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Archives for October 2024

Happy Halloween: Beware, Trump’s a Trick. But Kamala’s a Treat!

Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 7:09 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump in dictator costume for halloween

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: costume, dictator, Halloween, Kamala, Trump, vote Blue, vote Red

Project Fear: Trump Trying to Fearmonger His Way to White House

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Maga Rally on Jan 6 and at MSG

Fearmongering has always fueled Donald Trump’s rhetoric. Yet his Project Fear strategy for winning this election is setting off alarms. Of course, there’s nothing new about his brand of populism. But no other politician has threatened “retribution” against Americans so boldly and effectively. Trump has everyone from politicians to CEOs cowering in fear, hoping to… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: autocracy, intimidation, Kamala Harris, political violence, Project 2025, Project Fear, swing-state voters, Trump 2024, Trump threats

Genocidal Diversion: Russia Threatening Georgia and Moldova to Divert from Ukraine

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Moldova protesting Russia rigging its parliamentary election

Russia calls in North Korean cavalry Russia has been waging a genocidal war in Ukraine for nearly three years. Now it’s bogged down. In fact, Russian troops are so beleaguered that President Putin has reportedly bartered with fellow pariah Kim Jong-un for North Korean reinforcements. Kim offered tens of thousands of his soldiers for the… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: cyberwarfare, Eastern Europe conflict, Georgia, international relations, Moldova, Putin, Russia, Russian aggression, Ukraine War

Trump’s Closing Rally at MSG Highlighted MAGA Racism

Monday, October 28, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Kamala reacting to Trump's MSG rally with Bad Bunny inset

Trump’s closing act: I am racist, hear me roar The Trump campaign billed yesterday’s Madison Square Garden rally as his closing message. Fittingly, it featured speaker after speaker spewing racist bile that would make even David Duke blush. A so-called comic warmed up the crowd with a set so vile that ridiculing Puerto Rico “a… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Arab American Trump rally, Kamala Harris Latino endorsements, Latino celebrities endorse Kamala Harris, Madison Square Garden Trump rally, racist rally 2024, Trump 2024 insults, Trump anti-Muslim rhetoric, Trump MAGA racism, Trump rally racism

Lysistrata in MAGA Land: Women Withholding Votes to Save American Democracy

Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
cartoon about MAGA women voting against Trump to save democracy

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: ancient Greece, Lysistrata effect, MAGA women, withholding votes

Bezos Spikes WashPo’s Kamala Endorsement: This Is How Democracy Dies

Friday, October 25, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Bezos spikes Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris

Bezos: democracy is no match for billions Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post. More to the point, he has more money than he could spend in ten lifetimes. Yet, only a mix of greed and fear explains his decision to spike the Post’s endorsement of Kamala. His editor-at-large Robert Kagan resigned, showing the… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: autocracy, billionaire influence, democracy, Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, Kamala endorsement, Kamala Harris, Washington Post

Nicole Kidman’s On-Set Orgasms Humiliate Keith Urban

Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Kidman performing sex scene in latest movie

Even in this age of relentless oversharing, Nicole Kidman blabbing about her on-set orgasms takes the cake. It’s one thing to share that she kicked the crew off the set to screw comfortably while making her latest movie, Babygirl. But boasting that she had to pause filming because she was having too many orgasms? That’s… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Babygirl movie, Celebrity Gossip, celebrity oversharing, Hollywood scandals, Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman, public humiliation

Kelly Is Telling Us What Trump Keeps Showing Us: He’ll Rule Like Putin

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump and his generals who have become his loudest criticis

  ‘Trump’s generals’ say he’s unfit to serve John Kelly is just the latest former military officer to warn that Donald Trump wants to rule America like a dictator. Other notable officers include: Mark Milley (the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, who in his fiery retirement speech at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall reminded us… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Kelly Trump warning, MAGA Republicans Trump, military officers against Trump, Trump 2024 election., Trump authoritarian ambitions, Trump dictator comparison, Trump Kim Jong-un deal

Presidential Campaign of Dr. Cornel West: From Gadfly to Skunk

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Cornel West's spoiler presidential campaign

Dr. West’s campaign: A Spoiler in the Making Dr. Cornel West entered the 2024 race fully aware of the damage a third-party run could do. Ralph Nader spoiled Al Gore’s chances in 2000, and Jill Stein spoiled Hillary’s in 2016. But West naively believed he could attract voters who never touched a Democratic or Republican… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 2024 election, black voters, Civil Rights, Cornel West, Jill Stein, Kamala Harris, presidential campaign, Project 2025, RFK Jr., third-party spoilers, Trump second term

Liberty Win First WNBA Championship. But It Wasn’t Pretty

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Liberty celebrating first WNBA championship and winning decisive game 5 marred by bad calls.

The long nightmare is finally over for New York’s WNBA fans. After a 28-year drought, the Liberty clinched their first championship, defeating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in a decisive Game 5. Sure, this drought wasn’t as bad as the Knicks’ ongoing 50-year struggle, but at least the Knicks have two NBA titles to their name.… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Angel Reese WNBA, Caitlin Clark WNBA, Liberty championship win, Liberty Knicks drought, New York Liberty WNBA title, Sabrina Ionescu Game 5, Spike Lee Liberty Finals, WNBA Finals ratings

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