Posts Tagged ‘North Korea’
The Man In The Singapore Sling
The current issue of the New York Review of Books (16 August, 2018) has several interesting articles on life in the Trumpian Age. One of my favorites is Singapore Sham, by Jessica T. Matthews. In it, Matthews looks at the disastrous meeting between Trump and Kim Jon-un. Her conclusion is a question: Is Trump lying…
Read MoreWe’re Looking For A Few Good Reads
There have been an amazing number of fascinating stories on the web this week. That is not a good thing. With Donald Trump in the White House, there is always something insane to report. So, take a moment, and check out some of the following: As we all know now, Trump dissed Justin Trudeau, but…
Read MorePresident Trump Declares North Korea is No Longer a Nuclear Threat Via Twitter
Trump has declared that North Korea is no longer a nuclear threat on Wednesday morning (6/13/2018) via Twitter. This tweet came after the Trump/Kim summit where they spent 5 hours in discussion and together the two of them signed a document in which Kim “reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the…
Read MoreUpdate: Summit Down…
Okay, so yesterday we wrote here about how Trump’s North Korean summit was delayed. Today, we learn that it is canceled. Full Stop. End of story. Nothing to see here, folks. And, of course, we all saw it coming. You saw it coming. I saw it coming. Hell, my dog saw it coming. But once…
Read MoreThe North Korea Summit …and waiting for Godot
Editor’s Note: this story has been now out of date as a result of Trump’s abrupt cancellation of the summit entirely. Like we didn’t see that one coming… Okay, Trump now says there is a “substantial” chance that his summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un will be delayed. That sound you just heard…
Read MoreAccording to Trump, Nobody Can Have Nukes but Him
With all of the blustering about nuclear disarmament and with the actions of President Trump in regards to Iran and all the happenings with North Korea, you would think things would be starting to deescalate in the nuclear development world. You would think this, but you would be wrong. In fact, “the initiatives in the…
Read MoreWe’re Looking For A Few Good Reads
And from around the web, we have all sorts of interesting stories this week. Presented, now, for your consideration… Wondering why it is that Trump supporters seem to ignore reports of his obvious corruption and incompetence? Well, says the Washington Post, it seems that in a recent poll, half of all Republicans said that the…
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