The anti-Trump “Resistance”: what is it? At this point, it’s a bunch of Democrats grousing about Trump’s latest utterances. What an insult to the men and women of actual resistance movements who gave their lives and suffered torture and deprivation.
Takes One Erratic Madman to Recognize Another
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Trump unleashed ridiculous insults against North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. He appointed the off-kilter John Bolton as national security advisor, and then Bolton suggested that the US will overthrow Kim after he denuclearizes. Now Kim says he’s unhappy about this and is no longer sure whether he wants to meet with Trump to discuss giving away his nuclear weapons. So why is the media calling HIM “erratic”?
Newsrooms Are Taking Diversity Seriously: Man or Woman, White or Black, You Can Be Any Kind of Rich Capitalist You Want
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After years of failing to respond to complaints that newsrooms weren’t demographically reflective of America’s diversity, publishers and broadcasters are taking steps to bring in people of color, women and other people who have been historically underrepresented and whose stories weren’t being told as a result. But the issue of classism remains. Most Americans cannot afford to attend journalism graduate school, which many journalistic organizations require to work for them. And the ideological divide is even more extreme. There still isn’t a single socialist or communist opinion cartoonist or columnist working for any American newspaper, even though 40% of Americans are socialist or communist.
Former Print Journalists Lost Their Jobs to TV and the Internet. Guess Where They’re Talking (But For Free?)
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When you watch cable news TV, you can’t help notice all the formers among the guests. Former editor of the former whatever. They’re still the smartest journalists in the room, but they’re unemployed.
Democratic #Resistance Senators Vote for Torturer
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Conventional wisdom within the Democratic Party says that Donald Trump is politically toxic, yet when he appoints one of the most horrendous political nominees in American history, a woman who is unquestionably guilty of crimes against humanity in the form of torture, they vote for her to become the head of the CIA.
The Mueller Investigation Begins Its Second Glorious Year
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Robert Mueller’s investigation into Donald Trump’s supposed collusion with Russia began a year ago. However, there’s still no evidence that such collusion occurred and there’s no end in sight.
Why There Is Nothing Anyone Can Do About School Shootings
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There’s been another mass school shooting, this time in Texas. The question is, will politicians even bother with the usual pledge for action? Yes, if Donald Trump is any indication. But we know that real action would require radical change beginning with the repeal of the Second Amendment. Obviously that’s not going to happen. What is going to happen is more school shootings. And workplace shootings. And mall shootings. And on and on and on.
There Are So Many Worse Words Than Mofo
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Director Spike Lee, speaking at Cannes, denounced Donald Trump as a “motherfucker” because he failed to denounce the Nazis in Charlottesville who murdered a peaceful protestor. Considering that Trump has done even worse things, one wonders what Lee would say about those crimes against racial justice.
What Should Be Done with Jeff Bezos’ $131 Billion?
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has $131 billion. What can/should be done with all that money? One thing is certain: no one man has what it takes to make that call. And Bezos is certainly not that man.
John McCain, pre-RIP
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After a Trump Administration official joked that Senator John McCain, who is dying of cancer, didn’t matter politically anymore because he’s dying, media and politicians said the remark was inexcusable. (Never mind that it’s the kind of thing everyone says privately.) As we prepare for the inevitable lionizing of McCain after he dies, it’s worth remembering those he killed.
