“Job-killing regulation,” a phrase invented (or, at least, first popularized by The Great Dissembler, Ronald Reagan), is one of those wonderfully catchy phrases whose propaganda power lies in its ability to sound true even when it isn’t. “But the idea that regulations stunt job growth more b[...]
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January 22nd, 2017 - 4:18 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: What Did Jesus Say?
Prime Minister Netanyahu. “Jesus was here, in this land. He spoke Hebrew,” Pope Francis “He spoke Aramaic, but he knew Hebrew.” Why is this an issue? Aside from the weird misuse of Hebrew and Latin in Mel Gibson’s Jesus flick and the fundie Christian fantasy that the bible was[...]
January 20th, 2017 - 1:34 am § in Misc.
The Inauguration: Memories of Weimar
“This hardening of attitude was symbolised by the election in late 1928 of Alfred Hugenberg as chairman of the DNVP. Hugenburg had been managing director of Krupps steel works before the war, and was now a wealthy press baron, with a string of newspapers and news agencies, as well as interests[...]
December 31st, 2016 - 11:50 am § in Misc.
CHINA LAUNCHES WORLD CLASS NEWS ASSAULT
(NewsAsia, SHANGHAI): China Central Television (CCTV), Beijing’s largest and most important TV network, said it will launch a new global media platform at the stroke of New Year’s Day to help re-brand China overseas. The new multilingual media cluster will have six TV channels, a video n[...]
December 19th, 2016 - 10:31 am § in Misc.
THE Ave Challenge: What is it?
A. Movie prop from new Captain America flik B. Rocket-powered Nazi aircraft, 1943, 702 mph C. Toy built by Mattel in 1952 D. Movie prop from new Ironman flik E. Scene from Russian propaganda movie about Ukraine.[...]
Is Italian Fascism a Lesson for The US Under Trump?
AS TRUMP AND HIS MINIONS THREATEN THE FREE PRESS …ARE WE HEADED TO MUSSOLINI’s Italy? Observers continue to draw parallels between President-elect Donald Trump and the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. But the similarities – narcissism, opportunism, authoritarianism – coexis[...]
Jews as Nazis
A Long Island neurologist, who delivered the dvar torah at the ZOA’s gala, regaled the ballroom with tales of the ancient Israelites who witnessed miraculous interventions into the natural order. “Well, so did we,” bellowed Alan Mazurek. He declared that the election had been “divinely direc[...]
Should Our Ballots Be Private?
Our religious community is hosting a “ballot party.” We are invited to bring our ballots, stamps, voters’ pamphlets and political propaganda. The session will have a “master of ceremonies” to guide the discussion. When WA went to mail-in ballots, I worried, “What [...]
Be Afraid: The NY Times on Hitler,
“Hitler’s only kidding about the antisemitism” New York Times, 1922″ “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” -Maya Angelou “Several reliable, well-informed sources confirmed the idea that Hitler’s anti-Semitism was not [...]
Science: What to fear under Trump