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I watch Jimmy Kimmel opening monologue regularly. I am glad that ABC put him back on air and did not cave to the threat’s of Trump and the FCC chair Brendan Car. Jimmy Kimmel is back on air
Never was I so excited to watch his show. I was filled with anticipation. How would he address public about what happened.
See for yourself.
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The stock market lost 10% in two days after Trump announced his across-the-board tariffs on all imports into the United States. Yesterday, Elon Musk departed from the Trump administration’s insistence that everything is fine. The first big wedge between Trump and Musk seems to have appeared. See his video message to Italy’s far-right party congress. I am not quite sure how I should classify this on my blog. Humor? Elon Musk is for free trade between USA and Europe
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As a dramaturgist, Trump is in a class of his own. I am trying not to pay attention everyday what he is doing to keep my mental health, but this morning I read the story in the NYT about this first cabinet meeting, and the role is handed to Elon Musk. Hats off. This is drama at its finest. Full story below.The Trump Show Continues
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The WSJ published this beautiful essay by Jacob Berger, a professor of philosophy at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Why MAGA Folks Should Read Marx Today’s conservative populists will find sympathetic ideas about the failings of capitalism in the writings of the great communist philosopherFrom Marx to MAGA
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Best Video Recap of the Harris-Trump Debate I have seen
Click on picture to get to video at NY Times.
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The Economist reports: President of the united states is a coveted job, at least among a certain type of power-crazed geriatric man. America’s founders nearly made the office more exalted still. John Adams, the first vice-president, thought the president should be known as His Elective Majesty or His Mightiness. The Senate endorsed another form of address: His Highness, the President of the United States and Protector of their Liberties. But the House of Representatives rejected grand titles, and George Washington went along with it to dispel claims that he had monarchical ambitions. The accusations flew anyway, and have been repeated whenever one party dislikes what the president is up to, which is to say most of the time.Why America is vulnerable to a despot
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The actor does a great job imitating Trump’s mannerisms. It is a well-written piece and made me laugh. SNL funny take on Trump’s indictment
My own sense is that the change that Trump will indicted in Georgia is 80%. At the federal level it put the probability at 50%.
Click on picture below to play video. 