So the Mueller Report has cleared Trump and his staff from conspiring with Putin and Russia to win the election. Phew!!!! Thank goodness. The thought that one’s own Head of State was a traitor would have been intolerable. For the sake of peace of mind this is great news. Mueller is a good man and …
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An Economic Policy Institute reports that the Raise the Wage Act , now before Congress would , directly or indirectly raise the wages of 40 million workers , or nearly 27 percent of the wage- earning workforce. The Act raises the federal minimum wage in six steps to $15 per hour by 2024. Beginning in …
Donald Trump has caused widespread indignation by appearing to suggest that he could use force against his political enemies. In an interview, Trump noted how “tough” right-wingers are, compared with left-wingers, and said: “I can tell you I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers for …
Is it just me, but do other people understand what actors are saying in modern movies? When I was younger I did a lot of amateur acting. We performed in the massive great barn of a place called the Wimbledon Theatre in London. Our director was great, but a bit of a tyrant. She used …
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With apologies for so many Brexit postings, but, especially after Theresa May’s pathetic encounter with the EU ministers yesterday, I suspect that any thinking, patriotic and informed person who saw her or his country make such a mindless, incompetent hash of an unnecessary political red herring would also want to express her or his deep anguish. …
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