Haley to become Senator from South Carolina. The sudden announcement of Nikki Haley’s resignation was not news to TA. Our sources within the Trump White House have been telling us to expect this for quite some time. Here is what comes next: 1. Lindsey Graham is going to resign. 2. Sessions i[...]
Archive for October, 2018
October 9th, 2018 - 1:28 am § in Donald Trump
The issues with Kavanaugh are not over.
Without resolution of the issues that were muddied by the fight over the escapades of his youth, Brett Kavanaugh’s decisions on SCOTUS will be tainted for as long as he is on the court There is enough evidence now that we know (or at least I know) that Brett Kavanaugh was a despicable young ma[...]
October 8th, 2018 - 12:45 pm § in Misc.
Observing Columbus Day
The “Voyage of Discovery” by Christopher Columbus introduced white supremacy, genocide, and smallpox to the Americas. From the viewpoint of the original Americans, this is a fitting way to observe the anniversary of that epochal event:[...]
October 7th, 2018 - 11:46 pm § in Politics
A modest Supreme Court proposal
Democrats should shrink the court to 7 justices, with seat retention based on seniority. This would get rid of Trump’s appointees with simple congressional majorities and the signature of a Democratic president. Now that the Supreme Court has been seized by reactionaries, and we face the prosp[...]
October 7th, 2018 - 8:52 pm § in Misc.
Taylor Swift slams GOP, endorses Democratic candidates
Pop music superstar Taylor Swift broke her political silence Sunday night, coming out strongly against Republican candidates running for congressional seats in her home state of Tennessee. One GOP congresswoman in particular, she said, “appalls and terrifies me.” According to CNBC, ̶[...]
October 7th, 2018 - 8:36 am § in Politics
Collins asserts someone else assaulted Ford
In a TV segment taped Saturday for Sunday airing, GOP Sen. Susan Collins, who cast the pivotal vote that put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, claimed she believes someone else assaulted Sen. Christine Blasey Ford. The rest of her party abandoned the “mistaken identity” defense immed[...]
October 7th, 2018 - 1:52 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS:
Deuteronomy 23:12-14 Set up a place outside the camp to be used as a toilet area. And make sure that you have a small shovel in your equipment. When you go out to the toilet area, use the shovel to dig a hole. Then, after you relieve yourself, bury the waste in the hole. You […][...]
October 7th, 2018 - 12:43 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS:Religion and sex abuse
KABUL, Afghanistan — In his last phone call home, Lance Cpl. Gregory Buckley Jr. told his father what was troubling him: From his bunk in southern Afghanistan, he could hear Afghan police officers sexually abusing boys they had brought to the base. “At night we can hear them screaming, but we’[...]
Election Season
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