Do you ever wake up thinking, “Dear God, let there be no Trump news today?” Well, us too. But, alas, that perfect morning isn’t here yet. Some of the stories we’re following in the news include:   Crooks and Liars writer News Hound Ellen notes with horror that  Fox News host Jeanine Pirro and two…

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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…

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“I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” By @BossBird17 Editor’s Note: shortly after @BossBird17 completed this story, there were still more developments regarding Collins. The author will shortly do a follow up to reflect the additional scandals. Imagine my surprise to turn on my television on August 8, 2018 to discover that Trump…

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The 16 August issue of the New York Review of Books is out this week. As do all thoughtful publications in an age of vulgarity and Trump, it devotes a surprising number of pages to our glorious Orange Headed leader, though its actual brief is to talk about art and literature, not politics. Even so,…

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I am not the bird who eats the mayfly. I am not the grass-snake approaching in silence to feed itself on the frog. I am not the arms merchant, selling deadly weapons to the Saudis who are destroying a country where a child  strives to survive, though all skin and bones with legs as thin…

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Wouldn’t it be fun to live in a world where the government was so safe, sane, and sage that there wouldn’t be any news about it? Well, we’re not there yet. Here are some of the stories we’re following on the web in an age of 45: First, a story we love. The State of…

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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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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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And the age of Trump continues to offer us no end of madness, sorrow, and entertainment. Among the stories we’re following on the web this week are: Just in case you missed it, CNN among others is reporting that Robert Mueller is seeking immunity for five witnesses in the upcoming prosecution of Paul Manafort. In…

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