Tag Archives: trump

Tom’s Tidbits- There’s hope after Dope… dim, dim hope, but hope!

Posted on January 3, 2018 by tomdwyer

Greetings, In January 2017 I promised an addition to our newsletter, TRUMPWATCH, in which we’d “…try to keep track of the most egregious lies, the most insane policies, the most blatant violations of Constitution and basic human values that the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Dec-Jan, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Tom's Tidbits | Tagged bush, corruption, deceit, hope, lies, Obama, tom, Tom's Tidbits, trump, trump watch, trumpwatch | Comments Off

Here’s What Effective Journalism Looks Like A feel-good story about things working like they should. Sort of.

Posted on November 17, 2017 by tomdwyer

People can only act to fix things in our world when they know about them, but it seems like solid, actionable information gets lost these days in a blizzard of drivel. That’s why a recent story from 60 Minutes and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Oct-Nov, Feature Articles, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged 60 minutes, dea, department of justice, feature articles, features, hydrocodone, journalism, opioids, sessions, trump | Comments Off

Tom’s Tidbits- Trump… why wouldn’t America vote for him?

Posted on September 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

Greetings, About 60% of Americas aren’t tired of winning after eight months of Trump but at least the Democratic Leadership is feeling good. They see big wins on the horizon but without significant changes those wins might never materialize. The … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 Aug-Sep, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Tom's Tidbits | Tagged 2018, 2020, a better deal, alternatives, candidate, clinton, corruption, deceit, democrats, hillary, inspired, lies, pelosi, schumer, swamp, tidbits, Tom's Tidbits, truman, trump, vote | Comments Off

Keith Tucker’s What NOW?!! Toon for June and July, 2017

Posted on July 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

Posted in 2017 June and July, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, What NOW Toons | Tagged fraud, keith tucker, kobach, trump, tucker, voting | Comments Off

Can’t We All Just Get Along? Apparently not. Here’s why.

Posted on July 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

It’s not news that our country is going through a period of hyper-partisanship. Nothing, it seems, is beyond politics and even demonstrable facts make little difference to entrenched ideological positions. Rodney King’s plaintive cry, “Can’t we all just get along?” … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 June and July, Feature Articles, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged civility, feature articles, features, get along, politics, research, science, study, trump, why can't we all just get along, worldview | Comments Off

Humorousness- Boy Scouting in the Trumpocracy PLUS- Our first Humorousness contest!

Posted on July 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

If you’re a fan of dark humor then the daily string of cringe-inducing facepalms from the Trump administration can be its own kind of fun. Nothing exemplifies this more than Trump’s recent abuse of 40,000 boys at the 2017 Boy … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 June and July, humor, Humorousness, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Politics | Tagged boy scouts, humor, humorousness, trump | Comments Off

News To Make You Furious- Jeff Sessions plays “Dukes of Hazzard” for real

Posted on July 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

What made us Furious in 2014? A little-known law enforcement technique called “Civil Asset Forfeiture”, an abusive aberration of justice allowing police to stop people and seize their property without charging them with any crime, then switching the basic presumption … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 June and July, News To Make You Furious, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Politics | Tagged abuse, accountability, boss hogg, civil asset forfeiture, dukes of hazzard, furious, guilty, highway, holder, innocent, interdiction, News To Make You Furious, Obama, police, roscoe, scam, sessions, trial, trump | Comments Off

Kris Kobach to investigate Election Integrity… NOOO!!

Posted on May 19, 2017 by tomdwyer

Trump’s Election Integrity Investigation Headed by… wait for it… vote thief KRIS KOBACH! The Bible asks, “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?” We now know the unsurprising answer is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 April, Feature Articles, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Politics | Tagged american, best democracy money can buy, census, corrupt, crosscheck, cybersecurity, democracy, election, election integrity, election integrity project, fraud, GOP, immigrant, kansas, kobach, palast, pence, political, republican, suppression, trump, voter, voter cross check, voter fraud, voting | Comments Off

Tom’s Tidbits- The End of the Beginning Raises More Questions

Posted on May 18, 2017 by tomdwyer

Greetings, We can’t know what’s going to happen next from inside the story, but it’s possible we’re beginning the final chapter of Donald Trump’s stranger-than-fiction presidency. As a candidate, Trump proved bigger than any single scandal and even multiple scandals … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 April, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters, Tom's Tidbits | Tagged abuse, campaign, comey, corrupt, fbi, flynn, house, intelligence, interfere, kushner, manafort, mueller, republican, russia, scandal, senate, sessions, tidbits, Tom's Tidbits, trump, watergate | Comments Off

Painful lessons from our First 100 Days of Trump

Posted on April 28, 2017 by tomdwyer

Greetings, The greatest accomplishment of Trump’s First 100 days may have been setting a new floor for disgust with a 54% disapproval rating compared to 28%, 30%, and 37% for Obama, Bush, and Clinton respectively at the same point. Donald … Continue reading →