Coming by way of Sarah Burris at AlterNet, etc. It was not that long ago when Kavanaugh penned an opinion giving more leeway to immigration agents. His claim for doing so was “they rarely take American citizens into custody. If such were to occur by mistake a citizen is taken, they are released very quickly.” […]
I get the feeling the investigation is going to go on forever and the public may never have a complete story about the shooting. For sure she was not shot from the front. More likely than not, it came from the side and close to behind Renee. Trump Officials Lie After Killing of Protester Renee […]
– by New Deal democrat We finally got our first “regular” CPI report since September this morning. Caution is still warranted, however, because the October-November kludge is still present in the base from which December’s monthly change was calculated. But the bottom line is that the series’ all reverted to their pre-shutdown trend, with the […]
If you’ve noticed you are paying more these days for milk and oranges, Tuesday’s inflation report is unlikely to surprise you. The report shows U.S. inflation cooling slightly in December. But it also demonstrates how the price pressures consumers actually notice with regard to food, energy, commodities other than the former, and services other than services. You have probably […]
I just finished reading “Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America’s Great Power Prophet” by Edward Luce. Brzezinski was born in Poland between WWI and WWII, but he spent most of his life in North America, first in Canada and then in the US, where he eventually became a citizen. He was very successful as […]
This is a nice piece explaining what is occurring with a small percentage of the US population. There is more to this than what is here. The tax breaks accumulated for those of the upper one percent are the result of Trump’s manipulation of tax laws. For example, Households with incomes in the top 1 […]
A view of the Greenland controversy as seen through the eyes of another country, reported by the Bangkok Post, Thailand. As I read this news article, the Bangkok Post is in a presentation mode and not taking a position. Such could be the result of Thailand’s relationship with the United States. A viewpoint from outside […]
A good read as composed by Jack about Nixon and doing a comparison of Nixon to Trump and foreign policy. Jack is another writer I subscribe to. I usually pull up his old articles so as not to take advantage. We exchange a conversation from time to time. I lived in Michigan for a couple […]
This is kind of stupid. It appears the National Park system is going to charge noncitizen tourists or customers a much higher fee to enter US National Parks. Now why would this be so ignorant? When you think about it, many of these parks are in areas which require some degree of travel. This means […]
Important piece as written by Joyce Vance rebutting Trump’s Version of January 6: “The Dangerous Revision of Jan 6 History on ‘The Official WH Website’” Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance As I wrote to you last night, five years on from January 6, Donald Trump is trying to rewrite the history of the insurrection. The White House […]