It must be hard to find this many young folks who want to be White House Interns with only two folks who are not white.[...]
Archive for September, 2018
September 11th, 2018 - 1:01 pm § in Donald Trump
Trump celebrates 9/11 with fist pumps
You’d think he was on his way to a campaign rally instead of a solemn observance on the 17th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack against the American people in our history. As he deplaned in Pennsylvania enroute to the Flight 93 Memorial for ceremonies, Trump flashed his airport supporte[...]
September 9th, 2018 - 9:38 pm § in Environment
Airport of the future
Rarely mentioned or thought about in connection with climate change and sea level rise is the fact that many of the world’s major airports — including most of those serving coastal cities — are barely above sea level, on low-lying ground adjacent to the ocean, and will be inundated[...]
September 9th, 2018 - 1:10 am § in Misc.
ROSH HASHANA:
HYPOCRISY: When Jewish Women Wail About Their Rights To Rituals That Are The Basis of Jewish Discrimination Avraham Burg Jun 17, 2016 HAARETZ For many long years I’ve been following the struggle by the Women of the Wall with (lack of) much interest. I don’t feel very connected, if at all, to [...]
September 8th, 2018 - 11:43 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: What “Race” was Jesus?
This is a messed up question. In that era, the modern issue of “race” did not exist. By the purported time of Jesus , Judea, Canaan, whatever you think today’s Palestine was called, had been occupied by the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Persian for 500 years. Even in Egypt, Pers[...]
September 8th, 2018 - 6:33 am § in Donald Trump
Thrown out of Trump rally for not clapping
Trump rallies are staged propaganda events designed to create an image of Trump as a popular leader. There’s no informational content or interaction between the leader and the led. Going there to offer feedback on his policies is a gross misconception of the purpose of the event. It’s a [...]
September 7th, 2018 - 7:47 pm § in Uncategorized
Kavanaugh is lying to Congress. GOP senators likely will confirm him anyway.
Nothing like an untruthful judge on the Supreme Court. Mother Jones specifies five lies Brett Kavanaugh has told under oath in his Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Details here. All indications are he’ll be confirmed anyway, without a single dissenting GOP vote. Dishonesty no longer is [...]
September 7th, 2018 - 9:12 am § in Donald Trump
The guessing game
Everyone — not least Donald Trump — wants to know who the author of the anonymous NYT op-ed is. Every news website has a list of potential suspects. Trump has enlisted the FBI — yes, that FBI — to help him find the perp. For us mere spectators, it’s like reading a crime[...]