John Steinbeck, one of the titans of American literature for his novels The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, East of Eden, a Nobel and Pulitzer winner, is described as a ‘sadistic womanizer’ in a new memoir. A manuscript written by his second wife Glyn was recently discovered, in which she says … Read more
General James Mattis is now the last man standing amongst the initial three forces top brass who felt it their patriotic duty to protect the nation from the president. McMaster is gone, Kelly is nearly gone; and Tillerson’s ‘moron’ moment saw him out the door. However much Trump loves pomp, ceremony and military … Read more
A disruptive start yesterday for Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court with the Democrats enraged by the blocking of hundreds of thousands of pages of relevant documents and the late delivery of 40,000 more the night before. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said “Any claim that this has been a thorough, … Read more
The USA took a step back in time at John McCain’s funeral to reiterate the cherished American values of honour, courage and decency with barely disguised digs at lowered standards under Trump. The USA First President chart, 30 April 1789 12.45pm New York, which mercifully has a start time, did look conflicted over … Read more
Andrew Gillum, Mayor of Talahassie, was chosen as the surprise Democratic nominee for Governor of Florida, running on a progressive ticket with little money. Born 26 July 1979, the son of a construction worker and a bus driver, he started his political career after college. He’s a Sun, Mercury, Jupiter in Leo. With … Read more
John McCain has died – a former bomber pilot and war hero, a six term Republican Senator and a maverick politician who garnered respect even from those who didn’t agree with his views. He was born 29 August 1936 6.25pm Colon, Panama to a father and grandfather who were both 4 star admirals … Read more
The Paul Manafort trial on charges of filing false tax returns, four counts of failing to disclose his offshore bank accounts, and nine counts of bank fraud is now into its second day of jury deliberations. The jury has requested more advice on what amounts to reasonable doubt suggesting they are divided about … Read more
Bob Woodward, reckoned the best investigative reporter in the USA, has his take on the Trump presidency out in September in a book called simply ‘Fear.’ He has written books on three past presidents all with their cooperation which was not forthcoming this time round. But he appears to have persuaded insiders to … Read more
Paul Manafort’s first trial starts today in which he is accused of filing false tax returns; four counts of failure to report foreign bank accounts; nine counts of bank fraud or bank fraud conspiracy. Court papers allege that he “generated tens of millions of dollars in income” from his work in Ukraine and … Read more
Mike Pence is under the forensic microscope and scalpel in a forthcoming book “The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence” out late August. Having reviewed an early copy the NY Times calls him ‘self-infatuated, a bigot, a liar and cruel.’ Daily Kos adds their take with ‘zealot, dominionist, theocrat – front man … Read more