Chanting "blood and soil," "white lives matter" and "you will not replace us," scores of white nationalists holding torches marched across the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville on Friday night. Scuffles broke out between them and a small group of counter-protesters calling themselves "anti-fascists" who were surrounded as they demonstrated in advance of … [Read more...] about Chanting ‘blood and soil!’ white nationalists with torches march on University of Virginia
Military Weekend: A Heartwarming Story
A couple of weeks ago we wrote about the commissioning of a Navy destroyer named after Marine Sergeant Rafael Peralta, a Marine who was nominated for the Medal of Honor. This weekend, we share the story of how the brave acts of a U.S. Navy sailor 75 years ago are being recognized at the same naval air station. The sailor is 102-year-old Chief Steward Andrew Mills, who was … [Read more...] about Military Weekend: A Heartwarming Story
Will Paul Manafort Become A Russia Scandal Casualty? Or Rat Out The President? (UPDATE)
When the predawn quiet in the leafy confines of an upscale Alexandria, Virginia neighborhood was broken two weeks ago by the sound of FBI agents pounding on the door of Paul Manafort, it might have signaled a significant turning point in the Russia scandal. Manafort, once referred to as Donald Trump's consigliere and his presidential campaign manager for an eventful two … [Read more...] about Will Paul Manafort Become A Russia Scandal Casualty? Or Rat Out The President? (UPDATE)
Playground taunts will not defuse the North Korea crisis
WASHINGTON -- This is what we dreaded. Some international crisis was bound to flare up, and President Trump would make it worse. Now we can only hope that the mature adults surrounding him are able to cool things down. Trump probably thought it was oh-so-clever to answer North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's nuclear provocations with a taste of the dictator's own apocalyptic … [Read more...] about Playground taunts will not defuse the North Korea crisis
Trump says he’s ‘very thankful’ to Putin for expelling U.S. diplomats from Russia
President Donald Trump broke yet another norm today. He thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for expelling more than 700 U.S. diplomats from Russia. All day long, on twitter, and cable news, analysts -- some expert and many not -- were asking if Trump is a)now providing definitive proof that he is a Putin's puppet b)an ignoramus about the value of the American foreign … [Read more...] about Trump says he’s ‘very thankful’ to Putin for expelling U.S. diplomats from Russia
Almost Equal
Almost Equal This game we were playing making faces at each other Except I was the only one to end up on the altar Turns out that with my name I should not have been playing this game And also that I was a shade too dark I tug on my freedoms before I write Please God, please In another life let me be blond, blue eyed and white … [Read more...] about Almost Equal
Movie Nightmares (Infographic)
Movie Nightmares infographic by Mattress Online. … [Read more...] about Movie Nightmares (Infographic)
The Sky Is Falling: Russian Tupolev Tu-154 ‘Soars’ Over the Capitol, Pentagon…
The headlines this morning screamed “Russian surveillance plane soars over the Pentagon, Capitol and other Washington sites,” “A Russian military jet flew over the US Capitol and Pentagon at a low altitude” The Washington Post’s lead: A Russian surveillance plane soared through secure airspace over Washington on Wednesday, presumably collecting intelligence as it … [Read more...] about The Sky Is Falling: Russian Tupolev Tu-154 ‘Soars’ Over the Capitol, Pentagon…
Two Peas in a Pod- Trump and Kim
The United States and its current adversary, North Korea, have leaders whose style of governing and personalities show striking similarities. Even their physical characteristics are comparable, both Kim and Trump being considerably overweight. But it is their statements and conduct that make it seem as if they are genetically related and perhaps raised by the same … [Read more...] about Two Peas in a Pod- Trump and Kim
POLL: half of Republicans say they would support postponing the 2020 election if Trump proposed it
A new Washington Post poll shows what has become of the once-proud, once democracy-embracing Republican Party, about how some voters can cast away once ferociously defended principles to follow their Leader -- and about signs that democracy in the United States as practiced for generations is most assuredly not a given: Critics of President Trump have repeatedly warned of … [Read more...] about POLL: half of Republicans say they would support postponing the 2020 election if Trump proposed it
Cyber Security in America: How At-Risk Are We?
Defense is America's top priority. All the evidence you need to support that claim is a look at our nation's budget. We are wholly committed to ensuring that no physical threat to our country is allowed to complete its mission. We have vast arrays of advanced weaponry, some of the world’s best-trained tactical warfighters and the diplomatic power to shape global geopolitics … [Read more...] about Cyber Security in America: How At-Risk Are We?
Ex-Iowa Congressman Greigg’s Signature On Watergate Break-in Complaint Gave History Changing Event Legs
Ex-Iowa Congressman Greigg’s Signature On Watergate Break-in Complaint Gave History Changing Event Legs Historic Quote: “Did you catch the kids?” - Democratic National Committee Deputy Chair Stanley Greigg upon being informed of a break-in by the Washington D.C. police chief at the party’s headquarters at the Watergate apartment complex. The police chief replied, “No, sir, … [Read more...] about Ex-Iowa Congressman Greigg’s Signature On Watergate Break-in Complaint Gave History Changing Event Legs
Must Trump always divide us?
If ever there was a foreign policy issue around which our nation should be united, it's the nuclear threat from North Korea. Many regimes deserve to be called "criminal," but few more so than Kim Jong Un's. Human Rights Watch calls North Korea "one of the most repressive authoritarian states in the world." It seeks "fearful obedience by using public executions, arbitrary … [Read more...] about Must Trump always divide us?
Cartoon: Trump Jong Remix
Copyright 2017 David Donar. All rights reserved.Copyright Donar, Political Graffiti … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trump Jong Remix
The Metamorphosis of a Presidential Lie
When a nation is faced with war-and-peace decisions, it is quintessential that its citizens trust their leader and commander in chief unequivocally. As tensions with North Korea ratchet up and the possibility arises that two nations could unleash “fire and fury” upon each other and upon their neighbors, Americans must be weighing their leader’s honesty more than ever. … [Read more...] about The Metamorphosis of a Presidential Lie
N Korea threatens missile strike on US territory Guam
North Korea said on Wednesday it is "carefully examining" a plan to strike the US Pacific territory of Guam with missiles, just hours after US President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the United States would be met with "fire and fury". A spokesman for the Korean People's Army, in a statement carried… … [Read more...] about N Korea threatens missile strike on US territory Guam
Trump threatens North Korea with ‘fire and fury’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump starkly warned North Korea over its nuclear threats Tuesday in the kind of bellicose rhetoric usually associated with the rulers in Pyongyang, twice declaring, "They will be met with the fire and fury like the world has never seen." The president's dramatic threat of annihilation raised fresh fears of a confrontation… … [Read more...] about Trump threatens North Korea with ‘fire and fury’
Why A Grand Jury Means Big Trouble For Donald Trump As The Russia Probe Accelerates
It was early August 2016. Election Day and the final showdown between Hillary Clinton, who was widely expected to become the first woman president, and Donald Trump, the longshot celebrity windbag who improbably had won the Republican nomination, was three months away. Washington was sweltering through a mid-summer heatwave, but it was cool in CIA Director John Brennan's … [Read more...] about Why A Grand Jury Means Big Trouble For Donald Trump As The Russia Probe Accelerates
Missing out on the kindness of strangers
WASHINGTON -- There are happier stories about those who travel the nation trying to find buyers for their wares than Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman." Just ask Marc J. Dunkelman. In an essay in the summer issue of The Hedgehog Review, Dunkelman recalls a conversation two decades ago with his grandfather, a retired salesman, about how people discover good restaurants. … [Read more...] about Missing out on the kindness of strangers
Trump, who got 5 draft deferments, again attacks Sen. Blumenthal’s military record
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump likes to taunt his enemies but he seems to have a special place in his Twitter thumb for Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the Connecticut Democrat who was talking about the Russia investigation on CNN on Monday morning. Trump has mentioned Blumenthal in at least four other tweets, on two separate dates since… … [Read more...] about Trump, who got 5 draft deferments, again attacks Sen. Blumenthal’s military record