Category: trumpism
Peter Thiel: the “libertarian” who loves mass government surveillance, monopolies, and censorship
On December 27, 2017 by IlenePeter Thiel thinks that it was a mistake to let women vote; that democracy is incompatible with “freedom” (because poor people will tax rich people if they get to elect their own leaders); that the major problem with the mass government surveillance that Edward Snowden revealed was that it was incompetently conducted (which is
Jeff Sessions encourages courts to continue practice of fining poor people for being too poor to pay their fines
On December 25, 2017 by IleneIn 2016, the Obama DoJ issued guidance to US courts telling them to cease the practice of levying fines on poor people that exceeded their means to pay, especially fines for failure to pay earlier fines. This week, Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed that order. Many US cities levy extraordinary fines on
CBD is a non-psychoactive compound in marijuana that shows promise in epilepsy and pain therapy, so the DEA wants to class it with heroin
On December 18, 2017 by IleneThe World Health Organization’s new report on cannabidiol (CBD) found that the compound (which does not produce any kind of high — and may actually counteract the psychoactive properties of THC) is not addictive, has no potential for abuse, and shows promise in a number of medical trials. So of course Trump’s
Sean Spicer literally thinks “A Christmas Carol” is a book of Christmas carols
On December 15, 2017 by IleneNot only that, but as Randy Michaels quipped, “The most Christmas carols ever gathered in one book. Period.” Sean Spicer thinks that A Christmas Carol is a collection of Christmas carols pic.twitter.com/b8k2NzW2LT — Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) December 14, 2017 Donald Trump’s FCC Chairman Ajit Pai made a terrible, unfunny video mocking the tens of
After a Freedom of Information lawsuit, the White House visitor logs are now available online as a free searchable database
On November 22, 2017 by IleneThe DC-based transparency group Property of the People successfully sued the White House to force it to disclose its visitor logs; now, in collaboration with Propublica, those logs are online as a free, searchable database. The database contains 8,807 meetings covering 230 days; 2,169 meetings have been redacted and will not be public
Trump’s Oklahoma campaign manager, who once introduced an anti-immigrant law to “stop sex trafficking of children,” admits to trafficking young boy for sex
On November 20, 2017 by IleneOklahoma Republican state Sen. Ralph Shortey has resigned after pleading guilty to trafficking a teenaged boy for sex; when Shortey was serving as Trump’s Oklahoma campaign manager, he introduced an anti-sanctuary cities bill, claiming that immigrants trafficked their children for sex. Shortey’s plea bargain got the prosecutors to drop three child pornography charges
After Roy Moore threatens to sue AL.com, the publisher puts him on notice to preserve all documents for their countersuit
On November 20, 2017 by IleneThreatening to sue journalists who paint you in an unflattering light has been a pretty effective tactic for the Trump crowd — hell, Trump’s special advisor Peter Thiel managed to destroy an entire media company in retaliation for their coverage of him, by secretly fronting legal fees for a clownish wrestler who had sex
Gothamist unionizes, Trumpist billionaire owner throws a tantrum and shuts it down
On November 3, 2017 by IleneJoe Ricketts, Trumpist founder of TD Ameritrade and owner of DNAinfo (which acquired Gothamist and the other -ist) sites, has shut down all Gothamist and related properties following a unionization vote by his employees. Ricketts posted a disingenous note to the sites’ front doors blaming “insufficient progress” to “support the tremendous effort and
Source tells WSJ that the FBI is investigating Whitefish Energy and its $300M Puerto Rico contract
On October 31, 2017 by IleneWhitefish Energy’s had quite a week: last week the two-person company from Whitefish, Montana (hometown of Trump Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke) was awarded a $300M contract to help rebuild the power-grid in Puerto Rico, with some very favorable terms including $462/hour for subcontracted supervisors, no penalties for nonperformance, and a guarantee that the government
Puerto Rico’s streets crawl with heavily armed, masked mercenaries bearing no insignia or nametags
On October 15, 2017 by IleneThough Puerto Rican law prohibits ownership and bearing of most long-guns and especially semiautomatic weapons, the streets of the stricken US colony now throng with mercenaries in tactical gear bearing such arms, their faces masked. They wear no insignia or nametags and won’t say who they work for, apart from vague statements in broken
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