Yearly Archives: 2017
Trump breaks tradition and redesigns Presidential coin to read “Make American Great Again”
President Trump's name appears on the coin three times.
Appeals court: Trump’s third attempt at travel ban is illegal
The president failed to make a "legally sufficient" finding that entry of those he wants to bar from entering the US would be “detrimental to the interests of the United States.”
Police shoot and kill 6-year-old boy in San Antonio suburb manhunt
6-year-old Kameron Prescott was inside the trailer when the shooting started.
Trump administration shuts down study on the safety of offshore drilling
“One thing we should all be able to agree on is that safety is of paramount importance, so preventing a study like this simply flies in the face of common sense.”
The big picture of how we got into this mess (of Trump) and how...
Best wishes for a 2018 that’s better for America than 2017 was.
The darkest day of the year
"This tax bill is a moral and economic obscenity."
VICTORY: Trump inauguration protesters acquitted in key felony trial
This could be good news for the other hundreds of marchers facing guilt-by-association felonies.
Firefighter pleads guilty to setting 3 fires
Brian Twigg set at least three fires, burning 57 acres.
Democracy in crisis: Cold War(s) in the cyber age
The Cyber Age has raised the potential for destabilizing democracies through dissemination of fake news and disinformation to new levels.
EPA considers spraying bee-killing pesticide despite scientific evidence showing massive harm
Why isn't the EPA considering restricting these products instead of expanding their use?