All Bricked Up If Humpty Dumpty tumbles off Donald Trump's wall, he may not have much of a fall. The President-elect has diminished the scale of the wall he pledged to build along our border with Mexico. There will be some portions of wall, but also some stretches of fence. When fences won't work, maybe he'll try a few traffic cones. Or a crossing guard. Trump has reminded us … [Read more...] about A Wall? Maybe A Fence…
Climate Envoy: Paris Deal Will Move Forward Even Without US
The outgoing U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change says China and other countries are expected to stay committed to the Paris Agreement, regardless of what the next U.S. administration decides. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said he believes climate change is a hoax, and he pledged during his election campaign to "cancel" U.S. participation in last… … [Read more...] about Climate Envoy: Paris Deal Will Move Forward Even Without US
Happily Ever After … (updated 11/16 with Cool)
Above is JSpencer's, JACKIE! More about Jackie, to come. I have been considering getting another dog. Deep breath .... yummy. As I told JSpencer off line I think I could be a better daddio to my new pup with additional wisdom gained since my Reno left after fifteen years, three years ago. However, I won't enter into that type relationship lightly. Love is … [Read more...] about Happily Ever After … (updated 11/16 with Cool)
Cartoon: Trump appointments
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Trump will get wake up call when he takes office, Obama says
By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump is in for a quick wake-up call and will have to adjust his temperament when he confronts the realities of his new job on Jan. 20, President Barack Obama said on Monday. In a news conference at the White House, Obama said the freewheeling Trump could not be as outspoken as he was during the long and … [Read more...] about Trump will get wake up call when he takes office, Obama says
Against Trumpian triumphalism
WASHINGTON -- Let's be clear: The United States of America is not Donald Trump's country. When all the returns are in, Hillary Clinton will emerge with a popular vote lead of some 1.5 million to 2 million votes, according to estimates by both Nate Cohn of The New York Times and Henry Olsen, a conservative voting analyst whose pre-election predictions were close to the … [Read more...] about Against Trumpian triumphalism
ANGELS, DEMONS, AND OUR UNCIVIL WAR
Even by the low standards of the modern Republican Party, the President-Elect is a man deeply ignorant of policy. And he possesses few, if any, real moral or political principles. For some this week, these facts have been a source of curious optimism. We can hope, they suggest, that Mr Trump might be capable of learning or, at least, of responding to being leaned on by the … [Read more...] about ANGELS, DEMONS, AND OUR UNCIVIL WAR
Lies that Trump sold: NAFTA
There may not have been a bigger set of lies in this presidential campaign than Donald Trump's NAFTA pronouncements, which he wielded like a bludgeon at rallies and in the "debates". Like most dubious soundbites, refutation requires paragraphs, not words. Blame politicians who rely on "simplistic and superficial labeling of complex issues." There are two parts to Trump's … [Read more...] about Lies that Trump sold: NAFTA
Exclusive: S African minister linked to rhino poaching
Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit has uncovered evidence of high level political connections to rhino poaching in Africa. The investigation raises serious questions about the involvement of a South African government minister and members of a Chinese presidential delegation in the illegal trade of rhino horns. Of the 25,000 remaining African rhino, the biggest population is in… … [Read more...] about Exclusive: S African minister linked to rhino poaching
Cartoon: Trump Riot
Trump Riot by Clay Jones I had another idea I was fully committed to drawing until I thought of this about an hour before I went to work. In the original idea I was going to point out that the people complaining about protesters and how they should accept their new president, never really accepted President Obama. While they’re calling today’s protesters “whiny,” … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trump Riot
Priebus named White House chief of staff, Bannon chief strategist
President-elect Donald Trump named Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff Sunday, suggesting an increased willingness by Trump to work within Washington's system to accomplish his agenda. At the same time, however, Trump announced that Stephen K. Bannon, his campaign CEO who helped amplify some of Trump's most incendiary … [Read more...] about Priebus named White House chief of staff, Bannon chief strategist
Trump Vows to Deport Millions of Undocumented Immigrants When He Takes Office
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he will deport two million to three million undocumented immigrants who have criminal records when he assumes power and keep his campaign pledge to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border to thwart the stream of illegal migration into the country. “What we are going to do is get the people… … [Read more...] about Trump Vows to Deport Millions of Undocumented Immigrants When He Takes Office
Movies create Dull Brains or Creative Genius? Let’s Find Out!
November 11, 2016: Movies have become a very prominent and important source of entertainment. There has been a tremendous increase in movie releases in the twenty-first century. Be it romance, horror, tragedy; movies have explored very many emotions and molded them into various shapes depending on the era and audience. Studies have revealed that adrenaline junkies… … [Read more...] about Movies create Dull Brains or Creative Genius? Let’s Find Out!
Some Pints for Reince?
Note to readers: This is the latest entry in Baby DonDon’s diary. The series imagines that President-elect 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 Baby DonDon. Christ, Baby DonDon just wants to go play golf … [Read more...] about Some Pints for Reince?
McKinnon Pays Tribute to Clinton, Cohen on ‘SNL’
"Saturday Night Live" managed to mine pathos and humor from the election of Donald Trump as president in its first show since Tuesday's election. Cast member Kate McKinnon provided the passion and poignancy, opening the show in her Hillary Clinton guise for a plaintive rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" that doubled as a tribute to the… … [Read more...] about McKinnon Pays Tribute to Clinton, Cohen on ‘SNL’
Confessions of a volunteer attorney for the “Hillary for President” campaign
Boy did we mess up. This is what happens to one’s predictive abilities when one lives in a bubble. My bubble is a nice apartment 14 floors above 8th Ave in Manhattan’s tony Chelsea district, mixing only with over-educated like-minded limousine liberals, and ensconced in a political campaign where optimism is the only valid currency. A fellow volunteer called on Tuesday … [Read more...] about Confessions of a volunteer attorney for the “Hillary for President” campaign
Anger and outrage over widespread rhino horn poaching
Allison Thompson is one of the most outspoken campaigners in the fight to save the rhino from extinction. A clue to her passion is the name she chose for the organisation she founded - Outraged South African Citizens Against Poaching - OSCAP. She recalls the incident that led her to set up OSCAP about six years… … [Read more...] about Anger and outrage over widespread rhino horn poaching
Cartoon: Popular Vote
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Will Trump bring out the ghosts of Nixon and Hoover?
WASHINGTON -- As a Donald Trump victory became clear Tuesday night, the ghost of Herbert Hoover paid a visit to Trump's election night party in New York. In the Fox News coverage playing on screens in the ballroom, Megyn Kelly turned to Karl Rove. "It didn't happen under Reagan or the Bushes. When was the last time a Republican president had a Republican Congress?" … [Read more...] about Will Trump bring out the ghosts of Nixon and Hoover?
Finding solace in Steinbeck during the time of Trump
In a jittery, newly authoritarian land of hatred and hurt, chastened criminal and social justice reformers and human rights advocates can find solace and sustenance in the words and works of the incomparable John Steinbeck, one of America’s greatest writers and psychoanalysts. In his opus and Pulitzer Prize winning, The Grapes of Wrath, spotlighting exploitative and … [Read more...] about Finding solace in Steinbeck during the time of Trump