In his rambling press conference Thursday, President Trump again asserted that Hillary Clinton, as Secretary of State, gave American uranium to Russia, repeating a campaign lie that was debunked by PolitiFact. Russia purchased a majority stake in a Canadian company that owns 20% of U.S. uranium prod[...]
Archive for February, 2017
February 16th, 2017 - 2:10 pm § in Politics
Trump repeats lie that Hillary gave U.S. uranium to Russia
February 16th, 2017 - 12:54 pm § in Politics
Storm of the century
After less than a month in office, America’s amateur presidency is in full-scale crisis. The Republican Party’s response is to pretend nothing is wrong. Read story here.[...]
February 16th, 2017 - 8:42 am § in America, Donald Trump
BREAKING NEWS: Trump Selects Billionaire to Purge Intelligence; Nominee for National Security Advisor Withdraws
Following the scandal around departure of Michael T. Flynn, as national security adviser. President Trump plans to assign a friend, Stephen A. Feinberg, co-founder of Cerberus Capital Management, as an over czar to investigate the American intelligence community as a whole. Feinberg has no experti[...]
February 16th, 2017 - 1:34 am § in Misc.
Rebuilding the GOP
Growing Cotton in Iowa An ambitious young senator offers a revealing glimpse of a post-Trump Republican Party ECONOMIST.COM Read More about Tom Cotton[...]
February 16th, 2017 - 1:26 am § in Misc.
Political Correctness … Maybe the AP should just use DSPOX” or “SHILL” or “FLACK?”
From FACEBOOK Justin D. Leighton Remember when I got upset for being called a SpokesMAN and I requested the media outlet change my title to Spokesperson and they said NO because that was not proper AP Style? Well I set out to change that. I had to become a member of the AP and then I […][...]
February 15th, 2017 - 6:55 pm § in Misc.
Pro Life Extremism
Pro-Lifers Declare “Ejaculation Is Murder: Every Sperm Cell Is A Life” The pro-life movement in the United States has long advocated their stance that… Share STRAIGHTSTONED.COM[...]
February 15th, 2017 - 2:10 pm § in Donald Trump, Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Anti Labor Guy Out at Dept. of Labor
Puzder withdraws from consideration Puzder is the anti labor CEO of Carl’s Junior. “After careful consideration and discussions with my family, I am withdrawing my nomination for Secretary of Labor. I am honored to have been considered by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of [...]
February 15th, 2017 - 1:50 pm § in Donald Trump, Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Who Is Robert Harward?
Report: Trump offers national security post to retired admiral Bob Harward, who is mulling decision. Christopher Wilson According to Foreign Policy magazine, President Trump has offered retired Vice Adm. Bob Harward the position of national security adviser, left vacant after retired Lt. Gen. Mich[...]
February 15th, 2017 - 1:17 pm § in America, Schools & Colleges
ATTACKS ON TENURE
Colleges, faced with funding cuts, target tenure trims Douglas Belkin Updated Feb. 14, 2017 5:19 p.m. ET For decades, tenured professors held some of the most prestigious and secure jobs in the U.S. Now, their status is under attack at public and private colleges alike. In states facing budget[...]
Is the (political) grass greener in BC?