend that the controversial Nunes memo “totally … Continue reading …Mueller’s investigation is larger and further along than you think….. →

..The next step in the sequence is almost insultingly obvious….

Trump is preparing to shut down Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian intervention in the 2016 election. By Jonathan Chait Robert Mueller. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo ..The Mueller Investigation Is in Mortal Danger... If there was any single event that would cause the Republican elite to openly revolt against the ongoing Trumpification of their party, it would be … Continue reading ..The next step in the sequence is almost insultingly obvious…. →

..California billionaire launches ads urging Trump impeachment…

.....No Time Like The Present.....Inspire each other .....like Tom here.........   SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California billionaire Tom Steyer announced Friday that he will dump at least $10 million into a national television advertising campaign calling for President Donald Trump's impeachment. In the ad, Steyer argues Trump should be ousted from office because he has … Continue reading ..California billionaire launches ads urging Trump impeachment… →

….and now for the enablers…the facilitators….the cover up stooges…. all agents ….on Harvey’s team…..

........always feel the need to take a shower after one of these....... Harvey Weinstein’s Former Employees Reckon With What They Knew and What They Didn’t Discussing who knew what about Harvey Weinstein has become a grim, un-fun Hollywood parlor game. Harvey throttled someone. Harvey called an employee a fucking moron. Harvey threw the shoes, the … Continue reading ….and now for the enablers…the facilitators….the cover up stooges…. all agents ….on Harvey’s team….. →

…..Trump and the Art of Irrational Provocation….

Donald Trump’s speech at the United Nations left behind an ambiguity about his plans for using nuclear weapons. A day or so after a nuclear weapon was used during wartime, on Hiroshima, a Herald Tribune editorialist considered the “still hardly credible fact” that a “small instrument,” dropped on a “dense population center,” brought about “what … Continue reading …..Trump and the Art of Irrational Provocation…. →