David Neiwart is a prominent author of books on the Pacific Northwest .. including our home grown fascist traditions. Now he has written a new book for the Trump era.[...]
Archive for April, 2017
April 27th, 2017 - 4:09 pm § in Donald Trump
CANADA TO TRUMP: You tax our wood, we ban your coal
B.C. Premier responds to U.S. softwood duties by seeking a ban on U.S. coal transport through B.C. In the wake of the U.S. imposing new penalties on Canadian softwood lumber imports, Christy Clark is asking Ottawa to ban the shipment of all thermal coal —… CBC.CA[...]
April 27th, 2017 - 4:00 pm § in America
TRUMP: We Will Make America #1
Embarrassing: The U.S. Is Ranked 182nd In The World Alphabetically President Donald Trump Tweeted: “This is unacceptable”[...]
April 27th, 2017 - 11:27 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Gaza Kindergarten Graduation: Teaching Hatred
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NORTH KOREA THREAT “It’s Real”
Washington – The senior U.S. Navy officer overseeing military operations in the Pacific said Thursday that the crisis with North Korea is at the worst point he’s ever seen, but he declined to compare the situation to the Cuban missile crisis decades ago. “It’s real,” Adm. Harry Harris [...]
April 27th, 2017 - 8:59 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Yale Demeans The Memory of Gandhi
Yale to give Gandhi Peace Award to BDS founder Yale University grants peace award to BDS founder Omar Barghouti, ignores Barghouti’s support of terrorism. ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.COM[...]
April 27th, 2017 - 12:52 am § in Donald Trump, Hypocrisy
The Misery of Being Trump’s Trophy Wife
Details emerge of Melania’s misery as first lady By Laura Italiano NY POST Private, self-conscious, and smarting from some harsh, even mocking press, Melania is “struggling with the realities of her new role and the scrutiny that comes with it,” US Weekly says in its Feb. 27 cover story, [...]
April 26th, 2017 - 3:42 pm § in Misc.
Racism in the 21st century
This is the 21st century. You’d expect America to have made social progress during the last 50 years or so. Think again. These pictures show how the blatantly racist owner of an Idaho trucking company advertises his business. (Read story here.) [...]
April 26th, 2017 - 3:38 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
The revenue cost of tax deductions
Today, President Trump unveiled his plan to give hundreds of billions of dollars of tax breaks to the very rich. Of course, the deficit hawks of his own party in Congress won’t stand for borrowing the difference, so someone else will have to pay more. Look at this chart, then use your imaginat[...]