May 2019 archive

Socialism!

Did I shout that loud enough? You should be creeped out and afraid, very very afraid, of a Government Old Age pension (Social Security) and subsidized Medical care (Medicare/Medicaid) without which you’d have deal with Mumsey and Pop Pop rattling around at a cost of Thousands, perhaps Hundreds of them, unless you push ’em out …

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Pondering the Pundits

Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from> around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …

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Some Democratic Socialism

Occasionally I feel you think I have only the single Nobel Prize winning economist up my sleeve. Pfui. He ain’t even the Liberal one. A ‘democratic socialist’ agenda is appealing. No wonder Trump attacks it. By Joseph E. Stiglitz, Washington Post May 8, 2019 Through much of this spring, President Trump has made a big …

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Cartnoon

How about some politics from the “golden” age of democracy?

The Breakfast Club (Brick By Brick)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …

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Six In The Morning Thursday 9 May 2019

North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’ North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile, the South Korean military says, less than a week after it tested several short-range missiles. The projectile was fired from a location in North Korea’s north-west toward the east, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. On Saturday, the country launched a number …

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House panel votes to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt

Democrat-led House Judiciary panel votes to recommend contempt citation against William Barr over the Mueller report. The United States House Judiciary panel voted on Wednesday to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating a fight between Democrats and the Trump administration over Mueller report. The resolution will now be sent to the full House of …

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The Tale Of The Tape

By insinuation and timing it’s likely that the limited Tax Transcripts the New York Times released are filings related to his Casino ownership mandatory financial disclosure. I didn’t find much of a smoking gun because I’m looking for a wholesale Real Estate/Money Laundering scheme with branches at least in the Middle East and Russia. Among …

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Pondering the Pundits

Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from> around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …

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What Vigorous Defense Of The Constitution Looks Like Nancy

In case you’ve forgotten. Only one 2020 Democrat fully grasps the threat Trump poses By Greg Sargent, Washington Post May 8, 2019 Is President Trump an aberration whose defeat in 2020 would allow the nation to begin rebounding toward normalcy? Or does his ascendance reflect long-running national pathologies and deeply ingrained structural economic and political …

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