Last modified on Sunday 28 May 2017 11.50 EDTDuring Donald Trump’s state visit to the Middle East and Europe, Americans have been playing a sort of bleak party game, asking o... moreLast modified on Sunday 28 May 2017 11.50 EDTDuring Donald Trump’s state visit to the Middle East and Europe, Americans have been playing a sort of bleak party game, asking one another: what is the most tone-deaf remark, the most egregious faux pas, the most historically amnesiac or insensitive gaffe that our president has made in the course of his journey?Was it the bullying body language he demonstrated at the Nato summit, shoving aside Dusko Markovic, the Prime Minister of Montenegro, a small country of which some have suggested Trump may not have heard?Was it his apparent unawareness of where Israel is located, an ignorance displayed when he informed an audience of Israelis that he’d “just got back from the Middle East”? Or was it his seeming inability to distinguish between “Islamist” and “Islamic” when he strayed off script during a speech he delivered in Saudi Arabia, a mistake he blamed on exhaustion, though he had only recently left home?Most people, I ima... less
If Trump campaign already collusion with Russia, then there is no need for Kushner to setup a secret channel to contact Russia because the campaign already has one. So which is the... moreIf Trump campaign already collusion with Russia, then there is no need for Kushner to setup a secret channel to contact Russia because the campaign already has one. So which is the fake false story the news it feeding us? One or both of the stories? Both cannot stand as truth.The media does not even realize they just blow up their own Trump/Russia collusion conspiracy theory with the Kushner story.
Some people have the quaint idea that Trump should release his tax returns. I wouldn’t wait up nights on this one. But I was thinking of something else: What about his IQ ret... moreSome people have the quaint idea that Trump should release his tax returns. I wouldn’t wait up nights on this one. But I was thinking of something else: What about his IQ returns? Trump makes a lot of IQ. Haven’t the champions of liberal democracy always done that? Anyway, he says things like, “Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure,it’s not your fault.” The Republican presidential nominee tweeted that, and I have preserved his characteristic punctuation. As for feeling “stupid or insecure” — I think that psychiatrists speak of projection. Or is it transference? Trump also tweeted, “I know some of you may think I’m tough and harsh but actually I’m a very compassionate person (with a very high IQ) with strong common sense.” Thanks for the parenthetical, big guy. Since he makes so much of IQ, and boasts that his “is one of the highest,” maybe Tr... less
BUT... who beats this animal? Just two and a half months into his presidency, Donald Trump has already distinguished himself as a war criminal. His administration is killing ... moreBUT... who beats this animal? Just two and a half months into his presidency, Donald Trump has already distinguished himself as a war criminal. His administration is killing unusually large numbers of civilians, in violation of U.S. and international law.Killing Civilians in Record NumbersThe Trump administration began to kill civilians over inaugural weekend, with two drone strikes in Yemen that claimed 10 lives. One drone struck three people on a motorcycle. The other hit seven people riding in a car. Neither Trump nor Defense Secretary James Mattis admits to having approved the strikes. It is not clear who authorized them.One week after his inauguration, Trump bemoaned the death of a U.S. Navy Seal in a botched raid he personally ordered in southern Yemen. Trump made no mention of the 30 people, including at least 10 women and children, killed by the U.S. bombers. The attack badly damaged a health facility, a school and a mosque.Over the past month, the U.S.-led coalition has killed an inordinate number... less
