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Trump's coup failed - but US democracy has been given a scare
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 2 Comments • 6 years ago
“The president pulled every lever to stay in power. It didn't work, but how would the US handle a closer election?”
"We take an oath to the constitution," Milley said. "We do not take an oath to a king or a queen, a tyrant or a dictator." My Dad was stationed in Izmir, Turkey, during the 1960 military coup d'état. I remember tanks in the streets. Let's not kid ourselves: In the end it will be up to the...
Ivanka Highlights Trump Administration's Big Pandemic Success
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 3 Comments • 1 Like • 6 years ago
“Finally, we are getting some FACTS out of the White House. Noted environmentalist and nepotistic grifter Ivanka Trump dropped some KNOWLEDGE on...”
There has been a lot of speculation about whom Trump will pardon. Ivanka is a prime candidate. Her abuse of power (making deals in China while on the White House payroll) is surely open to criminal pursuit. While we're thinking about the family... Don Jr and Jared...
A Cult of Ignorance
By: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 14 Comments • 4 Likes • 6 years ago
“Isaac Asimov, in Newsweek, January 21, 1980”
Let me insist on the date: January 21, 1980 Premonitory, hmm? (Oh dear! That's five syllables...) Asimov wrote this before the Internet gave us fake news,making things much, much worse.
In Praise of Janet Yellen the Economist
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 3 Comments • 6 years ago
“She never forgot that economics is about people”
Trump's top gun is Peter Navarro, found by Jared via a search of Amazon books. Navarro's books cite an expert who doesn't exist... whose name is an anagram for "Navarro".
A quartet of MAPS
By: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 2 Comments • 6 years ago
“I've loved maps for seventy years.The amount of information that can be transmitted is fabulous.”
A better way to visualize US Election Results Deforestation in Australia Death rate from opioid use, 2017 [European] settlement of the US 1770 - 1890 ESAIL’s first map of global shipping
Trump strips Biden's options to boost the economy
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 6 Comments • 6 years ago
“The most direct way the Fed could increase its aid to the economy is through two temporary lending programs”
This is Trump sabotaging America's economy. To hinder Biden, Trump is hurting millions of Americans. This is more proof that Trump does not give a fuck about what happens to average Americans.
Religious notes
By: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 38 Comments • 2 Likes • 6 years ago
“Christ commanded us to love one another. These "Christians" seem to have lost that message.”
The hatred being spewed by self-styled "Christians" is perhaps the most amazing aspect of Trumpism. Millions of people have turned away from the God they have always worshiped, to bow down and adore such a creature as Trump. Their "spiritual leaders" have much to repent.
General Motors Drops Support for Trump Climate Rollbacks
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 3 Comments • 6 years ago
“General Motors said it would no longer back President Trump's effort to strip California of the power to set fuel economy standards”
The automobile industry is facing huge challenges. We don't need conflict between it and the government.
The secretive consulting firm that's become Biden's Cabinet in waiting
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 1 Comments • 6 years ago
“WestExec Advisors, which now looks like a government-in-waiting for the next administration, was founded in 2017”
It's probably wise to have a place where competent people may be stashed, while the Trump hurricane blows itself out.