Donald Trump's Nemesis will be Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

 “The idea that a freshman member could come in and be effective by doing things differently was just so cynically dismissed for so long.”

 https://www.politico.com/interactives/2019/photos-new-women-of-congress/ …

 

Donald Trump's Nemesis will be Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

noun: nemesis; plural noun: nemeses

1. the inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall.

Nemesis - Greek Mythology

Nemesis was the goddess of divine retribution and revenge, who would show her wrath to any human being that would commit hubris, i.e. arrogance before the gods. ... 

One myth concerning Nemesis is that of Narcissus. He was a young man who was very arrogant and disdained those who loved him.

 

 

 

 

Nemesis was the goddess of divine retribution and revenge, who would show her wrath to any human being that would commit hubris, i.e. arrogance before the gods. 

 

Nemesis was considered a remorseless goddess that would give what was due to the protagonist.  


One myth concerning Nemesis is that of Narcissus. 

He was a young man who was very arrogant and disdained those who loved him.

 Nemesis led him to a pool, where he saw his reflection and fell in love with it. 

Unable to abandon his reflection, he died there. 

Trump : A "schismatic" is a person who incites such rifts, often to their own ends.

Word of the day: "schism" - a rift or division between individuals, or within a society or polity; a gap that yawns, a calamitous cleaving asunder (From the Greek σχίζειν, to split or rend). 

A "schismatic" is a person who incites such rifts, often to their own ends.

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Trump - Russia troubles

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The next time you hear Trump claim that he's "tough" on Russia, remember that he has: 

 --Weakened NATO and the EU 

--Given Putin cover on Crimea

--Repeated Kremlin talking points 

--Ignored election interference

 --Lifted sanctions on key oligarch

 --Disregarded US intelligence

Trump's wall and shutdown are designed to distract from the real issue. The president of the United States was asked over the weekend by a friendly interviewer whether he is a Russian agent. He refused to answer.

Death of Benito Mussolini

  

The death of Benito Mussolini, the deposed Italian fascist dictator, occurred on 28 April 1945,
in the final days of World War II in Europe, when he was summarily
executed by Italian partisans in the small village of Giulino di
Mezzegra in northern Italy.

Death of Benito Mussolini - Wikipedia

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Behind the Doodle: Doodle for Google 2018 - US Winner

   

Over the last decade, we’ve been privileged to receive hundreds of thousands of submissions for our annual Doodle for Google contest—submissions that reflect the dreams, hopes, and talents of students across the country. 

 

For our 10th year, we asked students to respond to the theme “What inspires me…” and received Doodles depicting everything from a love of family and food to a passion for intergalactic roller coasters! 

 

Today, we’re thrilled to share the work of our 2018 Doodle for Google winner on the US Google homepage: 2nd grader Sarah Gomez-Lane, who drew delightful dinosaurs to highlight her dream of becoming a paleontologist! 

 

We fell in love with Sarah’s rendering of her dinos, and were blown away by her big (you might even say “dino-sized”!) ambitions for her future, especially at her young age.

For the first time in Doodle for Google’s 10-year history, Sarah got to collaborate with the Doodle team to transform her artwork into an animated, interactive experience. 

 

She also received $30,000 toward a college scholarship, and her elementary school in Falls Church, VA will receive $50,000 to spend on technology to help students like Sarah continue to pursue what inspires them.

For more info behind the Doodle, please visit: http://www.google.com/doodles/doodle-...

Link: https://youtu.be/HShq9R9lR1Q

Canada’s inclusiveness is vital: to counteract the Rise of Populism

 
The Rise of Populism

https://www.munkdebates.com/The-Debates/The-Rise-of-Populism

Canada’s inclusiveness is vital to counteract the Rise of Populism

This statement highlights how Canada is so different from Trumplandia.

 
 
Peter Munk was born into a prosperous Jewish family in Budapest in 1927.

When the Nazis invaded Hungary in 1944, he escaped with his family to Switzerland on the Kastner train, ultimately arriving in Toronto in 1948 at the age of 20 with nothing but a small suitcase.

An immigrant with neither social connections nor a command of English, Munk nevertheless felt welcomed by Canadians, and he would go on to profess a lifelong love of his adoptive country.

He insisted throughout his tenure as Barrick’s Chairman that the company remain headquartered in Toronto.

In 2011, he remarked, “Canada’s inclusiveness is vital: it is a characteristic of overwhelming value and importance and distinguishes Canadians from anybody else. This is a country that does not ask about your origins but concerns itself with your destiny.”

Peter Munk CC was a Hungarian-born Canadian businessman, investor, and philanthropist. 

He was involved in a number of high-profile business ventures, including furniture and electronics company Clairtone, real estate company Trizec Properties, and Barrick Gold, the world's largest gold-mining corporation.

Wikipedia

Born: November 8, 1927, Budapest, Hungary

Died: March 28, 2018, Toronto

From Hitler to Trump: populist leaders profit from fear

People are more likely to vote for assertive figures such as the Nazi leader in times of uncertainty GETTY IMAGES

From Hitler to Trump: populist leaders profit from fear

Tom Whipple, Science Editor

June 13 2017, 12:01am, The Times 

Americans who voted for Donald Trump, Russians who backed Vladimir Putin and Britons who agree that we have, in Michael Gove’s words, “had enough of experts” may have one thing in common.

 They are more likely to be worried about their economic future.

 Link: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/from-hitler-to-trump-populist-leaders-profit-from-fear-k7tvgtvf0

Trump's Champion: Benito Mussolini and the complicity of silence.

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Fascism Comes Feather By Feather

by Dixie Laite 

 

 

Fascist poster boy Benito Mussolini said if you pluck a chicken one feather at a time, people don’t notice. 

His analogy spoke to the fact that a leader might consolidate power feather by feather and before you know it you have that scariest of bald chickens: fascism. 

The Trump campaign then Presidency saw outrageous words and actions elicit outlandish  defensives or an equally heinous complicity of silence. 

The collective shrug of most Americans is in many ways the most disturbing, as they support a scary normalization of each of fascism’s feathers.