Just about everyone suspects there’s a strong rightwing bias in U.S. policing, manifesting itself in police violence against peaceful demonstrators against racism and police brutality, with coddling of violent rightwing extremists. Now, hard data bears that out. “In the past 10 months, U[...]
Posts Tagged ‘corruption’
January 14th, 2021 - 1:31 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Data show police 3X as likely to use force on “leftist” protesters
Trump pardons more war criminals
“The Nisour Square Massacre occurred on September 16, 2007, when employees of Blackwater Security Consulting (now Academi), a private military company contracted by the US government to provide security services in Iraq, shot at Iraqi civilians, killing 17 and injuring 20 in Nisour Square,Â[...]
December 20th, 2020 - 11:36 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Bolton “appalled” by Flynn’s call for martial law to overturn election (video)
John Bolton (bio here), a notorious Republican warmonger who dodged the Vietnam draft, and years later under G.W. Bush was “the most controversial ambassador ever sent by America to the United Nations,” and more recently signed up to be Trump’s national security adviser and then tr[...]
December 9th, 2020 - 9:39 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
IG slams Veterans Affairs boss’ quest for “damaging information” on sexual assault victim
The Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general “told prosecutors this fall that his investigation of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie had turned up possible criminal conduct,” CNN reported on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 (here), citing reporting by the Washington Post (here). Wilkie (pho[...]
December 8th, 2020 - 8:08 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Why Trump failed at governing
“It’s the economy, stupid,” James Carville, Bill Clinton’s campaign manager, offered as explanation of a rare defeat of an incumbent president in 1992. Three presidents and 24 years later, frustrated by the slow recovery after the Great Recession, some voters thought “a[...]
November 26th, 2020 - 12:45 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Why the Flynn pardon is a corrupt abuse of power
Best way to get a Trump pardon? By lying to protect him, and committing a crime in the process. Trump is arguably the most self-centered person on the planet over age two. He does nothing for anyone except himself (and, possibly, his immediate family, within limits) unless there’s something in[...]
November 7th, 2020 - 12:22 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
The many ways Trump hijacked public resources to help his campaign
“Trump used the White House both for the Republican National Convention ― even hosting a televised naturalization ceremony with the help of the Department of Homeland Security ― and as his final war room on election night. “Kayleigh McEnany, his White House press secretary, acted as [...]
September 14th, 2020 - 10:26 pm § in Politics
Will federal employees send my Christmas cards, too?
This article contains news and sarcastic liberal commentary. “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s wife asked State Department staff to help send personal family Christmas cards,” CNN reported on Monday, September 14, 2020. Toni Porter, an aide, told the House Foreign Affairs Committee[...]
Trump aide laughably warns of “leftist insurrection”
This article is news and liberal commentary. Which is almost amusing, because rightwing extremists have most of the AR-15s in circulation in this country. Also, consider the source, the notorious Michael Caputo (photo at right), a Roger Stone protege, whose ties to Russia were “so concerning&#[...]
September 12th, 2020 - 1:53 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
HAVE YOUR BARF BAG HANDY:
ICE sickened hundreds of immigrant detainees to provide muscle for Trump’s D.C. photo-op. This photo gave over 300 ICE detainees Covid-19. The explanation is complicated. To get the photo, Trump’s aides had to clear away peaceful protesters. The D.C. mayor wouldn’t do it with local[...]