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Pence projecting disappointment Vice President Mike Pence says Chief Justice John Roberts has been a disappointment to conservatives. ‘Look, we have great respect for the institution of the Supreme Court of the United States,’ [Vice President Mike] Pence told the Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody on Wednesday. ‘But Chief Justice John Roberts has been a disappointment… Read more.
Cohen free to unleash on Trump Michael Cohen walked into his apartment building on the Upper East Side Friday evening to begin his home confinement term, ending a weeks-long fiasco that saw him arrested and returned to federal prison for refusing terms of his confinement. … [Judge Alvin Hellerstein] on Thursday ordered Cohen’s release from… Read more.
Kudos to Gerber for featuring and celebrating an adopted baby. But why dress her up to look a little Aunt Jemima? And don’t get me started on her (adoptive) parents being White! Black Gerber Baby Magnolia Earl, who recently celebrated her first birthday, just made history as the first adopted baby to be the Gerber company’s spokesbaby,… Read more.
There’s no denying that Russian President Vladimir Putin interfered in the 2016 presidential campaign to help Donald Trump. Only that explains why Trump keeps acting like Putin’s useful idiot. And yes, Trump is really that stupid and transparent. Trump is Putin’s useful idiot Of course, Putin keeps playing the coy mastermind who pulled off that electoral feat. He started mere days… Read more.
Juneteenth and reparations for slavery Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It stems from slaves in Galveston, Texas, not being informed of their emancipation until June 19, 1865. That was two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863. What about reparations? The US House of Representatives… Read more.
Donald Trump doesn’t have much to commend in his presidential legacy, but criminal justice reform stands out. Trump’s criminal justice reform The legislation signed by President Donald Trump on Friday makes big changes to the treatment and rehabilitation of low-level federal prisoners. The new law, called the First Step Act, retroactively applies changes Congress made to drug sentencing… Read more.
Trumpian newspeak President Trump issued his “most essential command” on Tuesday during a speech before the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He commanded, Don’t believe the crap you see from these people, the fake news. … Just remember, what you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening. (CNN, July 25, 2018) In other words, we all… Read more.
I know many of you have no idea who Colin Kaepernick is, and couldn’t care any less about what he did. But bear with me. Kaepernick told NFL Network on Friday night that he chose not to stand [during the National Anthem] because: ‘I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag… Read more.
Woman on dollar bill The US government is teasing plans to put a woman on a dollar bill. Except that paper currency is falling into desuetude. That’s why the media hype surrounding this belated and misguided honor seems contrived. This celebration is like hailing the appointment of a Native American as Postmaster General of the United States Postal… Read more.
John Kerry left an open seat in the Senate when he became secretary of state. Yesterday, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick (D) appointed his former chief-of-staff to fill it. William “Mo” Cowan Cowan will serve until a special election in June. I have mixed feelings about this. I am glad Patrick ignored Rep. Barney Frank’s… Read more.
