So I read, in the papers and on the web, that even the Koch Brothers (or, the ones who are well enough to participate) have come to the end of their patience with the Trumpster. They have begun to criticize him. They have directed their networks to work against him. They have even said that…

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by Colette Hartwich Being placed by both history and geography in a position between East and West, Germany has been, especially after reunification with the ex-socialist twin, hesitating between East and West. The rapid decline of the US as a world power, both politically and economically, a decline symbolized and worsened by President Trump, has,…

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If you’re anything like us, you’ve wondered how anyone…anyone at all!…could continue to support Trump given all the evidence of just what a scam artist he really is. Well, unfortunately, here’s a bit of explanation. Remember “Reverend” Jim Bakker? The televangelist who was Tammy Faye’s other half? And who was accused of raping his secretary…

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The last few weeks have proven what we all suspected: the National Rifle Association is a serious problem. Not because of guns, specifically, but because it appears to be shot through (no pun intended) with foreign agents. It looks more and more as if the group is not really in the business of promoting, however…

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…The Bell Tolls for Thee By Rabbi Yeshaia Charles Familant     Reverend Irene Monroe is an African-American lesbian feminist minister, and in wide demand as a motivational speaker, preacher and writer. She has the credentials for being a liberal, both socially and religiously. Rev. Monroe states that “the uptick of dystopian novels is one…

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Of all the astonishing things that came out of the Putin-Trump summit (read “lurid love fest”) the thing which most astonishes me personally is that Putin offered to let Robert Mueller interview a few of his more obvious Russian suspects …if Trump let Russian agents “interview” former U.S. ambassador to Moscow, Michael McFaul. And then…Trump…

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By Rabbi Yeshaia Charles Familant How does a young girl facing the ravages of a broken home, whose estranged father committed suicide, leaving her mother and the girl completely impoverished? With the mother driven to alcoholism, the girl was then consigned to various caregivers and subjected to sexual abuse from age six to thirteen. The…

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As always, with Trump in the White House, and a corrupt GOP running Congress, there’s no shortage of interesting and/or chilling stories to read on the web. This week we’re watching: There’s a scary piece over on the BBC website, Why local US newspapers are sounding the alarm by Taylor Kate Brown. Local papers are…

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By Rabbi Yeshaia Charles Familant Procrustus, in Greek mythology, was the heartless and malicious son of Poseidon, the sea-god.  Procrustus owned a fortress on Mount Korydallos midway between the cities of Eleusis and Athens. A blacksmith by profession, he whiled away his hours by enticing unsuspecting guests to stay the night and sleep upon his…

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