The disgraceful "summit" in Helsinki in which Trump dropped is pants and bent over before Putin, wasn't the most important news last week. Or even the indictment of Russian officials, although that does establish that the Russian GRU interfered in the 2016 election. The arrest of Maria Butina, a shady Russian operative and associate of the Putin regime, is filling in the blanks of the Putin regimes scheme to put Trump in the White House. Butina, is a gun nut, whose been setting up links with Putin and the NRA.
That the Putin regime even attempted to interfere in American elections is an aggression in itself. That it is also backing reactionary groups like the NRA shows that Putin is a threat to freedom.
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Thursday, July 12, 2018
The False Idolatry of Entrepreneur Worship
A very interesting interview appeared in the Washington Post (7/11/2018) with architect Frank Gehry. In it Gehry reveals some information on Trump's business practices.
"I did turn him down for work. Some of my friends accepted projects with him. They said getting paid was horrific. More than one told me he ended up in a room with a bunch of lawyers offering 20 cents on the dollar, “take it or leave it” — a tactic, apparently, that Mr. Trump was known for. I can see that today in how he is dealing with the world around us."
Yet more evidence that Trump is a crook and a sleazeball. It seems that in America a rich asshole how knows how to work the media can get away with just about anything.
This at the same time that were still combing through the Theranos debacle. Theranos, which supposedly was offering some new "revolutionary" blood testing machine turned out to be a fraud. That story is still unfolding but some of the dupes include Henry Kissinger, Betsy DeVos, Rupert Murdoch, and the Waltons of Walmart. Walgreens also got taken in for a time. It seems that the culture of entrepreneur worship has resulted in a widespread fraud and crime.
"I did turn him down for work. Some of my friends accepted projects with him. They said getting paid was horrific. More than one told me he ended up in a room with a bunch of lawyers offering 20 cents on the dollar, “take it or leave it” — a tactic, apparently, that Mr. Trump was known for. I can see that today in how he is dealing with the world around us."
Yet more evidence that Trump is a crook and a sleazeball. It seems that in America a rich asshole how knows how to work the media can get away with just about anything.
This at the same time that were still combing through the Theranos debacle. Theranos, which supposedly was offering some new "revolutionary" blood testing machine turned out to be a fraud. That story is still unfolding but some of the dupes include Henry Kissinger, Betsy DeVos, Rupert Murdoch, and the Waltons of Walmart. Walgreens also got taken in for a time. It seems that the culture of entrepreneur worship has resulted in a widespread fraud and crime.
Friday, July 6, 2018
All Pacifists Are Assholes
I figured as much back in college. There were always self described pacifists who claimed that war was always wrong, and that they would never fight even in self defense. They were always quoting Gandhi and Tolstoy and presenting themselves with a smarmy holier than thou attitude.
One recent example is a certain Gary Leupp, a frequent contributor to counterpunch which also shows how that website has gone down the shithole. Leupp is another one of the "Leftist Trumpers" who thinks that Trump is actually going to bring about "world peace." Anybody with two eyes and a brain should have realized by now that Trump is no more a "pacifist" than he is a "Populist." Is Leupp delusional or is he ignoring the waves of racist violence that Trump has unleashed? How fat hairy Whites are leading a charge to bring back segregation? But then Leupp is a fat hairy white asshole himself so he probably agrees.
One recent example is a certain Gary Leupp, a frequent contributor to counterpunch which also shows how that website has gone down the shithole. Leupp is another one of the "Leftist Trumpers" who thinks that Trump is actually going to bring about "world peace." Anybody with two eyes and a brain should have realized by now that Trump is no more a "pacifist" than he is a "Populist." Is Leupp delusional or is he ignoring the waves of racist violence that Trump has unleashed? How fat hairy Whites are leading a charge to bring back segregation? But then Leupp is a fat hairy white asshole himself so he probably agrees.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
All Conservatives Are Racists
I know that title is a bit broad and would require a certain amount of commentary. But for now I would just state that all conservatives are racists, to one degree or another. I concluded after reading Victor Davis Hanson's "Mexico — What Went Wrong?" in national review. It contains an enormous series of lies from beginning to end. No a single factual statement anywhere.
Take this paragraph for instance:
"A supposedly affluent Mexico was supposed to achieve near parity with the U.S., as immigration and trade soon neutralized. Despite Mexico’s economic growth, no such symmetry has followed NAFTA. What did, however, 34 years later, was the establishment of a dysfunctional Mexican state, whose drug cartels all but run the country on the basis of their enormous profits from unfettered dope-running and human-trafficking into the United States. NAFTA certainly did not make Mexico a safer, kinder, and gentler nation."
The implication that those "evil Mexicans" somehow snuck into the US and got innocent Americans hooked on illegal drugs. If you believe that then you could vote for the Orange Baboon for President. Hanson has is neither a Historian or an intellectual, but is part of the same septic tank as Newsmax and Infowars. And that pretty much sums up the Conservative movement.
Take this paragraph for instance:
"A supposedly affluent Mexico was supposed to achieve near parity with the U.S., as immigration and trade soon neutralized. Despite Mexico’s economic growth, no such symmetry has followed NAFTA. What did, however, 34 years later, was the establishment of a dysfunctional Mexican state, whose drug cartels all but run the country on the basis of their enormous profits from unfettered dope-running and human-trafficking into the United States. NAFTA certainly did not make Mexico a safer, kinder, and gentler nation."
The implication that those "evil Mexicans" somehow snuck into the US and got innocent Americans hooked on illegal drugs. If you believe that then you could vote for the Orange Baboon for President. Hanson has is neither a Historian or an intellectual, but is part of the same septic tank as Newsmax and Infowars. And that pretty much sums up the Conservative movement.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
America's Shame
Trump has signed an order ending the separation of refugee families. The order however doesn't cover children who have already been separated. The children been held are being kept in handcuffs and being fed drugs. This is an atrocity which makes everybody hate America. Every White American is Dylan Roof, the KKK, and the Border Patrol.
On a lighter note DHS Chief Kirstjen Nielsen, the blonde hosebag went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant in Washington DC. She was heckled by the customers and she ran out like a scared rat. Only thing better would have for Nielsen to choke on jalapenos.
On a lighter note DHS Chief Kirstjen Nielsen, the blonde hosebag went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant in Washington DC. She was heckled by the customers and she ran out like a scared rat. Only thing better would have for Nielsen to choke on jalapenos.
Monday, June 18, 2018
America Hits A New Low
America's has added a new atrocity in its long history of racist violence--from slavery to ethnic cleaning. The Trump administration is now abducting children. AT least 2000 children are being held in cages. They are being forced to sleep on the floor and being mistreated by the guards. Not surprising given that the Border Patrol and ICE is made up of racists and sadistic psychopaths.
On another note it turns out that Harvard University has been discriminating against Asian students. It turns out that the selection process decides that Asians don't have enough "personality." So much for White America telling us minorities "You should be more like Asians--hardworking, law abiding, yadda yadda." It turns out that White Male America whose ultimate product is Donald Trump and his gang of assholes, is racist against everybody.
On another note it turns out that Harvard University has been discriminating against Asian students. It turns out that the selection process decides that Asians don't have enough "personality." So much for White America telling us minorities "You should be more like Asians--hardworking, law abiding, yadda yadda." It turns out that White Male America whose ultimate product is Donald Trump and his gang of assholes, is racist against everybody.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
This Comedy Isn't Funny, It Should Be Cancelled
Last weekend team Trump went to the G7 conference in Canada, where they made fools out of themselves. Trump, Kudlow, and Navarro came across as a trio of snake oil salesmen who crash a medical conference. Trump then went to his much touted summit meeting with Kim Jong Un. The result was nothing much; promises by Kim to denuclearize but nothing of substance. Trump started a confrontation with Kim and is now backing away with nothing to show for it.
THIS JUST IN: A report by the Justice Department Inspector General says that former FBI director James Comey was "insubordinate" in the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server. But doesn't that undermine Trump's claim that Comey was helping Hillary Clinton?
THIS JUST IN: A report by the Justice Department Inspector General says that former FBI director James Comey was "insubordinate" in the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server. But doesn't that undermine Trump's claim that Comey was helping Hillary Clinton?
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