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This was the “Gold Star” father, Khizr Khan, of US Army Captain Humayun Khan, killed in Iraq in 2004. With his wife at his side, he spoke for 6 minutes at the 2016 Democratic Convention, urging people to vote for Hillary Clinton. He saw Trump as a divider. Turns out, he was right; Trump’s 2017-2020 Presidency was increasingly divisive and ended with an attack on the US Capitol which he … CONTINUE READING THE WHOLE POST →

Can a single person live on $7.25 an hour? In 1990, the federal minimum wage law was $3.80/hr. In 2009 it was raised to $7.25/hr and has not been changed since then. The truth is, the value of the minimum wage keeps going down. In fact, in 1968, the federal minimum wage was the equivalent of $12.31 in 2023 dollars! The Minimum Wage is Way Below the Living Wage A … CONTINUE READING THE WHOLE POST →

• Donald Trump has all the traits of Narcissistic Personality Disorder NPD including a grandiose sense of self-importance, a sense of entitlement, together with a belief that he is specially unique or “chosen” which requires constant and excessive admiration in order for him to function. (See “Reason” #30 for more.) • As part of his NPD, he believes he is better, more successful than anyone else at just about anything. … CONTINUE READING THE WHOLE POST →

Trump believes “I alone can fix it” even though he has a huge amount of ignorance about history, civics, religions, geography, and science. See “Reason” #32. He could have fixed some things if he had been willing to listen to advice, but his narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) prevents this. Instead, he prefers flattery, loyalty, and agreement with whatever he thinks. When advisors have tried to counsel other views, or explain … CONTINUE READING THE WHOLE POST →