Trump signed the First Step Act into law in December 2018, marking the first legislative victory in years for advocates seeking to reform the criminal justice system. The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress. It offers relatively modest changes to the federal prison system, but was praised as an important step forward by… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 8
Category: Society and Culture
Trump over Biden Part 7
Three years into his presidency, Trump’s signature legislative achievement remains a Republican tax bill that made sweeping changes to the tax code — the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. As Business Insider’s Jospeh Zeballos-Roig recently reported: The law was the biggest overhaul to the nation’s tax code in three decades, and the president pitched it as “rocket… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 7
Trump over Biden Part 6
In signing a $738 billion defense spending bill just a few days before Christmas last year, Trump officially established the sixth branch of the US Armed Forces — the Space Force. The Space Force is the first new military service since the US Air Force was created in 1947. Despite its name, the new branch has… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 6
Trump over Biden Part 5
President Donald Trump moved the American Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, breaking with those who said it would ignite the Muslim world. He withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal and ordered the killing of a top Iranian general, defying those who said those moves would lead to war. He brokered treaties between Israel and two… Continue reading Trump over Biden Part 5
The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 13
There is the suggestion that Scotland has shown the rest of the UK how to handle crisis. The Nationalists have implied that Scotland has developed its own unique response to the crisis which differs from England, so our death rate is lower. The idea is supposed to go like this: “Health is fully devolved in… Continue reading The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 13
Western Culture Under Attack Part 28
Protests were held across the United Kingdom following the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, by police officers while under arrest in the United States on 25 May 2020. Immediately following his death, protests and riots occurred in dozens of cities across the United States. Protests were staged internationally for the first time… Continue reading Western Culture Under Attack Part 28
Western Culture Under Attack Part 27
The first solidarity protests in the United Kingdom occurred in London on 28 May 2020. More than 20 participants gathered outside the US Embassy on Nine Elms Lane in Battersea with Black Lives Matter and Stand Up to Racism banners. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240361
Western Culture Under Attack Part 26
President Trump and U.S. Attorney General William Barr blamed “far-left extremist” groups, like Antifa, for inciting and organizing violent riots. According to a Justice Department spokesperson, Barr came to this conclusion after being provided with information from state and local law enforcement agencies. On May 31, Trump announced that he planned to designate Antifa as… Continue reading Western Culture Under Attack Part 26
The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 12
The conspiracy theory of a Westminster “sabotage”. The principal criticism of Scotland’s handling of the pandemic has been the shortage of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). In response to this criticism, the SNP have pushed the narrative through their media (not least the front page of The National) and social media channels that English firms were… Continue reading The SNP Ain’t Scotland Part 12
Debunking Identity Politics – Heather MacDonald Part 8
Heather MacDonald talks about the LGBT Movement and she makes the point that the driving force of youth is to gain Power. She sees Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender People as having different Needs/Demands, but the Power is in being Together, but they’re Not. She argues that the Trans is a growing web of Categories… Continue reading Debunking Identity Politics – Heather MacDonald Part 8