It’s the Pot Calling the Kettle the Pot
One characteristic of Donald Trump that repeatedly calls his mental health into question is his chronic lying. He seems utterly incapable of distinguishing reality from fantasy. Trump’s greatest lie is…
The Mound of Sound
Sure, Putin Is a Thug, But, Herr Trump, He’s Barking Mad.
The Washington Post reports that Germans have got Donald Trump pretty well sorted out. It’s official: Germans are more worried about President Trump than Russian President Vladimir Putin. That, at…
Our Bad. Sorry, He’s Nuts.
That pretty much sums up Arizona senator John McCain’s warning/apology to NATO representatives at the Munich security conference. America’s president, Donald J. Trump, can’t be taken at his word because…
Wrap Your Mind Around This – Ten Trillion Gallons of Water
That’s how much rain is expected to fall in California in the coming week – ten trillion gallons of water. Yeah, that California, the state that’s endured years of severe…
Talk Is Cheap
At least we know that he knows. Justin Trudeau has said it – corporate elites and their political handmaidens (a.k.a. his own government) are the rot sweeping through world politics.…
Why Liberals Are Wrong About Trump
In case you missed it, this has gone viral. Worth a look.
Trump’s Cabinet Looking Like the Afghan National Army
Only the Afghan government has an excuse – they haven’t got enough money to pay the troops. No wonder the enlistment/desertion system operates like a turnstile. What’s Trump’s excuse? First…
Dissecting Trump’s Shady Past.
American Interest’s James S. Henry exposes the American president’s lengthy history of cozying up to affluent Russian thugs: Fortunately, for those of us who are curious about Trump’s Russian connections,…
The German Bank And the Deadbeat President
It’s one of Germany’s biggest and now its most controversial financial institutions, Deutsche Bank. Now Deutsche Bank is under investigation by US federal authorities for, among other things, its shady…
Why Trump Would Give Up the Presidency Before He Would Cough Up His Tax Returns.
All the hoopla about National Security administrator, Mike Flynn’s, quiet calls to the Russians is the tip of the iceberg. Of course Flynn called the Russians and assured them that…
Green Party Membership Backs Resolution on Palestine by Overwhelming Majority
The Green Party membership has ratified a resolution supporting Palestinian human rights by a 90 per cent approval vote. Nine out of ten, that’s fairly conclusive even if it does…
Oh, a Paranoia Purge. Sweet.
There comes a time in the life of every despot where he has to purge the unreliable, untrustworthy. Hitler staged the “Night of the Long Knives,” three days in which…
Is Trudeau Undermining Democracy in Canada?
This is about more than just the decision to abandon electoral reform although that’s a big part of the problem. Around the world we’re witnessing liberal democracy in retreat and…
Flynn Falls on His Sword. It Was a Different Story for Reagan.
It’s pretty embarrassing for a freshly minted president to lose his national security advisor to scandal in the first month of the administration. What felled retired general Mike Flynn were…
This Is the Face of Climate Change. It’s Dangerous. It’s Scary. We Are Totally Unprepared.
Consider California’s Lake Oroville the poster child for climate change. Here are some photos of what the lake looked like over the past several years. That was then, before heavy…
What Do Australia and the Arctic Have in Common?
What do they have in common? Well this year Australia, in the height of the southern hemisphere summer, and the Arctic, in the blackout of northern hemisphere winter, are both…
Fun With Jim
Fireworks on last night’s Real Time with Bill Maher as Trump apologist-in-chief, Piers Morgan, got into it with Aussie standup artist, Jim Jeffries.
Is Trump Trying to Provoke Another Terrorist Attack on America?
Even Scientific American has concluded that Donald Trump may be the best thing that ever happened to ISIS. Paul Krugman wonders if Trump is deliberately trying to provoke another attack…
The "H" Represents Us
For the first four billion years since the beginning of life on Earth, “the rate of change of the Earth system (E) has been driven by three things: astronomical forcings…
Jesus, Justin, Give That Side of Your Mouth a Rest
If you ever needed proof that Justin is perfectly bilingual, able to speak out of both sides of his mouth at the same time\; truth out of one side, lies…