From Wikipedia: “State Sponsors of Terrorism” is a designation applied by the United States Department of State to countries which the Department alleges to have “repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism“. Inclusion on the list imposes strict unilateral sanctions. The State Department …
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Are We Going To See a Lot of This?
No. Well, maybe in the privacy of his garage with the door closed, but certainly not in public. These people got swindled in the most epic proportion, and it’s extremely painful to admit that a clever criminal took you to …
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch: ‘If Putin Gets Away With It Again, He’s Not Going to Stop’
Here’s an article in Politico that begins: It’s been more than two years since then-President Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate in his first impeachment, a scandal that was set off by a phone call between Trump and the …
Tagged with: Trump crimes
Where Did “Alternative Facts” Come From?
With everything happening in the world, it’s easy to forget even the most outlandish statements that came out of the Trump administration even a few years ago. We need to recall how the world stood agape at President Donald Trump’s …
Tagged with: alternative facts
Ron Johnson (R-WI) Empty-Headed?
Describing Ron Johnson, a reader notes: empty-headed senator. From NPR: In the last two months, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has attracted headlines and liberal criticism for saying taking care of children isn’t “society’s responsibility“; for declining to call on Oshkosh Defense to …
Fox News Hates All Things Biden, But Isn’t This Treason?
A reader notes: The fact that Russia banned all free speech, all social media platforms, and all journalists from reporting Putin’s war against Ukraine, yet pushes for Tucker Carlson and Fox News to be broadcast on Russian State TV should …
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Satire from The Borowitz Report: “Trump Offers to Help Russia File for Bankruptcy”
Per Borowitz: “Bankruptcy is scary the first time you do it,” Trump said. “But once you’ve done it five or six times it’s the easiest and most beautiful thing in the world.” I won’t repeat the mild sense of dissatisfaction …
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European Borders In Flux
The author of the meme here saw an opportunity to make a comparison to present-day Russia, where Putin is aggressively redrawing the borders in Eastern Europe. How far west he goes before he’s stopped is anybody’s guess. The fact that …
An Engaged Citizenry
There is a point to be made here, but the idea behind the law is to encourage home ownership, based on the (reasonable) belief that home owners are better, more engaged citizens. We do not want apathy and alienation from …
Republicans and “Small Government”
It’s been clear ever since I was a boy that Republicans are insincere when they say they want small government. They want an extremely powerful government when it comes to enforcing their values on the common American, i.e., a country …
