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Fitness and Mental Health, Her Skin Crawled

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Fit to be Tied: President Trump’s angry speech in Phoenix Tuesday night ratcheted up the talk about whether he’s fit to be President. Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on CNN, “I found this downright scary and disturbing. …

New War Strategy, Budget Buster

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Stratego: President Trump last night laid out what he described as a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan and security issues in all of South Asia, promising to decisively defeat terrorist organizations with new rules of engagement in combat …

Sailors Missing After Collision, Total Eclipse

Monday, August 21, 2017

Collision: Ten US sailors are missing and five injured after a guided missile destroyer collided with an oil tanker off the coast of Singapore early this morning. It is the second fatal collision between a US warship and a civilian …

Boston Crowds the Right, New War Plan

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Boston: A Boston rally to promote “free speech” was vastly outnumbered by as many as 40,000 mostly-peaceful counter protesters marching against white supremacy and Nazism. A few scuffles broke out in the event that was heavily patrolled and monitored by …

Bannon Gets the Boot, Manmade Disaster

Saturday, August 19, 2017

Ten Little Indians: The long-rumored firing of President Trump’s extreme nationalist adviser Steve Bannon finally happened. Bannon joins the growing list of Trump’s original team, including his national security adviser, press secretary, and chief of staff who’ve been given the …

Terrorists Shot After Two Van Attacks

Friday, August 18, 2017

Barcelona: Police in Spain last night killed five suspected terrorists after a second van attack on pedestrians. One person was killed in the attack. The shootout took place in Cambrils, about 70 miles outside Barcelona, where yesterday afternoon a van …

Out of Business, Washington and Lee

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Out of Business:  Business leaders, the military, and some Republicans turned on President Trump yesterday. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, responding to Trump’s claim that there were some “very fine” people among the white nationalists marching in Charlottesville said, “There …

Trump Speaks Up for Nazis

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Towering Inferno: In a passionately delivered press conference inside his New York tower, President Trump yesterday appeared to speak in defense of white supremacists objecting to the removal of Confederate statues in the South. The violence in Charlottesville over the …

Third Time’s a Charm, Monumental Stupidity

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Makeup to Breakup: Three days late, President Trump yesterday delivered a direct condemnation of white supremacy after failing to hit the mark following Saturday’s violence in Charlottesville, Va. “Racism is evil,” Trump said from the White House Diplomatic Room. “And …

Late Condemnation, Trump Campaigning

Monday, August 14, 2017

What He Meant Was: Charlottesville, Va. Mayor Michael Signer yesterday blamed President Trump for creating an atmosphere that emboldened white racists involved in violence in his city. “Look at the campaign he ran,” Signer said on CNN. “Look at the …