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I can personally attest to this. Because I was in the best shape of my life 25 years ago. And I was eating bagels back then they way yogis drink smoothies today. But I got on the low-carb bandwagon about 15 years ago. That’s when I began following the Atkins Diet like a newfangled religion… Read more.
No doubt you recall President Trump talking tough about stopping anyone from that migrant caravan from ever setting foot on US soil. He even made a show of ordering the military to reinforce border guards, telegraphing his intent to keep them out by any means necessary: Our military is being mobilized at the Southern Border.… Read more.
After all, this arrogant fool didn’t even believe his intelligence agents. No doubt you recall how President Trump dismissed their findings that Russia launched cyberattacks to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. In fact, during a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he shocked the world by insisting that he found… Read more.
So go ahead, dig into that steak. Read more.
For years now, protesters have been setting The City of Lights ablaze nearly as often as campers have been setting The Golden State ablaze. Except that the grievances that invariably ignite the former are far more relatable than the carelessness that invariably cause the latter. I first commented on those grievances in “World Beware: French… Read more.
George Bush, the 41st president of the United States and the father of the 43rd … steered the nation through a tumultuous period in world affairs. … [He] was a skilled bureaucratic and diplomatic player who, as president, helped end four decades of Cold War and the threat of nuclear engagement with a nuanced handling… Read more.
The real story is the way Argentina greeted President Trump upon his arrival at this annual Kabuki dance. After all, here is what Trump said when China denied Obama the red-carpet treatment upon his arrival at the G20 summit in 2016: You see that? They have pictures of other leaders who are … coming down… Read more.
But this is enough to ensure Trump will finally learn that his lies, high crimes and misdemeanors have consequences. #Subpoena! That said, there’s no denying the disappointment that so many high-profile, anti-Trump Democrats lost to Trump-hugging Republicans. Those Democrats include Andrew Gillum for governor in Florida, Stacey Abrams for governor in Georgia, Claire McCaskill for… Read more.
So forget all the annoying ads, campaign rallies, and political bitching. Time’s Up! I have never used this forum to tell people to vote, let alone how to. But I never want to experience the feeling I had the morning after the 2016 presidential election ever again. It was an utterly gutted feeling of anomie,… Read more.
