I pledge never to say “President” and “Trump” in the same sentence (except for this one). I will always refer to Donald Trump as one of the following: Anti-immigrant extremist Bigot Blower of anti-Semitic dog whistles Blowhard Braggart Charlatan Con artist Crook Defendant Defrauder Fraudster Islamophobe Know-nothing Loser of the popular vote Lunatic Misogynist Narcissist … More Take the Trump Pledge
“Not to share one’s wealth with the poor is to steal from them and to take away their livelihood. It is not our own goods which we hold, but theirs.” — St John Chrysostom
“Just one thing gives me hope, and that is the steady trickle of emails I receive on the subject from children, ecstatic with delight at the stupidity of their teachers: I’d like to submit to Bad Science my teacher who gave us a handout which says that ‘Water is best absorbed by the body when … More Quote of the Day
Could there be an upside to Donald Trump’s know-nothing narcissism? He came away from his first meeting with President Obama declaring Obama to be a “very, very good man” and saying that he now likes aspects of Obamacare. Remember—who could forget?—that Trump launched his political career by shamelessly exploiting the birtherism that questioned Obama’s legitimacy … More Trump: The Upside of Narcicissm
“Trump is vulgarity unbounded, a knowledge-free national leader who will not only set markets tumbling but will strike fear into the hearts of the vulnerable, the weak, and, above all, the many varieties of Other whom he has so deeply insulted. The African-American Other. The Hispanic Other. The female Other. The Jewish and Muslim Other.”–David … More Quote of the Day
I had long firmly believed that Hillary Clinton would win the election and become the first female American President. I had a gut feeling that in the end Americans would never put the nuclear codes into the hands of an obviously unstable, know-nothing sociopath like Donald Trump. My gut feeling about the outcome of the … More The Sam Wang Effect
“Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.” ― Gore Vidal
“People keep saying ‘science doesn’t know everything!’ Well, science ‘knows’ it doesn’t know everything; otherwise it would stop.”—Dara Ó Briain
Melania Trump was out stumping for Donald today. In her first campaign speech, Melania said that as First Lady she wants to protect children from “hurtful social media.” What? If she does become First Lady it will be for a President who has raised cyber bullying on social media to nearly cosmic levels. Who on … More The Icing on the Trump Cake
“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them.” ― Karl Marx
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