A Horrible Illustration of the Expression “Déjà vu All Over Again”
Islamophobia Can Be a Money Pit, Too
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH This item has been distributed by Loonwatch [http://www.loonwatch.com/], a website that tracks examples of Islamophobia and other expressions of Nativism, xenophobia, White nationalism, and hate-think: “The 2016 presidential election season has been punctuated by the implosion of the Republican party, decimated by the long nurtured hatred and xenophobia that it has…
When “Evolving Positions” Becomes a Euphemism for Incoherence
We May Be Better Off Not Knowing the Details
Four Numbers That Made Me Blink
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH First Number This is the opening paragraph from “Suicide Squad Kills with $135 Million Debut,” an article written by Patrick Ryan for USA Today: “The critically maligned supervillain team-up scored the biggest August debut ever with $135.1 million at the weekend box office, according to tracking firm comScore. Its No. 1 opening smashes a…
Student Housing Costs and Corporate Profits
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH According to an article written by Patrick Clark for Bloomberg News, companies that specialize in off-campus student housing have become one of the most profitable investments in the real-estate sector: “Shares in Education Realty Trust, a Memphis-based landlord whose earnings report met Wall Street expectations this morning, are up 54 percent in the past…
More Judicial Appeal of Voter Suppression: Ohio
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH In the last several weeks voter suppression measures in North Carolina, Wisconsin, Texas, Kansas, and Michigan have been overturned by Federal Appeals Courts. This week a case on similar measures in Ohio is being heard. Over the last six years, there have been frequent battles in the legislature and in the…
Judge Curiel Rejects Motion to Dismiss Trump U Lawsuit
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH This is from the Progressive Review’s newsletter under the heading “Law Newz”: “Judge Curiel also found that there was a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Trump ‘knowingly participated’ in the ‘scheme to defraud’ and whether he made representations that were ‘false and misleading.’ Trump’s attorney filed a motion…
More Presidential Campaign Usage Policing
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH This from CNN: “After Hillary Clinton’s controversy over her private email use, running mate Tim Kaine told NBC’s Chuck Todd on Meet the Press that the two would be ‘real transparent’ in the White House. ‘She said it was a mistake,’ Kaine said. ‘I am not presumptuous enough to start thinking about how I’m going…