WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's legal team and strategy for the sprawling Russia investigation appeared in disarray Thursday after the lawyer negotiating a possible presidential interview with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III abruptly resigned. The departure of John Dowd, who served as a Justice Department prosecutor before he became a white-collar defense attorney, … [Read more...] about Trump personal attorney John Dowd resigns in shake-up of president’s legal team
Trump replaces McMaster, names hawk Bolton as national security advisor
US President Donald Trump named ultra hardline Fox News pundit and former UN ambassador John Bolton as his new national security advisor Thursday, ousting embattled army general HR McMaster. McMaster's exit is the latest in a string of high-profile departures from the White House that started with national security advisor Michael Flynn and has also included… … [Read more...] about Trump replaces McMaster, names hawk Bolton as national security advisor
The Saudi Ritz Carlton Purge – The Aftermath
Remember how back in November of last year, in the land of ten thousand princes, the Saudi government rounded up and locked up (in the Riyadh Ritz Carlton and other luxury hotels) hundreds of princes, senior officials, wealthy businessmen and other powerful figures – including military? While most of them have now been released, the New York Times reports, “they are hardly … [Read more...] about The Saudi Ritz Carlton Purge – The Aftermath
Cartoon: Do Not Congratulate
If I invited you to come to a party with me, I don’t think I’d be required to preempt you from causing a disaster. You’re not so stupid that I’d have to warn you beforehand, do not pee in the punch bowl. That’s not the sort of thing I’d foresee happening. Donald Trump, the guy who is currently president of the United States, is stupid. He is so stupid, his staff tries to … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Do Not Congratulate
Are social media companies anti-social?
WASHINGTON -- In 1964, the novelist Eugene Burdick published "The 480." The best-selling book described, as Burdick wrote in his preface, "people who work with slide rules and calculating machines and computers which can retain an almost infinite number of bits of information as well as sort, categorize and reproduce this information at the press of a button." The title … [Read more...] about Are social media companies anti-social?
American Manufacturers Can Benefit from Sustainability and Eco-Friendly Processes
Manufacturing is a constantly growing and changing industry. U.S. manufacturers alone made more than $150 billion in profits each quarter in 2017. One of the things that is sparking conversations in the manufacturing industry is sustainability and eco-friendly processes. How can American manufacturers benefit from making their processes more sustainable? 1. Lower … [Read more...] about American Manufacturers Can Benefit from Sustainability and Eco-Friendly Processes
(UPDATED) March Is Women’s History Month. 2018 Could be the Year of the Woman…Thanks to President Trump
Update: Perhaps relevant as part of Women's History Month, but certainly pertinent, please scroll to bottom to read about 10 extraordinary women who will be honored this Friday with the State Department’s 2018 International Women of Courage Award. Original Post: In February 1980, President Carter issued a Presidential Proclamation declaring the Week of March 8th, 1980 … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) March Is Women’s History Month. 2018 Could be the Year of the Woman…Thanks to President Trump
Bubble Bubble Toil & Trouble: Sessions & Trump’s Lawyers Obliterate Ethical Lines
With Donald Trump's legal team going through yet another shakeout as Special Counsel Robert Mueller bears down on a president flailing like a wild animal caught in a trap, let's pause to consider how many people surrounding the president have lost their ethical bearings, if not broken the law. Starting with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and moving on to White House Counsel … [Read more...] about Bubble Bubble Toil & Trouble: Sessions & Trump’s Lawyers Obliterate Ethical Lines
Facebook Gives Members One More Reason To Leave (2 Videos)
Facebook remains under fire Tuesday, after it was learned a political consulting agency, Cambridge Analytica, had mined the data from 50 million users of the social network. Here are two video reports, the first on how this mornings Asian markets are reacting, and the second is an explanation of the situation. Asian shares fell on Tuesday… … [Read more...] about Facebook Gives Members One More Reason To Leave (2 Videos)
DIVE BAR SHIRT CLUB
Last September I was introduced to the “Dive Bar Shirt Club” as a gift. Each month since I get a T-Shirt that highlights a specific dive bar in America. This month it was a shirt from Obannons Irish Pub in Telluride, CO. I made good use of that one on St Paddys Day. A couple months ago I got one from Irv’s Basement Bar on the water in Pasadena, Maryland. Irv is 91 and he owns … [Read more...] about DIVE BAR SHIRT CLUB
Cartoon: Trump2018F
Mike Slosberg is a cartoonist and novelist. He lives with his wife and hundreds of drawing pens on the Upper Westside of Manhattan, New York. You can see more of his cartoons and learn about his books by going to: mikeslosbergbooks.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trump2018F
Why Denmark dominates the World Happiness Report rankings year after year
By Marie Helweg-Larsen, Professor of Psychology, Dickinson College. Okay, we get it, you're happy – no need to rub it in. Very_Very/Shutterstock.com The new World Happiness Report again ranks Denmark among the top three happiest of 155 countries surveyed – a distinction that the country has earned for seven consecutive years. The U.S., on the other… … [Read more...] about Why Denmark dominates the World Happiness Report rankings year after year
Fox News Contributor Resigns And Shreds Right-Wing ‘Propaganda Machine’
Over at Fox "News" - aka Trump TV - they take great pride in brainwashing their idiotic viewers and pretending Donald Trump isn't a criminal. But one Fox contributor has finally seen the light and is engaging in a scorched earth policy as he bids farewell to the right-wing network. Retired Lt. Col. Ralph Peters sent… … [Read more...] about Fox News Contributor Resigns And Shreds Right-Wing ‘Propaganda Machine’
Putin, ‘the man without a face’, shows his stripes – again (Guest Voice)
Russian President Vladimir Putin surprised no one when he was re-elected Sunday for a fourth term. Nearly two decades ago though few would guessed the dull former spy would hold his country in an iron grip that will extend for a quarter century. In the autumn of 1999, the Kremlin – and indeed all of Russia… … [Read more...] about Putin, ‘the man without a face’, shows his stripes – again (Guest Voice)
Congress and the Three Monkeys
Could it be that the Republican members of Congress have studied Japanese philosophy and are following Confucian teachings epitomized by the three monkeys who see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil? One monkey has his hands over his eyes, another over his ears, and a third one covering his mouth. The monkeys named by the Japanese are Mizaru, Kikazaru, and Iwazaru. They … [Read more...] about Congress and the Three Monkeys
Cartoon: Robert Mueller in The Birds
Last male northern white rhino dies in Kenya: keepers
The last male northern white rhino has died in Kenya at the age of 45, his keepers announced Tuesday, leaving only two females of his subspecies alive. The rhino, named Sudan, "was being treated for age-related complications that led to degenerative changes in muscles and bones combined with extensive skin wounds," according to a statement from… … [Read more...] about Last male northern white rhino dies in Kenya: keepers
(UPDATED) Forget Stormy’s Bazooms. Dare We Believe That She Can Take Down Trump?
You can't turn around in the Stormy Daniels scandal without colliding with a double entendre. Take the word exposure. Please! That not only is what the porn film star and director is all about, so to speak, it is what the scandal is all about as Donald Trump and his lawyers frantically work to limit the president's legal exposure while Daniels and her lawyer work to … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) Forget Stormy’s Bazooms. Dare We Believe That She Can Take Down Trump?
Putin has gas (Cartoon, Column and Video)
No one respects women more than Donald Trump. Donald Trump is the least racist person he knows. Donald Trump is a stable genius. Donald Trump has been much tougher on Vladimir Putin and Russia in one year than Barack Obama was in eight. Each of those statements (and many others) is laughable and contrary to facts, but none may be more so than saying Trump has been … [Read more...] about Putin has gas (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Trump’s Witch Hunt
Embed from Getty Images Remembering two politicians of conscience as the president dismantles democracy By Michael Winship What a petty, venal, corrupt and foul thing it is. More media-generated homunculus than man, every day, Donald Trump behaves more and more like the cornered animal desperately trying to save itself by viciously biting in every direction, pulling … [Read more...] about Trump’s Witch Hunt