Category Archives: Freedom of the Press

Use of a University Blog for Science Communication and Government Evaluations

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Use of a University Blog for Science Communication and Government Evaluations I am aware that I as a University employee, one cannot advertise for a product, or support a political party or candidate during work hours, or using University resources.  … Continue reading →

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The Purge Begins

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Purge Begins Update, the next morning, Tuesday, March 26.  The New York Post has put out a sarcastic playoff chart of 32 news or entertainment people which it calls Mueller Madness, as in the March Madness NCAA basketball playoff. … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Heroes During The Trump Administration

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Unexpected Heroes During The Trump Administration A number of the top appointments in the Trump administration were opposed by liberals as being unqualified or severely conflicted for their positions.  Yet by the time they were denigrated and fired/resigned by Trump, … Continue reading →

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In the Age of Trump-McConnell, We Have All Been Lessened

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

In the Age of Trump-McConnell, We Have All Been Lessened In any other Senate, nobody would have allowed Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to withhold a Supreme Court Nomination for 9 or 11 months.  With the open appointment, this made it … Continue reading →

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The Republican Senate Completes the Theft of the American Justice System for Trump

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Republican Senate Completes the Theft of the American Justice System for Trump It started with Judicial appointments just requiring a majority vote instead of a supermajority of 60, since Republicans were blocking Democratic judicial appointments. Then Republicans changed the … Continue reading →

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Day One: Trump Passes His Final in Dictatorship 110 With an A+

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Day One:  Trump passes his final in Dictatorship 110 with an A+. The very first day of Trump’s midterm, he took the final for Dictatorship 110 and passed with flammable colors.  I had already shown before how Trump had carried … Continue reading →

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This Celebrates My 900th Blog Article

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

This Celebrates My 900th Blog Article Unfortunately, it is on a very sad day, due to the attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.  That was preceded by a week of bombs from the #MAGAbomber to 14 Trump … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 Midterm Election, About This Blog, Air Quality, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Congress, Constitution, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, EPA, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Gun Control, Humor, Mayor's Climate Action Plan, Paris Climate Accord, Politics, Smog worldwide | Tagged | Leave a comment

Dictators Suppressing the Press and Opponents Often Backfires

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Why Don’t Dictators See that Suppressing the Press or Opponents Only Leads to Vastly More Negative Publicity? Why is it that the killing of one of Putin’s political opponents outside the Kremlin wasn’t forseen as elevating an unknown opponent to … Continue reading →

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Trump Admits 96% Negative Presidency, but Blames It On a Conspiracy

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump Admits 96% Negative Presidency, but Blames It On a Conspiracy Trump accepts a conservative columnist’s judgement that his news coverage on Google is 96% negative. But rather than accepting this as a fair and widespread evaluation by a free … Continue reading →

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The Ignominious Parade of Americans Whom Trump Has Wronged

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Ignominious Parade of Americans Whom Trump Has Wronged Trump wants a Parade, and there are many who are anxious to give him one to register their complaints. Without military vehicles and bands, they can do it for little cost … Continue reading →

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