We’ll Always Have Paris: NOT!
On June 1st, 2017, Donald Trump appeared at a White House Rose Garden ceremony to announce his intention of withdrawing the US from the Paris Accords on Climate Change, a non-binding, flexible agreement among 195 nations globally, with only Nicaragua and Syria abstaining. The pact is more aspirational than emphatic, allowing nations to set their own pace and policies to bring them along the road to carbon emissions reductions. As such, the US’s participation was more important symbolically than as a practical matter, establishing us as a world leader as well as a cooperative partner in the struggle to prevent a climate-based disaster in the coming decades.
Kathy Griffin: Off Her Head?
On Tuesday, May 30, 2017, celebrity gossip site TMZ tweeted an advance picture from a photo shoot of comedian Kathy Griffin, noted for her edgy, highly political humor. In the photo, Griffin stands impassively, holding a blood-soaked decapitated head, which closely resembles Donald Trump.
The French Election
With the UK leaving the EU after their Brexit vote and Trumpism triumphant in the US, a wave of reactionary populism is sweeping the Western world. Several European countries face crucial elections this year, including the Netherlands, France and Germany.
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Trump to Comey: You’re Fired! A Real-Time Episode of “Political Apprentice”
Clearly, the political apprentice in question is Donald J. Trump, who simply can’t seem to absorb the steep learning curve of the new job he holds.