Update to Trump and Barr borrow Putin’s playbook for occupation: “Washington residents have also been confronted with a number of other heavily armed law enforcement officers who share an unexpected characteristic: Neither their affiliation nor their personal identities are discernible,” The Washington Post reports. * * * The added danger, “It’s not uncommon for civilians to … Read more
“Despicable!” “Botched his response to the pandemic” “Still doesn’t get it” “The Depth of this Job Crisis is not attributable to an Act of God, but to a failure of a President.” “Complete incompetence and mismanagement of the(Coronavirus) response” “Did not act quickly enough.” “Was more focused on the stock wealth of the biggest corporations … Read more
I am old enough to remember the massive protests in Washington, D.C. for civil rights and against the Vietnam War which were attended by hundreds of thousands of protestors. (Here is a list from Wikipedia if you are interested). Some protests occasionally turned violent. Recent events reminded of this long forgotten moment in history on … Read more
The breaking news headline is Unemployment rate falls to 13.3%, US adds 2.5 million jobs: Economists had forecast that the government will report Friday that employers shed 8.5 million more jobs last month on top of 21.4 million lost in March and April. A figure that large would raise the total losses since the coronavirus … Read more
Above: Retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is speaking out against President Trump’s call to use military force to suppress nationwide protests over police brutality. In rare public comments, the former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Ret. Gen. Martin Dempsey condemned Trump’s threat to use military force to suppress … Read more