A Brilliant Idea from a Time Long Past
Ancient Arab cultures were known for great advances in science and mathematics. With the intervention of Alexander this led to the great library of Alexandria, actually two libraries. Julius Caesar…
The Mound of Sound
Is the FOX News/Donald Trump Lap Dance On the Rocks?
Some dude named James Murdoch has taken a sharp stick to Donald Trump. Murdoch, son of Beelzebub Murdoch, really unloaded on the Cheeto Benito for his infuriating pronouncements on the…
The Inner Trump – Deutsche Welle
A timely article in Deutsche Well explores what Hanna Arendt would have made of Donald Trump. It’s less and yet much more than you might have imagined but Arendt’s philosophy…
An American President as Nazi Sympathizer.
There are no more do-overs for Donald Trump. After debasing himself and his office in the aftermath of the Charlottesville riot on Saturday and Sunday, Trump was dragged to the…
The Great Acceleration
Hardly a day passes when I don’t ask if our leaders are crazy, out of their minds. I keep coming back with the same answer – it’s either that or…
Trump – Alt.Left Also Responsible for Charlottesville
That racist, misogynist, sexist, deviant fascist bastard can’t help himself. A day after he so reluctantly had to appear on camera to denounce the white supremacists, white nationalist, neo-Nazi and…
Who Isn’t Quitting Trump’s American Manufacturing Council?
Elon Musk walked weeks ago. Then Google took its leave. Now, in the wake of the Charlottesville alt.right, neo-Nazi, KKK, white supremacist rally and Donald Trump’s refusal to do what…
Fascism Within
It’s not hard to spot resurgent fascism. Hungary, Poland, Turkey, Israel, the United States, India among others. It’s also struggling to get a toe hold elsewhere – Germany, France, the…
Old Harry Catches the Stench of 1939 In the Air
For a 94-year old guy, Harry Leslie Smith intends to see his voice heard. Smith splits his time between the U.K. and a home he maintains in Belleville, Ontario. Ever…
Charlottesville Rebound
Protesters in Durham, North Carolina, toppled a statue of a Civil War Confederate soldier in reaction to the fiasco in Charlottesville, Virginia on the weekend. Hard to tell where this…
Trump Says He May Pardon Sheriff Arpaio
He’s calls himself “America’s toughest sheriff” and now he’s facing a stretch in the Greybar Hotel for refusing an order to stop traffic stop patrols targeting Latinos as suspected undocumented…
You Can’t Tell If It’s Safe If You Don’t Know What It Is.
The folks in Washington state aren’t impressed with the Trudeau/Notley/Kinder-Morgan pipeline initiative. Among other things they’re a little pissed off that no one will tell them what’s in the dilbit…
Rebel Media – Ezra’s Giant Shit Sandwich
In the wake of the Charlottesville fiasco, Alberta Tories are turning their backs on Ezra Levant’s Rebel Media over its ties to the alt-right white supremacist movement. Doug Schweitzer, facing…
Trump Was Warned
The Trump administration was warned of the danger of violence by white supremacists groups.The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security released a joint report on May 10, 2017. ForeignPolicy.com…
The New York Times Flays Trump Alive
The editorial board of The New York Times has torn the hide off president Donald J. Trump. Mr. Trump is alone in modern presidential history in his willingness to summon…
Oh sure, Don, We Believe You.
Finally, under enormous pressure for two days, Donald Trump has denounced the radical rightwing thugs that savaged Charlottesville on Saturday. It’s bullshit of course. He doesn’t mean it. Those thugs…
Cops, Outgunned, Scurried for Cover in Charlottesville.
Governments claim to themselves a monopoly on organized violence. This is exercised via police agencies and military forces. Nobody is supposed to be more powerful than the state which has…
Better Than Al Gore?
A recently retired physician from British Columbia, Peter Carter, has taken up the fight against climate change. This video may be the most informative state-of-the-climate address you have ever seen.…
State Sponsor of (Domestic) Terrorism?
Undercover FBI agent, Michael German, says the Trump White House has empowered white supremacist terrorism. That would make the United States a true, “state sponsor of (domestic) terrorism.
What Was Really on Display Yesterday in Charlottesville
You might have thought Ezra Levant’s Rebel Media would be all over yesterday’s riots in Charlottesville, Virginia. Haven’t heard a word. Can’t find any reaction piece online either. Nothing. We’ve…