82% of Russians approve of Putin’s performance – poll shows Over 80 percent of Russians say that they are satisfied with President Vladimir Putin’s work, and about 50 percent approve of the general course of the nation’s development, according to the independent research center Levada.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Trumpism’
October 4th, 2016 - 6:20 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Trumpism: Israel May See that Trumpism is a Failure
Progress Reportedly Made in Talks to Bring Center-left Party Into Netanyahu’s Government Israel’s right wing government is based in a coalition built he model of Trumkep. Now, the Israeli pubic, seeing that the uS is turning away form Trumpism may be replacing its own repugnant party w[...]
October 4th, 2016 - 5:54 am § in Misc.
Trumpism: The Philipines
DUTERTE TELLS OBAMA ‘YOU CAN GO TO HELL’ IN NEW TIRADEMANILA, Philippines (AP) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told his U.S. ally Barack Obama “you can go to hell” in a speech Tuesday that was his latest tirade against the U.S. over its criticism of his de[...]
October 3rd, 2016 - 9:41 am § in Misc.
FRANCE: Trumpism
Marine Le Pen, the chauvinist candidate of the far right, is dominant on the right and gaining ground among left-wing circles. 50% of the electorate think that Ms Le Pen is a ‘major’ political player. 62 per cent – think both Mr Hollande and Mr Sarkozy were equally “bad” president[...]
October 2nd, 2016 - 1:29 pm § in Misc.
Come April, Britain Will Be Adrift
Brexit: Theresa May to trigger Article 50 by end of March The UK will begin the formal Brexit negotiation process by the end of March 2017, PM Theresa May has said. The timing on triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty means the UK looks set to leave the EU by summer 2019. Mrs May […][...]
October 1st, 2016 - 1:29 am § in Donald Trump, Misc.
An Open Letter to Trump Voters from His Top Strategist-Turned-Defector
I respect Trump’s fans. That’s why I can no longer support the man himself. STEPHANIE CEGIELSKI MAR 28, 2016 “I’ll say it again: Trump never intended to be the candidate. But his pride is too out of control to stop him now.” (illustrations from THE-Ave.US) Almost a year[...]
September 28th, 2016 - 8:06 am § in Misc.
ONLY IN SEATTLE: Pramila Jayapal Plays Her Gender Card
Now here in ohso liberal Seattle, Pramila Jayapal, a straight woman, is using the gender card to run against Brady Walkinshaw, a gay male, for Congress. Do we really need to live through the Trump campaign here too? How bizarre! Jayapal has played this game of identity politics well in [...]
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