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Tag Archives: Trump
You’re Brutal Killers (Trump)
Wrapped up in right wing sweet talk, of note is the familiar, intimate kibbitzing between like-minded people at this political convergence of money and power. They go on for almost an hour. It’s hard to know which statement by the … Continue reading
Get ‘Em Outa Here (Trump)
Donald Trump voice-overs with footage of anti-black violence during Civil Rights era sit-ins. The creator of this short visceral clip, Marianne DeMarco is a genius. It first appeared at Mother Jones. Watch the whole thing:
Trump Putin Kiss
“The image is a riff on the famous 1979 photograph that showed Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and East German President Erich Honecker locked in an embrace.” You can read more here.
Watching Trump at AIPAC
At AIPAC they don’t seem to understand that the more you say “Israel,” the less and less the word means. Waiting for Donald Trump to speak at AIPAC was as much as I ever want to see. Everyone knows that … Continue reading
Donald Trump at AIPAC (Undermining Democratic Norms in America and Israel)
The news that candidate Trump is going to address AIPAC, the American Jewish lobby group that lobbies U.S. government support for Israel, is part of a great unhinging About the controversial invitation, one line of argument insists that AIPAC never … Continue reading
On Sanders & Trump (Mantras – Red Meat – Clearly Defined Enemies – Affective Connections – Huge Pools of Money)
Tapping into a national mood that spans across all political, social, and racial spectra, a Trump/Sanders or Sanders/Trump ticket would sweep the general elections. Yes, tongue in cheek, but they’re doing the same thing. Here’s what the anatomy of the … Continue reading