Posts Tagged: Donald Trump

Is Trump Putin’s Puppet? Cold War Paranoia Here Today

 Putin has done what the Soviets long dreamed of accomplishing- a Russian-controlled puppet placed in the White House. The vodka must be flowing in hell as Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev are gleefully toasting each other in what Vlad has

Is Trump Putin’s Puppet? Cold War Paranoia Here Today

 Putin has done what the Soviets long dreamed of accomplishing- a Russian-controlled puppet placed in the White House. The vodka must be flowing in hell as Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev are gleefully toasting each other in what Vlad has

The Man Who Will Never Be King

  Every schoolchild knows George Washington’s rejection of an American monarchy was absolute. Little Donnie was too busy dipping a girl’s pigtails into the inkwell to pay attention during class. Washington’s rejection of an American monarchy was absolute. It still

The Man Who Will Never Be King

  Every schoolchild knows George Washington’s rejection of an American monarchy was absolute. Little Donnie was too busy dipping a girl’s pigtails into the inkwell to pay attention during class. Washington’s rejection of an American monarchy was absolute. It still

Make Maps Great Again

Just as I knew there was no real Gilligan’s Island, I know there is no such thing as the Gulf of America. They are both the figment of someone’s geographical imagination. One, from the creative mind of a mid-century TV

Make Maps Great Again

Just as I knew there was no real Gilligan’s Island, I know there is no such thing as the Gulf of America. They are both the figment of someone’s geographical imagination. One, from the creative mind of a mid-century TV

Make America White Again

In his Teutonic efforts to “Make America White Again,” Trump is breaking all records to erase any trace of color, bleaching out the Other as though it were a stubborn stain. I haven’t seen such an imperative for achieving whiteness

Make America White Again

In his Teutonic efforts to “Make America White Again,” Trump is breaking all records to erase any trace of color, bleaching out the Other as though it were a stubborn stain. I haven’t seen such an imperative for achieving whiteness

The Whitewashing of January 6

I haven’t witnessed so much whitewashing since Tom Sawyer conned his hapless friends to paint a rickety wooden fence for him. But this time it is Donald Trump and his cohort of spineless Republicans who are wielding the paintbrush, dousing

The Whitewashing of January 6

I haven’t witnessed so much whitewashing since Tom Sawyer conned his hapless friends to paint a rickety wooden fence for him. But this time it is Donald Trump and his cohort of spineless Republicans who are wielding the paintbrush, dousing

Two Americas One Inauguration

Although I vowed a blackout in watching Trump’s inauguration, the pull to bear witness to history was too great. It was impossible for me to not watch history as it unfolded in real-time. Every horrid moment. I watched because I

Two Americas One Inauguration

Although I vowed a blackout in watching Trump’s inauguration, the pull to bear witness to history was too great. It was impossible for me to not watch history as it unfolded in real-time. Every horrid moment. I watched because I

Two Americas One Inauguration

Although I vowed a blackout in watching Trump’s inauguration, the pull to bear witness to history was too great. It was impossible for me to not watch history as it unfolded in real-time. Every horrid moment. I watched because I

Two Americas One Inauguration

Although I vowed a blackout in watching Trump’s inauguration, the pull to bear witness to history was too great. It was impossible for me to not watch history as it unfolded in real-time. Every horrid moment. I watched because I

Flying the Flag for a Flag Fondler Trump

Even when it comes to the American flag, Donald Trump just has to have his way with her. Flags will now fly at full-staff at the Capitol for Trump’s inauguration despite President Bidens orders for flags to remain at half-staff

Flying the Flag for a Flag Fondler Trump

Even when it comes to the American flag, Donald Trump just has to have his way with her. Flags will now fly at full-staff at the Capitol for Trump’s inauguration despite President Bidens orders for flags to remain at half-staff

Trump at the Wheel

Trump As I entered the Uber picking me up from a medical appointment yesterday afternoon,  it didn’t take more than a nanosecond to realize I would be traveling in an alternative universe. The Trump hat was the red flag,  but the

Trump at the Wheel

Trump As I entered the Uber picking me up from a medical appointment yesterday afternoon,  it didn’t take more than a nanosecond to realize I would be traveling in an alternative universe. The Trump hat was the red flag,  but the

A Visit to a Trump Store – MAGA Merch

I recently went undercover as a Trump supporter to mingle with the Long Island MAGA crowd, undetected. A few days ago, I was driving down N.Y. Route 110, a major suburban drag in nearby Melville. This boring four-lane road filled

A Visit to a Trump Store – MAGA Merch

I recently went undercover as a Trump supporter to mingle with the Long Island MAGA crowd, undetected. A few days ago, I was driving down N.Y. Route 110, a major suburban drag in nearby Melville. This boring four-lane road filled