January 25, 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. Journalists, the … [Read more...] about Donald Trump, Methadone Man
How Much Does the Popular Vote Matter? (Guest Voice)
How Much Does the Popular Vote Matter? By Thomas Hoffman With the inauguration completed, we are witnessing an outbreak of protests across the country. Protesting the change in power is somewhat common with new presidents these days, especially when the new president did not win the popular vote. One subject that is destined to resurface is how this President did not, in … [Read more...] about How Much Does the Popular Vote Matter? (Guest Voice)
Trump’s First 100 Days (Guest Voice)
Trump's First 100 Days Raging Moderate by Will Durst As extraordinary as it sounds, Donald J. Trump is now the 45th President of the United States. It's mind-boggling. Like making John Goodman the cover model for this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Kim Kardashian-appointed chief scientist at the Atomic Energy Lab. Colin Kaepernick in charge of WikiLeaks. The … [Read more...] about Trump’s First 100 Days (Guest Voice)
How The News Media Must Respond To Trump If Its Credibility Is To Survive Him
NO-NONSENSE STORIES LIKE THE ONE ABOVE MUST BECOME THE TEMPLATE TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST TRUMP'S LIES Aside from some exemplary individual work, the news media failed miserably in covering Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign. Now that Trump is president and has made it abundantly clear that the men and women responsible for following and analyzing his every word and deed … [Read more...] about How The News Media Must Respond To Trump If Its Credibility Is To Survive Him
Cartoon: Obama’s Legacy to Trump
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: Obama’s Legacy to Trump
TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO ADVANCE DAKOTA ACCESS AND KEYSTONE PIPELINES: STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE THREATENS LAWSUIT
by Miriam Raftery WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmentalists and Native American activists are voicing dismay and pledging to fight back against executive orders signed by President Donald Trump to advance construction of the controversial Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines. The Obama administration had halted the Keystone XL pipeline and the Army Corps of Engineers … [Read more...] about TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO ADVANCE DAKOTA ACCESS AND KEYSTONE PIPELINES: STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE THREATENS LAWSUIT
Has he nominated his horse to the Senate yet?
Trump believes millions voted illegally, WH says — but provides no proof Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump believes millions of votes were cast illegally in last year's election, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said on Tuesday, but he wouldn't provide any concrete evidence for the claim, which has long been debunked. Character is Destiny, said the Greeks. (And … [Read more...] about Has he nominated his horse to the Senate yet?
Progressives, use the march to make a movement
WASHINGTON -- It matters that the crowd for the Women's March on Washington was far bigger than that for President Trump's inauguration. The new president often boasts of having started a great movement. Let it be the one that was born with Saturday's massive protests. If size is important, and apparently to Trump it is, there was no contest. The Metro transit system … [Read more...] about Progressives, use the march to make a movement
Cartoon: Alternative Facts
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Alternative Facts
No ‘Mickey Mouse’ budget play in the White House (Guest Voice)
No "Mickey Mouse" budget play in the White House by Jordan Cooper A spending plan decided how far your knowledge goes. A budget determines how you deal with your appetite. A financial strategy is set to maintain the highest well-being possible. We have over 20 trillion dollars of debt in America. Our country's fiscal shape is waning because we have went from an … [Read more...] about No ‘Mickey Mouse’ budget play in the White House (Guest Voice)
White House, Trump, Spicer continue Trump’s “illegal aliens” popular fraud vote lie
Welcome to America's Orwellian administration. The White House, President Donald Trump and his all-but-discredited press spokesman Sean Spicer are sticking by Trump's assertion that in reality he would have won the popular vote but there were millions of illegal votes cast by illegal immigrants -- a claim that has been totally debunked. The administration is now suggesting … [Read more...] about White House, Trump, Spicer continue Trump’s “illegal aliens” popular fraud vote lie
A Dutch Satirist’s View of Trump
As a teenager living in the Netherlands in the 50s, I did not think my older Dutch counterparts -- that is anyone over 20 -- had a particularly good sense of humor. Of course, that probably was the way a youngster observed the adult world. But I do remember clearly that one did not make jokes about sex, religion or, above all, the royal family. Today, and looking from … [Read more...] about A Dutch Satirist’s View of Trump
Like a beautiful thread running through my life…
I met her in September 1975. I was a sophomore in high school in Massachusetts. Maureen Fallon was a recent college graduate teaching a sophomore English class. I spent the next three years having many conversations with her. She had a significant impact on my life, as some teachers do. She never spoke to me like I was a child. Rather, she spoke to me like I was on the … [Read more...] about Like a beautiful thread running through my life…
Infographic: Why 2016 was not the worst year ever
Did you think 2016 was the worst year ever? Think again. Bargainfox offers this infographic: … [Read more...] about Infographic: Why 2016 was not the worst year ever
The Post-Inauguration Blues (Political Poetry)
T The Post-Inauguration Blues Though once I was sold on the ideal of democracy, America now seems on the road to autocracy, A guy’s in the White House who thinks that he’s great, But he encourages racism and hate. I got it now and I got it bad, Much, much worse than I ever had, A man’s now the president who I didn’t choose, That’s why I got the … [Read more...] about The Post-Inauguration Blues (Political Poetry)
Trump’s Train Wreck
Josh Marshall with the latest from the White House follies on Talking Points Memo. We now have a story from The Washington Post ("The first days inside Trump’s White House: Fury, tumult and a reboot") to match yesterday's from The Times ("Rocky First Weekend for Trump Troubles Even His Top Aides"). They are each a classic type for a major newspaper. Throw your biggest … [Read more...] about Trump’s Train Wreck
Trump tells Hill leaders debunked charge that illegals cost him popular vote
President Donald Trump went to Capitol Hill today for his first meeting as President with leaders of Congress. And he brought along with him a riff of "alternative reality" on the 2016 Presidential election. He repeated the completely debunked theory that the votes of illegal immigrants cost him the popular vote (i.e. that it was in effect rigged and he really would have won by … [Read more...] about Trump tells Hill leaders debunked charge that illegals cost him popular vote
More alternative facts from the White House
Were you a little surprised at Trump's apparently warm welcome at CIA headquarters, or did you think, like me, that it was just another uncomfortable employer/employee situation in which staff have to pretend they think the boss is a helluva guy? Apparently it wasn't either. It seems that "the first three rows in front of the president were largely made up of supporters of … [Read more...] about More alternative facts from the White House
New White House Press Secretary Tries To Spin His B.S.
On 01/23/17, new White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer tried to spin the B.S. that he gave to the White House press corps on 01/21/17. According to CBS News, Spicer said on 01/21/17, "This was the largest audience to ever witness the inauguration period both in person and around the globe," and, “Photographs of the inaugural proceedings were intentionally framed in a way … [Read more...] about New White House Press Secretary Tries To Spin His B.S.
Cartoon: Alternative Facts
Alternative Facts by Clay Jones The Trump administration’s first day in office was a remarkable one. Not remarkable with accomplishments or in uniting the country. It was remarkable in absurdity. Trump did manage to bring a historic crowd to Washington, D.C. Not the crowd for his inauguration. The crowd that assembled Saturday which brought over 500,000 people to the … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Alternative Facts