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Trump: Malignant Narcissist-In-Chief

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Blub Blub Blub Trump is Drowning

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Why I Am Thankful for Donald Trump

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Trump Crashes Out

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Guess What is Not Worth Covering Anymore Even on Fox News?

Sheila MarkinOctober 17, 2018

Trump’s rallies. That’s right. They are no longer being covered by Fox News. Nielsen ratings show that Trump’s rallies are not drawing enough of an audience these days. They're old...

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When We Attack Each Other Trump and Putin Win

Sheila MarkinOctober 13, 2018October 15, 2018

There is a lot of outrage on the Internet and in the world at large these days. There are even squabbles going on about who has the right to empathize...

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Is There Any Way to Stop Kavanaugh At This Point?

Sheila MarkinOctober 12, 2018October 12, 2018

Here is the short answer: NO! And we need to stop talking about it because this outrage about him, which is totally legitimate, is powering a right-wing Republican surge and...

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More Lying, Cheating, and Hating. GOP Turns Into Trump Mini-Mes

Sheila MarkinOctober 9, 2018October 9, 2018

Trump has been spouting conspiracy theories and creating an alternate universe all his life because that is who he is. He is really paranoid, and he has really unhinged ideas...

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GOP Lies Won All Gov’t Branches: How Do We Fight Back?

Sheila MarkinOctober 7, 2018October 8, 2018

With Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, right wing political ideologues have completed their take over of all three branches of government. They cared only about winning at any cost,...

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Time for a Forest Fire. Burn Down the GOP!

Sheila MarkinOctober 5, 2018October 8, 2018

I am burning with anger. Are you? It is now clear that the Republicans agreed to a bogus FBI investigation they knew Trump would limit just to be able to...

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Will Kavanaugh Get On the Bench BECAUSE of Dr. Ford’s Testimony?

Sheila MarkinOctober 3, 2018October 4, 2018

White male grievance is colliding with the #MeToo movement. On Tuesday Trump took mocking the victim as usual at a rally before a crowd of delighted hard-core Republicans in his...

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Will This FBI Investigation of Kavanaugh Get Us the Truth?

Sheila MarkinSeptember 30, 2018September 30, 2018

Last week something important happened to us. It was one of the most telling moments in our country’s history. A huge cry for empathy and action for the victims of...

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Will Rod Rosenstein Lose His Job Over Comments He Maybe Made About the 25th Amendment?

Sheila MarkinSeptember 24, 2018September 25, 2018

There are two ways to unseat a president in our country. The first is impeachment, which we have all heard about. The second, is the 25th Amendment, which many people...