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Keeping score: the courts on the Trump Executive Order
Federal judges in California, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia and Washington state have blocked the Trump Administration from enforcing an executive order that restricts immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. Update 23:30 Pacific Monday 30 January The Acting Attorney General says DOJ will not defend the order; Trump fires her. The state of Washington sues … [Read more...] about Keeping score: the courts on the Trump Executive Order
Donald Trump’s Demolition Derby
by Bill Moyers We’re a week into the Trump administration and it’s pretty obvious what he’s up to. First, Donald Trump is running a demolition derby: He wants to demolish everything he doesn’t like, and he doesn’t like a lot, especially when it comes to government. Like one of those demolition drivers on a speedway, he keeps ramming his vehicle against all the others, … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s Demolition Derby
Some Inconvenient Truths Revealed During a Chaotic Trump Weekend (Updated)
UPDATE: And what does the President of the United States say about the weekend chaos? The commander-in-chief tweeted some great alternative facts early this morning: "Only 109 people out of 325,000 were detained and held for questioning. Big problems at airports were caused by Delta computer outage... protesters and the tears of Senator Schumer. Secretary Kelly said … [Read more...] about Some Inconvenient Truths Revealed During a Chaotic Trump Weekend (Updated)
Doc, I Need Help
January 29, 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. So I went to see … [Read more...] about Doc, I Need Help
Cohen: Trump Won’t Get Better
Veteran conservative foreign policy hand Eliot Cohen sounds a dark warning on The Atlantic. I am not surprised by President Donald Trump’s antics this week. Not by the big splashy pronouncements such as announcing a wall that he would force Mexico to pay for, even as the Mexican foreign minister held talks with American officials in Washington. Not by the quiet, but no less … [Read more...] about Cohen: Trump Won’t Get Better
Can caste be banned from Indian politics?
In the first days of this year, in a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India banned political candidates from seeking election on the basis of caste, religion and language. On the surface, this ruling seems to be appealing to secular voters, upholding the secular values of the constitution and implementing the principles of democracy. But… … [Read more...] about Can caste be banned from Indian politics?
The best description of Trump ever written & its author is just your common man
This Conservative columnist slammed Donald Trump as a coward and accused him of singlehandedly transforming the Republican Party. But it is the words of the commenter that got to the essence of who Donald Trump is. New York Times Conservative columnist David Brooks wrote a piece that blasted Trump for the tenor of fear he is… … [Read more...] about The best description of Trump ever written & its author is just your common man
Can Trump separate fact from fiction?
WASHINGTON -- The most worrisome moment for me in a very ominous week was not President Trump's bizarre rant about crowd size, his bogus claims about election fraud or his moves toward bringing back torture, blocking refugees and provoking a trade war with Mexico. The most troubling moment was when he spoke about the weather. "It was almost raining," the new … [Read more...] about Can Trump separate fact from fiction?
Donald Trump’s Political Bubble
Seeing through a political bubble is akin to seeing through glasses. Glasses distort light in order to make things clearer. A political bubble also distorts, but it makes things less clear. People inside political bubbles think they see the outside just as it is, but they don’t. Instead, they see distortions. For example . . . Bryan Dean Wright has a message for … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s Political Bubble
Keeping Score: Congress on the Trump Executive Order
Updated 01:20 Pacific Monday 30 January What has your Senator said about President Trump's Executive Order that bans immigration from seven Muslim countries? If he or she is a Republican, it's crickets on Twitter. Lots of chatter about abortions, though. Early Sunday morning (4 am Pacific), there were only two exceptions in the Senate and two in the House. In the … [Read more...] about Keeping Score: Congress on the Trump Executive Order
Thousands protest Trump immigration ban
Update 29 January 14:00 Thousands protested Saturday and Sunday in more than two dozen cities, many at airports, in response to President Trump's executive order banning people from seven countries. Notable in San Francisco: Google co-founder Sergey Brin. https://twitter.com/bpolitics/status/825304944400093188 Meanwhile, federal judges in New York, Virginia and … [Read more...] about Thousands protest Trump immigration ban
“A Clear and Present Danger: Narcissism in the Era of Donald Trump” a must read (BOOK REVIEW)
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)