Tag: history
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TAPA # 246 LIPSTICK FOR A PIG???
Trump has an extraordinary ability to create problems, blame everyone else for them, and somehow persuade people to believe him. I watched his rally in Syracuse, my hometown, with particular interest. Many in the crowd came for the spectacle. Some traveled from out of state, while others were local residents who, still blind to the…
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TAPA. # 245 WHAT MORE DO WE NEED TO KNOW???
Who knows where the coming elections will take us? What I do know is that unless Americans bring about a change or at least erect a firewall between Trump and the further exercise of unchecked power, our liberties, living conditions, personal safety, and standing in the world may be severely, perhaps irreparably, damaged. That is…
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TAPA # 244 The Neanderthal Waltz
Today I was reading Sapiens, a gift from my grandson, and listening to an NPR interview with a longtime Pentagon journalist discussing the state of our military under Hegseth. Suddenly, the two narratives converged, offering an illuminating perspective on the disaster unfolding in our government. In the chapter “An Animal of No Significance,” Yuval Noah Harari…
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TAPA # 239 THE ASSET
Since last Friday the 25th Anniversary of 9/11, I have been drilling down on Trump’s history of bankruptcy scams and sources of funding for the deals where he refinances a project then skims off the cash with bankruptcy at the conclusion. This administration is a similar journey as he uses American taxpayer dollars to leverage business…
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TAPA # 234 THE PICKPOCKET PRESIDENT
Maureen Dowd’s opinion piece says it better than I could. I’ve watched the Supreme Court become an anachronistic appendage, an addled actor pretending to be our third independent branch of government. At times I have defended their decisions because it appeared they were trying to ‘call balls and strikes’ making decisions that were independent of…
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TAPA # 233 DILBERT’S DILEMMA???
As I listened to Texas Republicans plead with Trump to open his pocketbook so they could deluge the Texas market with propaganda about Paxton’s supposed virtue, Trump’s choice to represent the people of Texas in the U.S. Senate, I was struck by the irony. Using the word virtue in the same sentence with Trump seems almost oxymoronic,…
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TAPA # 232 A ONE EYED CARPENTER???
Anthony Scaramucci, known as “the Mooch,” recently expressed surprise at how many holes our Constitution seems to contain, holes that Trump has chosen to drive through. I disagree. Our problem is not the form of the Constitution. It is the character of the people entrusted with managing the government it created. In a democracy, leadership…
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TAPA # 230 THE CANADIAN CONTRAST
As I’ve watched the sparring between Canadian and American leaders, the contrast could not be more bold or stark. The Canadians speak with dignity, purpose, and principle. The Americans seem addled, sleazy, and devoid of integrity. The Canadians are defending their country, their sovereignty, with dignity. We Americans, on the other hand, appear as bullies,…
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TAPA # 228 ATTENTION OR ACHTUNG???
ATTENTION OR ACHTUNG??? “We can only lose the midterms if we allow ourselves to lose the midterms, if we are foolish, stupid, and unwise.”Donald Trump at Mount Rushmore, discussing the midterm elections and suggesting that any Republican loss would be the fault of his supporters, not his own. “The German people demonstrated that they were…
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TAPA # 224 NOT A CHANCE???
NOT A CHANCE? Yesterday, old Bone Spurs blew more hot air, threatening ‘Economic D-Day’, for Iran. Who is he kidding, other than himself? Trump has already alienated many of our allies and, at times, damaged them economically with his tariff buffoonery. Does he really think anyone will respond to these latest threats or, for that…
