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Will Donald Trump Finally Be The President We Hoped For?GARYTALK.COM (GaryWords) – As if things weren’t bad enough following 3 and a half years of Donald J. Trump occupying the White House in Washington, D.C., the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic in some countries swiftly became a “pandemic” after the virus rapidly spread throughout the world and came to the shores of the United States. After […] ….. Read More.GARYTALK – Conversations & Commentary | This, That and The OtherThu, April 2, 202010 months ago

Donald Trump Is Out. Are We Ready to Talk About How He Got In?I’ve been thinking about Barbara Tuchman’s medieval history, A Distant Mirror, over the past couple of weeks. The book is a masterful work of anti-romance, a cold-eyed look at how generations of aristocrats and royalty waged one of the longest wars in recorded history, all while claiming the mantle of a benevolent God. The disabusing begins early. In the introduction, Tuchman examines the ideal of chivalry and finds, beneath the poetry and codes of honor, little more than myth and delusion.Knights “were supposed, in theory, to serve as defenders of the Faith, upholders of justice, champions of the oppressed,” Tuchman writes. “In practice, they were themselves the oppressors, and by the 14th century, the violence and lawlessness of men of the sword had become a major agency of disorder.”The chasm between professed ideal and actual practice is…

Greta Thunberg trolls Donald Trump on Twitter as he leaves officeTeenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has trolled out-going US President Donald Trump one final time by reigniting their Twitter war as he leaves the White House with a witty reference. ….. Read More.DAILY MAIL – World News | World News & EventsWed, January 20, 202115 hours ago

The Tea Party Morphed Into the Cult of Trump. What Will It Become Next?Ten years ago I wrote a short essay for the magazine about the tea party phenomenon. The gist was that it was nothing new: every time Democrats come into power, some sort of conspiracy-minded right-wing movement blossoms. It happened with FDR, it happened with JFK, it happened with Bill Clinton, and at the time it was happening with Barack Obama. I happened to reread this piece a couple of days ago and I was startled at how relevant it still sounded. Here’s an excerpt, right after I noted that each movement was larger than its predecessor: Beyond sheer numbers, though, right-wing extremist groups are also becoming more effective. The Liberty League withered after it failed to make even a dent in FDR’s 1936 reelection campaign. The Birchers improved on that record, winning lots of local campaigns and…

Trump pardons dozens in final hours, including ex-aide Steve BannonDonald Trump issues pardons and commutations for more than 140 people in his final hours as president. ….. Read More.BBC NEWS – United States & Canada | U.S. National NewsWed, January 20, 202121 hours ago

Kwame Kilpatrick vowed a comeback. Trump made it happenKwame Kilpatrick, who served about 7 years, will get out of prison 20 years early thanks to Donald Trump, who commuted his historic 28-year sentence.         ….. Read More.DETROIT FREE PRESS – General News | U.S. National NewsWed, January 20, 20216 hours ago