Archive for the ‘Terrorism’ Category
Trump Bombs Syria. Now what?
The only message sent by bombing Syria was that attacking children with *conventional* weapons is still okay.
April 16, 2018
Posted in: Immigration Reform, Middle East, National Security, Terrorism, War
Can’t ban guns? Try taxing gunpowder.
Any attempt to ban guns is an exercise in futility. Time to think more creatively.
October 9, 2017
Tags: assault weapons, ban, banned, bump stock, guns, Las Vegas, Newtown, shooter, shooting, slide fire · Posted in: Crime, Guns & Violence, Partisanship, Party of Life, rewriting history, Right-wing Facism, Right-Wing Insanity, Seems Obvious to Me, Taxes, Terrorism, Unconstitutional
The Subtle “Implied Racism” of Trump’s Presidency
Donald Trump’s entire rise to the presidency has been bore on the backs of racism. His remarks following the Charlottesville murders is but the latest example of a history of reluctance to condemn racism.
August 14, 2017
Posted in: Civil Rights, Crime, Guns & Violence, Racism, Right-wing Facism, Terrorism
Debunking This Syria Conspiracy Stupidity (and saying goodbye to the tinfoil hat brigade)
The complexities of the Syrian chemical weapons attack has driven The Conspiracy Theory crowd into overdrive. Put away the tinfoil hats. Here are the facts.
April 10, 2017
Posted in: fake scandals, Middle East, mystery, myth busting, National Security, Rants, Right-Wing Insanity, Seems Obvious to Me, Terrorism, War
Trump Has Been Great for Advancing Progressivism
Having a Conservative extremist in the White House has done more to mobilize Progressives than any Democrat could have.
January 30, 2017
Posted in: Abortion rights, Civil Rights, Economy, Environment, Global Warming, Greed, Healthcare, Immigration Reform, Infrastructure, myth busting, National Security, Partisanship, Racism, Religion, Right-wing Facism, Right-Wing Hypocrisy, Right-Wing Insanity, Seems Obvious to Me, Terrorism, Unconstitutional
Predictions for 2017: It’s the end of the world as we know it.
My annual look back at the laughably failed predictions of the so-called psychics, my scorecard for last years predictions, and my predictions for the coming year.
December 31, 2016
Posted in: Abortion rights, Civil Rights, Economy, Environment, General, Global Warming, Greed, Healthcare, Immigration Reform, Infrastructure, Jobs, Middle East, Money, National Security, Partisanship, Party of Life, Politics, Predictions, Right-wing Facism, Right-Wing Hypocrisy, Right-Wing Insanity, Taxes, Terrorism, Unconstitutional, War
15 Years After 9/11. Doesn’t Anyone Know How to End a War? A 21st Century “Marshall Plan”.
After 15 years of war in the Middle East with no end in sight, how is it no candidate running for president can conceive of a new approach to ending America’s longest war?
September 12, 2016
Posted in: Election, Middle East, National Security, Right-wing Facism, Right-Wing Insanity, Seems Obvious to Me, Terrorism, War
Pro-Gun Supporters ALREADY Told Us They Don’t Need an Assault Weapon to Stop One
“If *I* had been in that (latest mass shooting location), *I* could have taken that guy out!” You’ve heard them too I’ll bet. Those chest-beating low-brow far Right gun nuts telling us how if THEY had been there with THEY would have taken their newly modified guns with the best upper parts for AR-15 rifles when […]
June 13, 2016
Posted in: Crime, Guns & Violence, myth busting, Right-Wing Insanity, Seems Obvious to Me, Terrorism
Ted Cruz Promises Massive War if Elected. Vows to “get” ISIS using “overwhelming force”.
During Fox “news” Sunday, Evangelical Sen. Ted Cruz picks Easter Sunday to promise a mass invasion of Muslim nations.
March 28, 2016
Posted in: Election, Middle East, Religion, Right-wing Facism, Right-Wing Insanity, Terrorism, War
Republicans Bemoan Obama’s Iran Hostage Deal. But Republican presidents fared FAR worse
Following last weeks release of 10 servicemen and 5 civilians from Iranian custody in only a matter of hours, Republicans were quick to condemn Obama for showing weakness. But Reagan & both Bushes did the same with worse results.
January 18, 2016
Posted in: myth busting, National Security, Partisanship, Politics, rewriting history, Terrorism
GOP’s Slide Toward Fascism Has Become Impossible To Ignore
When Donald Trump’s call to bar Muslim’s entry into the U.S. received widespread condemnation, his GOP competitors whom have failed to gain any traction against him jumped on the Condemnation Bandwagon. But everyone seems to forget what spurred Trump’s first foray into politics: questioning the birthplace of the nation’s first African American president and suggesting he was a “secret Muslim”.
December 14, 2015
Posted in: Election, Immigration Reform, National Security, Politics, Racism, Religion, Right-wing Facism, Seems Obvious to Me, Terrorism, War
When Do We Stop Listening to Conservatives on How to Fight Terrorism?
We’ve been following the same policies of the same people who created this mess for 14 years and it’s not getting better. When do we finally say “enough is enough” and start thinking outside-the-box on ways to bring this war to an end?
December 7, 2015
Posted in: Election, Immigration Reform, Infrastructure, Middle East, National Security, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity, Seems Obvious to Me, Terrorism