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Archives for December 2017

Trump to disappointed supporter: No, I said stocks, not stockings, fool

Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 11:31 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Perhaps he should check his 401k and Bitcoin statements, no?  Oh right, the only ones who have those are rich folks who didn’t even vote for Trump. #Sucker! Read more.

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Merry Christmas!

Monday, December 25, 2017 at 8:12 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

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US Uses Foreign Aid to Threaten World Over Jerusalem. China Should Call Its Bluff

Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 8:43 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

A truly incomprehensible feature of this first year of the Trump presidency is the extent to which he has continually marginalized the United States in world affairs. Critics often caricature his “America First” slogan as America isolated, standing alone. But I suspect this caricature has more truth than even his most informed supporters could have… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: china, Jerusalem, UN resolution

Africans Selling Africans as Slaves … Again

Monday, December 18, 2017 at 7:28 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
old image of Africans enslaving Africans from centuries ago with new images of the same today.

Africans selling Africans Like many people, you might think Europeans captured Africans to enslave them in the so-called New World. This, however, is one of history’s greatest misconceptions.  After all, for centuries before Europeans set foot on the continent, Africans had been capturing and enslaving fellow Africans. Moreover, they were aping the customary practices of ancient civilizations… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Africa, African Diaspora, African slaves, Ethnic Conflict, Libya, migrants, Post-Colonial Africa, slavery, transatlantic slave trade

Going wireless: disconnecting families as much as computers

Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 8:08 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

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Republicans Exploiting FBI Texts the Way Trump Exploited DNC E-mails

Friday, December 15, 2017 at 8:21 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

I thought Bernie Sanders would have been a far more appealing Democratic nominee than Hillary Clinton for the 2016 presidential election. But the way Donald Trump exploited the private e-mails of staffers at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to undermine Hillary’s campaign reeked of cynicism and hypocrisy. This is why I condemned the media for… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: House Judiciary Committee, Rod Rosenstein

Confessions of Facebook Programmers/FAD Pushers Continue

Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 8:26 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Founding president Sean Parker made news recently by confessing that he and fellow programmers designed Facebook more like an addictive drug than a networking tool. I duly commented in “Zuckerberg Designed Facebook ‘Like’ an Addictive Opioid,” November 13, 2017. But Parker only confirmed what iPINIONS had been contending for years in commentaries like “Facebook ‘Like’… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Facebook, Facebook insider confessions, Facebook programming, platform transparency, Sean Parker, social media secrets, tech culture

Obama Joins Chorus Warning about Trump’s America Aping Hitler’s Germany

Monday, December 11, 2017 at 7:48 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

I have been in the vanguard of those warning about this fearful symmetry. In fact, my concerns were such that I began sounding alarms long before a conspiracy of bigotry, ignorance, and complacency misled voters to elect Donald J. Trump the 45th president of the United States. I reacted to this black-swan election with “WTF:… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Adolf Hitler, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Orin Hatch

Intifada: Latterday David vs. Goliath

Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 7:38 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Palestinians hurling rocks as Israeli soldiers and launching a big sling shot and Israeli soldiers pointing guns at Palestinian protesters inset.

President Donald Trump made much ado about recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah reacted as expected. He called for a new Palestinian intifada, condemned America, and urged Lebanon to cut all ties with Israel. Call for Intifada To punctuate his clarion call, Nasrallah insisted that: If the Palestinians undertake an intifada, the Arab and Muslim… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: David, Goliath, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah, Intifada, Israel, Jerusalem, Palestinians

Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Fans Are as Stupid as Trump’s Voters

Friday, December 8, 2017 at 7:58 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

When Beyoncé performed in North Carolina last year, I argued that it was tantamount to endorsing that state’s anti-LGBT law. Further that, in doing so, she was being every bit as mercenary as entertainers who performed in South Africa during the Apartheid regime. More to the point, though, here is what I wrote about her… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Beyonce, Donald Trump, Jay Z, Lemonade

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