The Trump Legacy Part 2: Lies, Lies, and More Lies
Does “Never Again” Mean Anything in America? by Mark M. Bello Proof That America Refused to Believe Its Own Eyes. Joe Biden is president. America settles down. The chaos fades into background noise; the lies blur together. Trump is prosecuted—he paints himself as the victim and TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) strikes again. The economy becomes […]
THE TRUMP LEGACY: LIES, LIES, AND MORE LIES
PART ONE: THE LIES WE SAW WITH OUR OWN EYES—How Trump Trained us to Stop Believing Reality by Mark M. Bello Let’s dispense with polite fiction: Donald Trump did not merely “spin,” exaggerate, or posture during his two presidential administrations. He lied — repeatedly, shamelessly, and about the most consequential matters a president can touch. […]
Adopt-A-Techie & Deport-A-Prof
Trump Rolls Out New Immigration and Education Plan By Mark M. Bello Someday, in the not-too-distant future . . . WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a bold policy initiative meant to “keep the smart ones and cancel the subversive ones,” President Trump on Friday unveiled his new Adopt-A-Techie—Deport-A-Prof™ initiative. This dual-track program offers expedited green cards to foreign STEM […]
Can Trump Use the DOJ to Retaliate Against His Adversaries?
By Mark M. Bello “A few people have asked why I vehemently oppose Trump. Let me make this perfectly clear. It’s not about politics. I’ve voted for both parties. It’s about me, as a patriot, rejecting a cheating, lying, racist, treasonous, fascist, and vile man who attacks the free press and wants to lead the […]
Democrats: Insanity Strikes Again
Democrats: Insanity Strikes Again By Bob Gatty How many times have you heard Albert Einstein’s quote that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results? Seems like common sense, to me. But apparently not to Senate Democrats because they’ve just placed their trust in Sen. Chuck […]
Is Mass Deportation Another Trump Con? What Are the Real Implications?
Is Mass Deportation Another Trump Con? What Are the Real Implications? by Bob Gatty Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of undocumented workers is nothing but another scheme to line his pockets and those of his corporate buddies who stand to profit from payoffs and contracts to build and maintain the private detention camps that […]
The Election: The Macho Cult Won
The Election: The Macho Cult Won by Eileen Powell As long as we’re still doing post-mortems on how Donald Trump won the election over Kamala Harris, let’s look at the obvious. We don’t have to be statisticians, or policy experts to come up with the reason. A recent article in TIME revealed Trump’s secret. It […]
The Paradox of Tolerance
by Stacy Fitzgerald Americans have sprinted into a predictable pattern of accepting the intolerable. When Donald Trump was first elected president in 2016, stunned Democrats made promises to reject and resist the blatant racism, sexism, xenophobia, and mean-spiritedness he and many of his supporters represented. Never before had we had a president that openly mocked the disabled, called […]
A Gut Punch
by Mark M. Bello A Gut Punch If you are like me, you are profoundly disappointed in the outcome of Tuesday’s election. You are left stunned, in pain from a gut punch to the stomach, and wondering what went wrong. Here are some takeaways: We do not live in “the greatest country in the world,” […]
Is the Fascist Candidate Worth the Risk?
by Mark M. Bello Is the fascist candidate worth the risk? Is Donald Trump a “fascist?” His former generals and Chief of Staff say he meets the definition. The United States Supreme Court recently gave the president power without guardrails—the next president will have almost uncheckable power. Trump held a rally at Madison Square Garden […]