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Former Navy sailor pardoned by Trump says he’s suing Comey and Obama

| June 7, 2018 | 40 Comments
Former Navy sailor pardoned by Trump says he’s suing Comey and Obama

Fox News News reports a former Navy sailor is planning to file a lawsuit against Obama administration officials, charging that he was subject to unequal protection of the law. Former First Class Petty Officer Kristian Saucier served a year in federal prison for taking photos of classified sections of the submarine on which he worked, […]

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Socialism, History – and “An Inconvenient Truth”

| September 1, 2017 | 163 Comments
Socialism, History – and “An Inconvenient Truth”

Here are two quotes.  They’re both from the same individual.  Before I tell you who, take a guess.   Socialism as the final concept of duty, the ethical duty of work, not just for oneself but also for one’s fellow man’s sake, and above all the principle: Common good before own good, a struggle against […]

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News from Venezuela

| August 9, 2017 | 86 Comments
News from Venezuela

Erosion is underway in Venezuela’s military. Small groups of military members are retaining their weapons or acquiring them from armories and going off on their own, posting videos addressed to Venezuelans in general to oppose Maduro and his dictatorship. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/world/americas/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-military.html I see reports that the opposition has given up and others that it has not. […]

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The Axe is Falling….

| August 6, 2017 | 45 Comments
The Axe is Falling….

Maduro has gone beyond being a bully and a dictator. Luisa Ortega Diaz, Venezuela’s legitimate attorney general, has been barred from her office by security forces, and replaced with Tarek William Saab, who was recently sanctioned by the Trump administration for his failure to protect protesters from abuses, in his role as Venezuela’s top human […]

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Well, Well, Well

| June 26, 2017 | 53 Comments
Well, Well, Well

Remember “good old” Sen. Bernie Sanders,      Communist      Socialist       “Independent”-VT?  You know, the guy who  claims to be the champion of the “little guy” – just like most      Communists      Progressives do until they get into a position of power, and then turn elitist? Well, take a gander at this interesting article from Fox News.  It seems […]

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Myth of the 97% Scientist Consensus on Global Warming

| May 23, 2017 | 78 Comments
Myth of the 97% Scientist Consensus on Global Warming

In an argument, between those who believe climate change is natural, and those who support man-made global warming, someone is going to throw the “97% consensus among scientists on global warming” card or something similar. By “consensus”, the idea is that scientists consider this a “no-brainer”. The planet is warming up, we’re contributing to it, […]

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An Update on Everyone’s “Favorite” Berkeley Alumnus

| April 25, 2017 | 43 Comments
An Update on Everyone’s “Favorite” Berkeley Alumnus

Now, don’t jump to conclusions – the “fine individual” I’m referring to doesn’t seem to comment here.  (smile) It looks like our “favorite” Frank Zappa/Leon Trotsky wannabe lookalike is getting the attention he apparently craves.  But as is often the case, perhaps he should have heeded the old proverb:  “Be careful what you wish, you […]

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“Stopped Clock Principle” Proven Again

| April 23, 2017 | 154 Comments
“Stopped Clock Principle” Proven Again

Can’t say I think much of – or often agree with – Bill Maher.  But IMO he certainly hits the nail on the head here: Bill Maher: UC Berkeley is ‘the cradle for f—king babies’ So, what did Berkeley do to get under Maher’s skin?  He was referring to the recent trend of UC-B (and […]

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