Trump elections commission stacked with representatives from states with few minorities
A version of this story appears on Medium Update 3 July 10pm Pacific: Maryland Deputy Secretary of State Luis Borunda has resigned. The Trump commission on election “integrity” made headlines last week when it sent letters to all 50 states asking for private voter data. Missed in that flurry: most commission members are not election officials and collectively they do not … [Read more...] about Trump elections commission stacked with representatives from states with few minorities
Defamation Law: President Trump, Sarah Palin and others
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2017 – Libel is an untrue published statement. Slander is an untrue spoken statement. Defamation is the action of damaging the good reputation of someone, either by libel or slander. A statement will be considered defamatory if it tends to harm the reputation of another individual so as to lower him or her… … [Read more...] about Defamation Law: President Trump, Sarah Palin and others
PHOTOS: Christie, family soak up sun on N.J. beach he closed to public
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP -- People hoping to visit Island Beach State Park this holiday weekend were not allowed in because of the state government shutdown Gov. Chris Christie ordered amid the state budget standoff in Trenton. But there was one family there: Gov. Chris Christie's. They are using the summer beach house provided by the state for… … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: Christie, family soak up sun on N.J. beach he closed to public
Cartoon: Your reliable news source (UPDATE and CORRECTION)
CNN had a rough week. Three of their journalists resigned last week over a story about a Trump associate and his ties to Russia. The news network retracted and apologized. Conservatives are using this as proof that the mainstream media engages in fake news, especially when it comes to covering Donald Trump. When someone gives a lecture, scolds the media, and focuses on … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Your reliable news source (UPDATE and CORRECTION)
Trump again shines a light on his own delicate and dangerous ego
WASHINGTON -- If you want to look at the bright side of things, at least we've learned that the nation can survive for half a year without a sane, functioning presidency. We've had nothing of the sort since Inauguration Day. The man who works in the Oval Office is a walking, talking, tweeting advertisement for Ritalin and perhaps some calming, therapeutic activity such as … [Read more...] about Trump again shines a light on his own delicate and dangerous ego
People On Cellphones Walk Stupid, Scientists Discover
Should other countries copy China and adopt separate pedestrian walkways for people using cellphones? That’s one possible conclusion to draw from a study that suggests using your cell changes the way you walk. The study, led by scientists at Anglia Ruskin University in England, fitted subjects with mobile eye trackers to monitor their gaze, and motion… … [Read more...] about People On Cellphones Walk Stupid, Scientists Discover
Trump tweets fantasy video of him beating up CNN journalist (UPDATED)
It's often said that Donald Trump would do a different kind of Presidency and now we have proof. Despite the controversies of the past few days, Trump clearly sees his role as rabble-rouser and instigator in chief -- and has now put out a fantasy video of him beating up a figure that represents CNN. It's from his old pre-President wrestling days. After it sparked a firestorm … [Read more...] about Trump tweets fantasy video of him beating up CNN journalist (UPDATED)
Collateral should be approved for student loans
by Jordan Cooper Most college students get some form of financial aid and the first student loans started at Harvard College and other Ivy League Universities. Sometimes it takes people a few years or a few decades to pay back student loans for their undergraduate, graduate, and professional college education. Students must show their income to be able to receive financial … [Read more...] about Collateral should be approved for student loans
Fireworks with Patriotic Music by U.S. Military Bands
Let me add to Patrick’s early Independence Day celebration this 30-minute video of patriotic music (with fireworks) by U.S. military bands. Lead photo: Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe … [Read more...] about Fireworks with Patriotic Music by U.S. Military Bands
Muppets Honor America
An early Independence Day celebration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXeIxtI--uc … [Read more...] about Muppets Honor America
Cartoon: Homo Trumpus
The ‘Cruelty’ of Trump – Two Takes
In this week’s New York Times Sunday Review, Maureen Dowd calls Trump’s latest sexist escapade part of “cruelty on a Grand Guignol scale” and recounts just a few of this man’s cruel remarks and actions such as his vile “taped boasting about assaulting women and his habit of rating women’s looks on a 1-to-10 scale,” his viciously mocking of a disabled Times reporter, his … [Read more...] about The ‘Cruelty’ of Trump – Two Takes
In Kiev, assassinations are becoming commonplace
An explosion that killed a top Ukrainian military intelligence official in his car on Tuesday wasn’t the only high-profile assassination that’s struck Kiev lately. In fact, the killing of Col. Maskym Shapoval wasn’t even the only car bomb attack — nor the only assassination the Ukrainian government has blamed on Russia. At least five attempted or… … [Read more...] about In Kiev, assassinations are becoming commonplace
Cartoon: Fun With Voter Intimidation
Donald Trump has been perpetuating a massive lie since before the election, and it’s that rampant voter fraud is plaguing the nation. To confront this dilemma that doesn’t exist, Trump has created an “election integrity” commission. If we stay on this path then I expect future commissions on vampires, zombies, and people Trump voters who wake up screaming in the night “my … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Fun With Voter Intimidation
Fox News Defends Trump With Anonymous Writers, Sources
Fox News has published another article defending President Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, using an anonymous source and without mentioning who wrote the piece. The piece entitled "Trump, Kushner never blackmailed Scarborough, source says" was published Friday without a byline and cites a single, unnamed source as denying that a top White House aide… … [Read more...] about Fox News Defends Trump With Anonymous Writers, Sources
Yara (with intro by Dr. E)
Dr. Arif writes, knowing the editor in chief of this blog is from ancient Judaic people, and that I, managing editor, am a crypto Jew Christian derived from our own ancient people as well. Dr. Arif who is one of our writers at The Moderate Voice, is also from an ancient people: he is a Muslim. In a recent note to us, he wrote "You know my writings and thinking ,in that we … [Read more...] about Yara (with intro by Dr. E)
Updated: States (44 of them) object to Trump election commission request for voter data
https://twitter.com/kegill/status/880647217706450944 On Wednesday, the Trump Administration sent letters to all 50 states asking for detailed voter registration information. The man heading the effort to validate President Trump's assertion that millions voted illegally is Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Update 5 (4 July, 1.30 am Pacific) The following states … [Read more...] about Updated: States (44 of them) object to Trump election commission request for voter data
The Bully’s Pulpit
On Wednesday, June 28, at 9 a.m., Future Ex-President Donald Trump was watching TV when he should have paid attention to - take your pick: the environment, jobs, health care, Putin and the upcoming G20 summit, the Middle East, North Korea, to name a few top-shelf issues. Instead, he washed down his breakfast with a cup of Morning Joe. Feeling ill, then he disgorged … [Read more...] about The Bully’s Pulpit
Unintended Consequences of Trump Tweets
Alyssa Rosenberg offers a surprising take on President Trump's disgusting attack on Mika Brzezinsky in The Washington Post. President Trump has spent much of the past several years gaslighting America: Insisting he didn’t say things he clearly said, denying positions he previously claimed and accusing other people of the flaws he manifests in baroque fashion. From his “No, … [Read more...] about Unintended Consequences of Trump Tweets