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Archive for September, 2018
September 19th, 2018 - 1:27 pm § in America
An Eye Witness Account of Why Brett Kavanaugh is Unfit to Be on SCOTUS
David Brock writes about Brett Kavanaugh as an Underground Agent of a Right Wing Cabal Whether Brett Kavanaugh did or did not attempt rape as a high school kid, may be less relevant than the kind of life he has lived since that time. Do we really want anyone this biased on SCOTUS? David [[...]
September 19th, 2018 - 10:56 am § in Donald Trump
BREAKING NEWS: Dr. Ford has witnesses!
While Brett Kavanagugh’s high school buddy initially supported the Mr. Kavanagh, Mark Judge now is refusing to testify under oath that the episode did not happen. Meanwhile, Gabriel Sherman of Vanity Fair: reports that two sources told her that the White House has heard rumors that For[...]
September 18th, 2018 - 1:02 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Kavanaugh fesses up. He did not mean to rape her
Rough Horse Play Carrie Severino, spokesperson of the campaign arm for Republican judicial nominations, now says that it’s not clear that what Ford describes wasn’t simply “rough horse play” as opposed to attempted rape. Combined with the strangely muted comments by Don Jon, it seems [...]
September 18th, 2018 - 12:43 pm § in Hypocrisy
Trumpism and the GOP
The GOP ain’t no more concerned with money. Just print more and more … [...]
September 18th, 2018 - 9:41 am § in Misc.
SUPERPLANE
Length: 92 ft 4 in This World War II era German aircraft has about a million wheels on its undercarriage, or so it seems.[...]
September 18th, 2018 - 1:47 am § in Foreign Affairs
Will Jack Ma run for President of China?
Jack Ma co-founded Alibaba, China’s internet behmoth .. worth $500 billion. He rose to that role from poverty, the fulfillment of the Chiness Dream. Now Ma’s own wealth is estimated at $40 billion but his power rivals all but President Xi. In a letter to shareholders and emp[...]
Why Did Vanderbilt Fire Dr. Eugene Gu?
This Vanderbilt surgical resident sued Trump and won. Now he’s out of a job. Based on reports in The Tennessean and MedPage Today. Eugene Gu was dropped after three years from his surgical residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Vanderbilt ended Gu’s residency, the five-ye[...]