Why does a shut down government need a defense secretary anyway? James Mattis, a retired U.S. Marine Corps 4-star general, has quit as Trump’s secretary of defense a day after Trump decided to pull out of Syria without consulting the Pentagon. Trump is also expected to pull out of Afghanistan,[...]
Archive for December, 2018
December 20th, 2018 - 12:06 pm § in Donald Trump
Shut ‘er down!
One thing you gotta say for Trump, he keeps his promises. He’s gonna shut down the government right before Christmas. What a gift for Democrats! Not only that, he intends to keep the gifts flowing next year! Says he won’t sign any Democratic legislation until he gets his wall. Imagine wh[...]
December 20th, 2018 - 10:22 am § in Donald Trump, Foreign Affairs
Trump Awakes, Throws Tantrum
THE MORNING TWEET This morning’s Presidential Tweet threatened to veto Democratic bills, including an infrastructure bill, until Congress approves legislation to build Trump’s Great Wall. [...]
December 19th, 2018 - 4:26 pm § in Donald Trump
Trump would have kicked her out of our country.
This woman was an illegal immigrant before she became a U.S. citizen. At age 13, she snuck into the U.S. from Mexico and worked in the fields to help support her family. Today she’s a doctor in a North Carolina factory town. Read about her remarkable journey here. [...]
December 19th, 2018 - 1:08 am § in Donald Trump, The Ave Scene
Boeing .. first South Carolina now China
Somebody better tell the Donald So first Boeing moved its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago. And it was good cuz Chicago as more political clout than Seattle. Then Boeing moved is 777 work to a new plant in South Carolina where there ain’t no unions! And the Trumpies touted this too as [...]
December 18th, 2018 - 3:44 pm § in Politics
Conservative leader asserts lying to the FBI isn’t a crime
Lying to the FBI isn’t a serious crime. It’s an “infraction” similar to “pulling off mattress tags, jaywalking” and “parking tickets.” So says Matt Schlapp, a Republican lobbyist and activist, when he tries to downplay the felony convictions and guilt[...]
December 18th, 2018 - 8:57 am § in Uncategorized
NIGERIA: Where Hijab Meets Wig
Nigerian law student at graduation ceremony Months after Amasa Firdaus finished law school, she was called to the bar and appeared wearing her wig over her hijab. Until then the Ilorin University had said Amasa Firdaus was breaking the dress code and soon to be Barrister Firdaus said her rights[...]
December 18th, 2018 - 1:36 am § in Misc.
Stalin’s 130th Birthday
Freedom Road Socialist OrganizationLike Page 12 hrs · Today in history: December 18, 1878 – Joseph Stalin’s birthday. Stalin joined the Bolsheviks in 1903. During the years before the 1917 Russian revolution Stalin… See More[...]
December 17th, 2018 - 10:49 pm § in The Ave Scene
Will Seattle Get a New NBA Team? THE SEATTLE SUNS?
Suns owner Robert Sarver has the Phoenix city council members he might move the Suns to Seattle! In 1992, the Suns committed to a 40-year lease at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. The agreement included a provision for the Suns to opt out at 30 years if the building and the building is [...]
December 16th, 2018 - 8:06 pm § in Misc.
“It’s A Wonderful Life” (2018 Remake)
I’ve heard Donald Trump hates this version.[...]