Please read Democracy in Chains by Nancy MacLean
Those who justifiably rail against Trump’s refusal to mobilize government resources to fight Covid-19, miss the underlying cause of his distractions and inaction. He became and remains president only because the Koch network mobilized its vast resources to support him in the election, to staff his cabinet, the White House, and the Supreme Court with […]
Continue ReadingAfter 9/11, the first thing Republicans did was to pass the Patriot Act, a major step toward right wing dictatorship. .It was written before 9/11 and kept in waiting. Such a bill could never get popular support. 9/11 insured its passage. In 2007, Naomi Klein wrote “The Shock Doctrine; The Rise of Disaster Capitalism” detailing […]
Continue ReadingA Koch inspired Trump strategy of gutting the CDC and ignoring science and medical experts, or a strategy based upon medical science and good government. Which do we prefer? We are betting our lives on it. Heather Cox Richardson March 11 “…If we can slow (Covid19) down, we can help to make sure that hospitals […]
Continue Reading“Why The Koch Brothers Have So Much Influence On Trump: It Starts With Pence👉 Kellyanne Conway &White House Chief of Staff Reince among 16 senior WH officials with ties to the fundraising empire of billionaire Charles Koch” h/t Seeshell. https://t.co/XuPLYGvArc — Helen’s left ✍️ 5calls.org (@Cruellaisdevine) March 2, 2020
Continue ReadingFrom Robert Reich on Inequality Media – 3/1 excerpt Koch Network – Trump follows their strategy Trump has taken several other steps, all of them backward. He has eliminated a National Security Council position that coordinates responses to pandemics. He has ignored an expert panel’s warning that the US is badly unprepared for global health […]
Continue ReadingTrump accepted many “recommendations” from Heritage! February 10, 2020 from The Agenda Good morning from Washington, D.C.! In last week’s State of the Union address, President Trump laid out the positive effects his policies have had on the economy, national security, judicial appointments, and other areas—many of which were based on Heritage’s research and recommendations […]
Continue Reading#KochBrothers bragged they are responsible for many of @realDonaldTrump’s policies so far. The @GOP is owned by them and other billionaires. @GOP works for corporations & wealthy only. @SenateDems & @HouseDemocrats fighting it. Read here: https://t.co/JK852DH2lV #SmartDissent — SmartDissent.com (@smartdissent) January 27, 2020
Continue ReadingWe’re in the Koch RW network’s “long game”… not one GOP, Cabinet WH member is working alone. It’s a long planned & coordinated internal attack. This is what the public needs to know. https://t.co/Xh9LFqrbwf — Helen’s left__5calls.org (@Cruellaisdevine) January 22, 2020
Continue ReadingThe agenda we’re experiencing isn’t trump, it’s the Koch Network agenda in real time…the regulation rollbacks, decimating agencies, the moves toward privatization..etc. Mulvaney is their lead. Now, is the time for citizens to rise up against them…to call them out & confront. pic.twitter.com/bMlwyUPsP3 — Helen’s left__5calls.org (@Cruellaisdevine) January 20, 2020
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