aside from Trump's constant “1917” gaffes, the 1918 pandemic still has lessons
Trump still refers to the 1918 pandemic as happening in 1917 because he saw the recent war movie, which was not about the flu. Remember how he got the US … Read More
Category: ForeignAffairs
Pyrrhic-time battle for the 'wartime president' The Senate Relief bill is also a heist
This is a robbery in progress,” wrote David Dayen, executive editor at The American Prospect. “And it's not a bailout for the coronavirus. It's a bailout for 12 years of … Read More
No, it's not a “strong economy”, it's actually slowing as Trump keeps lying
2020 will continue Trump’s lying and incessant touting about an economy that has underperformed with the growth given him by PBO. Numbers artificially propped up by deficits and tax cuts will … Read More
An inept POTUS* made the world more dangerous by supporting Turkey's advance on the Kurds
Monday began with an attempt by Individual-1 to draw attention from Ukraine by allowing Turkey to intensify military operations against the Kurds. This is why Trump didn’t play golf Sunday, because of … Read More
Memo for National Security: Time to grow a spine.
To say that I’m “alarmed,: or “concerned,” or “fearful,” or “dismayed,” or any of those other standard goo-goo noises that the media regularly makes to describe feelings to another blazing … Read More
Trump just told us the value of a human life.
No more skirting the issue. No more beating around the bush. No more even pretending to give a shit. The sitting President of the United States just came out in … Read More
