Tag: immigration
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TAPA # 166 CALLOUS DISREGARD!!!
The historian Heather Cox Richardson’s February 7 letter, describing what is now happening to immigrants in America, is chillingly reminiscent of events in 1938, when Jews and other minorities were scapegoated by the Nazi regime and blamed for Germany’s past woes to justify pogroms and persecution. German Jews, who had long enjoyed the basic civil…
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TAPA # 163 VOTE FOR CHAT!!!
Trump claims he is merely enforcing existing immigration laws that prior administrations failed to enforce for a variety of reasons. Immigration was elevated as a political issue to motivate voters, often by invoking claims of increased crime, despite FBI data showing that violent crime declined in the post-COVID period. Trump promised to pursue violent criminals,…
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TAPA # 162 WE ARE ALL MINNESOTANS!!!
We have all been shocked and saddened by the murders in Minneapolis carried out by agents of our own government. We have seen similar jackbooted behavior by federal forces in Los Angeles and Chicago, assaulting women and children, dragging elderly men, American citizens, from their homes in freezing temperatures, dressed only in their underwear. Many…
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TAPA # 161 MALFEASANCE!!!
Malpractice is negligence: when a professional fails to meet the accepted standard of care and that failure causes harm.Malfeasance is intentional wrongdoing, especially by someone in public office or a position of trust. Malpractice is typically a civil offense, remedied through monetary penalties. Malfeasance, by contrast, can be criminal, particularly when it results in serious injury or…
THE AMERICAN POSEIDON ADVENTURE 