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The Trump Crew’s Incompetence Lasted to the End

February 13, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

So we never forget, as the reign of the WPE (worst-president-ever) slowly slips into the sunset, we need to remember a few things. David Frum in the Atlantic has written an excellent essay covering some of those things: The Trump Crew’s Incompetence Lasted to the End. The former president’s lawyers were bad—but that was all … [Read more…]

Posted in: Pandemic, Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about, This Day in History, Trump Tagged: Atlantic, corruption, David Frum, Impeachment, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, John Ratcliff, Matthew Whitaker, Michael Flynn, Michael van der Veen, Richard Grenell, Scott Pruitt, Sebastian Gorka, Trump, worst-president-ever, WPE

The NEWS you may not have read …

May 31, 2020 by sergneri 1 Comment

In the Columbia Journalism Review is an essay The bad news quietly buried during the pandemic by Zoë Beery: With the world’s attention glued to the coronavirus pandemic, news about anything else has been slipping farther and farther down the proverbial front page. But that doesn’t mean nothing’s been going on. Whether by design or … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Ethical and green living, Feminism, Finanace, Future of Work, IT Failures, Pandemic, Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about, This Day in History, Trump Tagged: Airlines, Andrew Cuomo, Andrew Wheeler, Brett Kavanagh, carbon offsets, Coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, department of Defense, EPA, food stamps, fuel efficiency standards, Immigration, Jared Kushner, Justin Walker, Keystone XL, Mitch McConnell, oil sands, pandemic, PATRIOT Act, President Trump, Stephen Miller, watchdog

A few notes for Mr. Trump

March 28, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Here are copies of the letters I’ve sent to Mr. Trump. You can also send your message at The White House web site. 03/24/2017 Mr. Trump, We would remind you that since your inauguration only 65 days have passed. The silliness of your claims to have improved the job market, for example, are telling and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Politics, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: Afghanistan, Ajit Pai, Argentina, Attorney General, coastal waters, Consumer Financial Protection Administration, Dodd-Frank, Donald Trump, EPA, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Jared Kushner, Jeff Sessions, Lies, Mick Mulvaney, mining cartels, NOAA, petroleum cartels, Robert Mercer, Sebastian Gorka, Steven Bannon, US Ambassadors

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