February 2017 - Page 3 of 10

The -Istist of the -Ists

February 24, 2017March 8, 2019 Buck Banks

We thought Donald Trump was a capitalist,
But now we’re told he’s a populist nationalist.
With Priebus his wing man,
And Bannon his string man,
Is it a surprise the terms rhyme with fascist.

Such a Chimera!

February 24, 2017March 17, 2017 Buck Banks

You probably will not believe us,
But at CPAC performed Bannon and Priebus.
One-half is alt-righter,
The other’s a liar,
And we prefer to call ’em Butthead and Beavis.

Voters: Trump’s an Embarrassment

February 24, 2017 Buck Banks

6 in 10

A majority of voters – nearly six in 10 – say Trump’s conduct as president makes them feel embarrassed, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. More than half of voters believe President Trump has done something illegal or unethical as he faces potential conflicts of interest by continuing to own his businesses while serving as president.

A Border War

February 23, 2017March 17, 2017 Buck Banks

We knew Trump would be tough on immigration,
But lately there’s been an alarming escalation.
“We’re getting gang members out,
“We’re getting drug lords out,”
In what he refers to as a “military operation.”

Gift of ‘Facts’

February 23, 2017March 26, 2017 Buck Banks

Of late, Donald Trump’s been emboldened
To call media “fake news” and to scold ’em.
But when a reporter asked
Where he got his Electoral College “facts,”
Trump said it was something somebody just gave him.

The Resistance Is Ascendant

February 23, 2017 Buck Banks

If Trump has a plan to crush his adversaries, he has not yet revealed it. His authoritarian rage thus far is mostly impotent, the president as angry Fox-News-watching grandfather screaming threats at his television that he never carries out. The danger to the republic may come later, or never. In the first month of Trump’s presidency, the resistance has the upper hand.

— Jonathan Chait

Let It Shine

February 23, 2017March 17, 2017 Buck Banks

Trump’s media attacks are characterized by harshness,
And his “enemy” meme is starting to stick to the press.
But the media mainstream
Now has it’s own meme —
WaPo’s new tagline: “Democracy Dies in Darkness.”

Trump Owns 3,643 Domain Names

February 23, 2017 Buck Banks

3,643

“Before he reached the White House, Trump’s company had laid claim to at least 3,643 website domains,” according to internet records gathered by CNNMoney. Washington Post: “The bulk of the names are not surprising. DonaldTrumpRoomFragrance.com, CelebrityApprenticePoker.com and Trump.cheap are the sort of sites you’d want to reserve if you, too, owned an octopus-like consortium of restaurants, casinos, real estate, perfumes, steaks, wines, companies and brands of every kind. But what’s TrumpArmy.com about?”

Two-Thirds Worry U.S. Will Get Into a Major War

February 23, 2017 Buck Banks

66%

A new NBC News|SurveyMonkey poll finds that 66% of Americans are worried that the United States will become engaged in a major war in the next four years while 33% are not worried.

Narrow Majority of Trump Voters See Press as Enemy

February 23, 2017 Buck Banks

51%

A new HuffPost/YouGov survey finds “most Trump voters, 51%, say the media is an enemy to people like them, according to the poll, with 36% considering the media unfriendly, and just 5% saying it’s friendly or an ally. Overall, 22% of Americans consider the media an enemy to people like them, with 19% saying it’s unfriendly, 21% that it’s friendly, and 14% that it’s an ally.”

Month: February 2017

The -Istist of the -Ists

Such a Chimera!

Voters: Trump’s an Embarrassment

6 in 10

A Border War

Gift of ‘Facts’

The Resistance Is Ascendant

— Jonathan Chait

Let It Shine

Trump Owns 3,643 Domain Names

3,643

Two-Thirds Worry U.S. Will Get Into a Major War

66%

A new NBC News|SurveyMonkey poll finds that 66% of Americans are worried that the United States will become engaged in a major war in the next four years while 33% are not worried.

Narrow Majority of Trump Voters See Press as Enemy

51%

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

31%