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Trumpist Social Darwinism

By Jonathan Chait Last week, Donald Trump appeared before a rally in Iowa, where he regaled a crowd of supporters with stories of the great wealth of his inner circle of advisers. “When you get the president — this is the president of Goldman Sachs — smart! — having him represent us, he went fromContinue reading “Trumpist Social Darwinism”

Dictatorphobia

Terrifying…. HE DOESN’T MEAN CAPITAL R0:03REPUBLICAN, HE MEANS WE’RE AT0:04THE END OF US BEING A REPUBLIC.0:06J.D. VANCE HAS NOT ONLY TO0:09CONSERVATIVES TO, IN HIS WORDS,0:11WAKE UP.0:12BUT WHAT THEY NEED TO WAKE UP TO0:13IS THE FACT THAT MOST OF0:14AMERICAN LIFE AND CULTURE SHOULD0:16BE, IN HIS WORDS, RIPPED OUT0:21LIKE A TUMOR.0:22THOSE ARE, AGAIN, HIS WORDS, NOT0:23MINE.0:25WATCH.0:25

Robert Reich Explains

The idea of “the common good” was once widely understood and accepted in America. After all, the U.S. Constitution was designed for “We the people” seeking to “promote the general welfare” — not for “me the selfish jerk seeking as much wealth and power as possible.” What happened? One clue is found in the writingsContinue reading “Robert Reich Explains”

Corruption

“5:13 -there is a network of countries who 5:15 push each other towards ever more 5:17 democracy there’s also a network of 5:21 autocratic countries whose leaders are 5:23 kleptocrats essentially they’re 5:25 governments who share the same interest 5:27 in stealing and hiding money and 5:30 oppressing or arresting anybody who 5:31 tries toContinue reading “Corruption”

Uncensored by The Space Review

I have had the unpleasant experience of submitting comments to The Space Review and the moderators being very selective about what they allow to be posted. At least they seem to have given up on trying to ban me completely. Unfortunately, they have been allowing me to post a single or one or two commentsContinue reading “Uncensored by The Space Review”

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SpaceNews Forum

I mused that God is sending me a sign by disabling the device I comment with….because I have to give up this toxic community that has taken so much of my time over the last decade. Most of the people commenting are Sock Puppet fanboys. It has to end. Marcus:The closer the elections, the moreContinue reading “SpaceNews Forum”

False Equivalency

Hard to imagine America being overthrown simply because of a torrent of lies from a media trying to make a buck off advertisers. But it could very likely happen. Truth and fairness usually go hand in hand but now we have two parties where one embellishes but the other tells fantastic lies because they knowContinue reading “False Equivalency”

Birthdays

I had a birthday not long ago and because of my medical history over the last year it is obvious I am not going to have that many more. We are both fortunate and possibly unfortunate to live at this time in history because of technology. More to come…

Thom Telling Us What Happened

The greatest wealth inequality in the history of the world. Billionaires pay 8% income tax. Three families are worth more than the bottom half of America. 50 trillion dollars was taken out of the homes and retirements of the working class and transferred to the 1 percent with tax cuts…given to about the 11,000 familiesContinue reading “Thom Telling Us What Happened”