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Masha Gessen: Rules for Surviving Autocracy
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Masha Gessen is a Russian-American dissident who writes for the New York Times and the New York Review of Books. She wrote this article right after the election, on November 10. This consists of her six rules for surviving an autocracy. Here are a few excerpts: “Rule #1:… Read more
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The Latest Trump Twitter-Tantrum Alleges the Press Isn’t Covering Enough Terrorist Attacks
The Republican Party holds the majority in both Houses of Congress and is doing little to nothing to safeguard the U.S. Constitution from its lying, con-man president who won an obviously rigged election that favored him. Read more
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WSJ: McCain Will Stand Up to Trump
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: While other Republican senators and congressman cower, Senator John McCain will not bow and scrape to Trump. The Wall Street Journal writes today (sorry, can’t find the link–if you do, send it): Sen. McCain has served notice he is the Republican lawmaker most willing to defy the new… Read more
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The Nightmare for Everyone on the Planet that some Clinical Psychologists call A Dream Come True
If you are hearing about malignant narcissism for the first time, you may be wondering how is that different from narcissistic personality disorder or simply narcissism. Isn’t narcissism malignant in itself? Read more
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Does Tulsi Gabbard represent the future of the Democratic Party and the United States?
Originally posted on The Soulful Veteran's Blog: I was introduced to another rising star in the Democratic Party today. Her name is Tulsi Gabbard. She represents the 2nd District of Hawaii in the House of Representatives; she is a combat vet and a major in the Hawaii Army National Guard. Tulsi is impressive; quite… Read more
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The Scorpion and Frog Fable Updated
The worker is satisfied because of the promise, and they set out, but close to the opposite bank of the raging river Little Fingers Donald Trump stings the worker. Read more