Tag: history
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TAPA # 223
A Descent Into the Inferno Sitting here, reading and worrying about the midterm elections, I become more concerned the more I learn about what Trump is doing to enrich himself, his family, and his friends while simultaneously working to suppress the vote. It is almost inconceivable that a man who received only 18% of the…
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TAPA # 223 INFAMY, NOT FAME!!!
Senator Cassidy: I watched your interview where you spoke about the extraordinary privilege of serving as a United States senator and of participating in decisions that history may judge as having changed the world. You became emotional as you described both the responsibility and the privilege entrusted to you as you voted for Blanche. You…
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TAPA # 222 THE REPUBLICAN FULL MONTY
Because people who care about:Children and women abused by Epstein and his buddiesThe right of police officers to feel protected and supported by their governmentFree speechThe rule of law—where people are prosecuted not for who they are or what they believe, but for what they actually didFairness in taxation and the obligation of everyone to…
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TAPA # 221 A REFLECTION
The Trump administration’s latest tariff policy appears to be little more than a pretext, a spurious rationale extracted from an obscure provision of trade law. The administration now claims that tariffs are justified because dozens of foreign economies have failed to prohibit imports produced with forced labor. Under this extraordinary theory, countries as different as…
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“Corrected” TAPA # 220 McCarthy REDUX or Washington Witch Trial???
(Sen. Ron Johnson, not Wyden) The Senate hearing to interrogate Dr. Anthony Fauci, conducted by Senator Rand Paul is, to date, one of the most sordid and disturbing examples of the Maga Republican Party’s increasingly un-American and authoritarian behavior. The hearing appears to have been deliberately constructed as a redux of the proceedings associated with…
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TAPA # 220 McCarthy REDUX or Washington Witch Trials???
The Senate hearing to interrogate Dr. Anthony Fauci, conducted by Senator Rand Paul is, to date, one of the most sordid and disturbing examples of the Maga Republican Party’s increasingly un-American and authoritarian behavior. The hearing appears to have been deliberately constructed as a redux of the proceedings associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy’s reign of…
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TAPA # 219 OUR BIGGEST THREAT!!!
Listening to the latest “biggest threat” being spewed by the Squeaker of the House and Trump at his Georgia rally got me thinking about what that accusation really means. The more I examined it, the more it appears that Trump is moving the country toward a system that includes the controlling behaviors associated with communist…
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TAPA # 218 EISENHOWER’S ADVICE
Heather Cox Richardson’s latest letter is remarkably relevant to today’s events. As a historian, she carefully fact-checks the claims she makes. Her reference to Dwight D. Eisenhower’s speeches underscores what many Americans are witnessing today. Eisenhower fundamentally asked: What is the proper responsibility of government? Government derives its power from the people, and the money it spends…
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TAPA # 217 TO SALUTE OR VOMIT…THAT SHOULD BE THE QUESTION!!!
The salute is a gesture of respect rooted in military history and tradition. Over time it evolved with changes in military dress and custom. It is said that during medieval Europe, knights would raise the visors of their helmets to reveal their faces. As armor disappeared, the gesture became removing or touching one’s hat in…
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TAPA # 213 FREEDOM!!!
Well, what did I tell you Old Bone Spurs would say? I told you so. We are long past stipulating that Trump is a liar, a grifter, a convicted felon, and, in my view, a leader whose primary concern is himself. Last night’s Orwellian speech reinforced a familiar principle: Don’t believe what you see or read,…
