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Media Lords’ Control Biggest Censored Story

January 26, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar > 20 June 1990 Media lords’ control biggest censored story by DAN MURPHY Tribune Staff Writer It was the media itself, and its control by “media lords,” that was the most “censored” story of last year. But since most people get their news in a 24-minute dose each night, plenty … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Thinking about Tagged: 1990, Censorship, Fourth Estate, Media, Media Lords, News sources, Project Censored

NOT FAIR . . .

January 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Coronado Eagle, 17 October 1990 NOT FAIR . . . Speaking of creation, that always quotable local divine, Dr. Tom Warmer told the congregation at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church that life is not always fair. “If life were fair,” declaimed Tom, “I would have been created with the wealth of Donald Trump, the selflessness … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: Arnold Schwartzenegger, Donald Trump, Jonathan Winters, Mother Teresa

We’ve Got Issues

January 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Corsair, 30 March 2011 We’ve Got Issues By Tim Morse Staff Writer An eye opening explanation for why Donald Trump continuously attempts to expose alleged “shortcomings” of President Barack Obama. Donald Trump, for years a symbol of capitalism gone mad, has recently made some controversial (albeit systematic) comments about President Barack Obama regarding his presidential … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: "birther" movement, African-American, arrogance, Barack Obama, birther, Donald Trump, Limbaugh, Whoopi Goldberg, xenophobic

Offered Actors $50 to Cheer for Him at Presidential Announcement

January 25, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Hollywood Reporter – 6/17/2015 A casting call was sent out last week “looking to cast people for the event to wear t-shirts and carry signs and help cheer him in support of his announcement.” Trump’s big presidential announcement Tuesday was made a little bigger with help from paid actors — at $50 a pop. New … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Politics, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: Casting Call, Fucktrumpet, The Disgraced Racist

Much Cousinman

January 24, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

San Francisco Call, 24 January 1892 CONTRACT LABOR. The Alien Law* Violated and American Miners Superseded by Hungarians or Slavs. New York, Jan. 23.— Contract Labor Inspectors Conkling and Osborne, sent from this city to the mining districts in Pennsylvania to investigate the workings of the alien contract law, have sent a report to Secretary … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: 1892, Alien Law, labor, Miners, Pennsylvania

Il Douchebag’s emotional tailspin was predictable

January 24, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

From the Washington Post, Jan 24,2017 I was pondering the President’s mental health last night then came across this today. Seems I’m not alone, others are questioning his “balance” as well. … Imagine how lawmakers perceive him after a performance like that. Do they imagine he is unstable? Dishonest? Well, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Politics, Thinking about, This Day in History, Trump Tagged: alternatives, Douchebag, fabulism, facts, Fucktrumpet, The Weaselheaded Fucknugget, White House

SUPER – CALLOUS – FASCIST – RACIST – EXTRA – BRAGGA – DOCIOUS

January 21, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

From a sign during the Women’s Marches on Jan. 21, 2017. SUPER – CALLOUS – FASCIST – RACIST – EXTRA – BRAGGA – DOCIOUS

Posted in: Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History, Trump Tagged: CALLOUS, FASCIST, RACIST, Some Bag Of Toxic Sludge, Some Clueless Numpty, Some Disgraced Racist, Some Mendacious Mango

Your Day-One Guide to President The Toupeed Fucktrumpet’s Conflicts of Interest

January 21, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Mother Jones (I use the Firefox add-on “Some Rich Asshole” which translates the word T R U M P into the “The Toupeed Fucktrumpet”, among a few other choice epithets. Below is what this add-on did to a Mother Jones article about his conflicts of interest. I’ve placed the transpositions in ITALICS. The Some Rich … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: 45th president, Bloviating, Bloviator, Cheeto-dusted, Cheeto-faced, cockwomble, Combover, Ferret-wearing, Fleshbag, Fucknugget, Fucktrumpet, Hairpiece, Incoherent Creamsicle, Marmalade Manchild, Misogynist, president-elect, Shitgibbon, Some Man-sized Sebaceous Cyst, Tiny-fingered, Toupeed, TRUP, Weaselheaded

Anti-Some Weaselheaded Fucknugget protesters form human chain across Golden Gate Bridge

January 21, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Anti-Some Weaselheaded Fucknugget protesters form human chain across Golden Gate Bridge JOHN ROGERS AND JOCELYN GECKER ASSOCIATED PRESS | January 20, 2017, 9:53AM LOS ANGELES — Thousands of protesters formed a human chain across the Golden Gate Bridge on Friday while thousands more marched through a driving rainstorm in Los Angeles as a state that … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History, Trump Tagged: 45th president, he Cheeto-dusted Bloviator, Love Trumps Hate, Some Bag Of Toxic Sludge, Some Bloviating Fleshbag, Some Clueless Numpty, Some Disgraced Racist, Some Robert Mugabe Of The Hudson, Weaselheaded Fucknugget

Wayne Barrett (1945-2017)

January 21, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Mother Jones Tribute to Wayne Barrett Remembering the legendary Village Voice reporter who launched an army of muckrakers. Wikipedia Selected Bibliography The New Yorker: Newsdesk 2016 New York Times Obituary Rolling Stone Obituary Washington Post Obituary Barrett, 71, uncovered the misdeeds of politicians, developers, crooked judges and “poverty pimps” during a four-decade career at the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Obituaries, Politics, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: Muckraker, Newspaper Reporter, Obituary, Village Voice, Wayne Barrett
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