EDITOR'S NOTE: This review is being posted again due to recent events. A Clear and Present Danger: Narcissim in the Era of Donald Trump was written before the election -- but boy is it needed to be read now. It's a thoughtful volume comprised of contributions by psychiatrists, doctors, psychologists-- and a notable storyteller-author-clinical-psychologist that'll be read … [Read more...] about “A Clear and Present Danger: Narcissism in the Era of Donald Trump” a must read (BOOK REVIEW)
Cartoon: Keep Calm
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US Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Order Limiting Immigration
President Donald Trump's executive order limiting immigration to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries led to widespread confusion as refugees, green-card holders, students and workers holdings visas were detained at U.S. airports or barred from getting on international flights on Saturday. By Saturday night, a federal judge in New York had temporarily blocked the Trump … [Read more...] about US Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Order Limiting Immigration
Trump’s Casual Cruelty
Embed from Getty Images Dylan Matthews explains how Donald Trump's executive order banning refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim countries is nothing more than a political stunt for his followers on vox.com. The reasons for Trump’s ban on refugees could not be more feeble, and could not be more petty. It serves no actual security purpose. You have a better chance of … [Read more...] about Trump’s Casual Cruelty
Trump’s Actions Turn a Quiet Saturday into a Day of Chaos (UPDATES)
UPDATE VI: McCain and Graham: Trump order may become 'self-inflicted wound' in terrorism fight Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said they fear President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration “will become a self-inflicted wound in the fight against terrorism.” “Our most important allies in the fight against ISIL are the vast … [Read more...] about Trump’s Actions Turn a Quiet Saturday into a Day of Chaos (UPDATES)
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Is There Method To Donald Trump’s Madness?
"What’s the method in Trump’s madness?" That is the title of a commentary by Washington Post opinion writer E.J. Dionne, Jr. Dionne writes, "He [President Trump] has now put his presidency behind a lie, that 3 million to 5 million illegally cast ballots cost him the popular vote. He went further Wednesday, despite widespread criticism, even from within his own party. In a … [Read more...] about Is There Method To Donald Trump’s Madness?
Trump Brings Shame to U.S. With Policy Based on Fear (Guest Voice)
Donald Trump’s "extreme vetting" plan to keep out “radical Islamic terrorists,” is a policy based in fear, rather than facts. The ban suspends immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations for 90 days and suspends all entry of Syrian nationals indefinitely. This means the fixers that have saved my life in the Middle East for the past two… … [Read more...] about Trump Brings Shame to U.S. With Policy Based on Fear (Guest Voice)
But wait a second
But wait a second Radical Islamic terrorists, we don’t want them here, says the POTUS. Agreed, Mr. President and thank you so very much for protecting us. But wait a second. Name me one country which does. And I hate to break it to you that radical Islamic terrorism is our baby. Do wars in Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, and Iraq, ISIS, ring a bell. And now we close our … [Read more...] about But wait a second
Will the Men in the White Coats Drag Trump Away?
Check out the 25th Constitutional Amendment. A vice president, working with a "majority of either the principle officers of the executive departments, or of such body as Congress may by law provide," can remove the president for being "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office." Even the craven enabling Republicans would do well to read that provision, because … [Read more...] about Will the Men in the White Coats Drag Trump Away?
Cartoon: Steve Bannon
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Spatters from the rotating blades
Week One: Pillaging is hard these days. Behind closed doors, Republican lawmakers fret about how to repeal Obamacare Mike Debonis / Washington Post — PHILADELPHIA — Republican lawmakers aired sharp concerns about their party's quick push to repeal the Affordable Care Act inside a closed-door meeting Thursday, according to a recording of the session obtained by The … [Read more...] about Spatters from the rotating blades
Trump signs plan to temporarily shut nation’s door to most refugees
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive action Friday that aims to temporarily halt the nation's refugee program and usher in the most sweeping changes in more than 40 years to how the U.S. welcomes the world's most vulnerable people. The White House has yet to release the text of the signed document but a… … [Read more...] about Trump signs plan to temporarily shut nation’s door to most refugees
One of History’s prophetic voices…
History does not repeat itself although sometimes it seems that way. However similar events of the past and events of the present may appear, the people and times are different. But sometimes history gives us prophetic voices with words that reach beyond the the past and touch the present. One hundred seventy-nine years ago today, January 17, 1838, Abraham Lincoln gave the … [Read more...] about One of History’s prophetic voices…
People around the world are helping the US save its climate data
Michelle Murphy is a professor in Canada, but her research on the Great Lakes depends on water quality data collected by her neighbors to the south. Specifically, the US Environmental Protection Agency. “Without EPA data, you are blinded," Murphy says of her work studying chemical emissions into the Great Lakes. She’s concerned that EPA data that’s… … [Read more...] about People around the world are helping the US save its climate data
Cartoon: Children in the White House
Children in the White House by Clay Jones The press has a long tradition of respecting the privacy of children in the White House. They laid off Amy Carter (who I went to high school with for a year), Chelsea Clinton, the Bush twins, and Sasha and Malia Obama. Many in the public, including celebrities, radio talk show hosts, and other politicians haven’t given the same … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Children in the White House
A Lie Is a Lie, Is a Lie – A Liar Is a Liar, Is a Liar
Numerous well-documented articles have been written about the blatant and continuing lies by a certain Republican presidential candidate, president-elect and now president of these United States. Reminiscent of “putting lipstick on a pig,” those lies are now being cosmeticized by the president’s minions as “alternative facts.” Charles Blow at the New York Times is not … [Read more...] about A Lie Is a Lie, Is a Lie – A Liar Is a Liar, Is a Liar
Opportunities, Not Size Should Matter For New President
In February of 2009, just three weeks into his presidency, Barack Obama uttered the words, “I screwed up.” His nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, ex-Senator Tom Daschle had just withdrawn his candidacy after revelations that he was late paying $150,000 in taxes. For many, “I screwed up,” was an unheard of line from a Commander-in-Chief and the American people … [Read more...] about Opportunities, Not Size Should Matter For New President
Full Putin
January 27, 2017 Note to readers: This is the latest entry in Super Baby DonDon’s diary. The series imagines that President Donald Trump has the emotional make-up of a five-year-old and confides his deepest thoughts—such as they are—to Andrew Feinberg, and to readers, every day. In his private moments, he always thinks of himself as Super Baby DonDon. Props to Steve … [Read more...] about Full Putin
Sound and Fury Signifying Very Little
Eric Levitz explains Donald Trump's Presidential play-acting in New York Magazine. Donald Trump began his presidency with a blitzkrieg of delusional lies and reactionary edicts. As the president’s mouth laid waste to the concept of objective truth — and his pen tore through Obamacare, abortion rights, sanctuary cities, environmental protection, the fragile hopes of refugees, … [Read more...] about Sound and Fury Signifying Very Little