by Heather Hastie | Feb 3, 2019 | International Politics, US Politics
I’m in the middle of writing a post about the benefits of a single-payer healthcare system. The inspiration for that came from a CNN Town Hall with Senator Kamala Harris (Dem., California) last week. Senator Harris is running for president in the 2020 election....
by Heather Hastie | Nov 21, 2018 | Great Britain & Europe, International Politics, Tweets, US Politics
It’s been a while, so I thought I should at least attempt a Tweets Post. There are a couple of things to catch you up on in my personal life. Firstly, things are much better now I have a decent chair. However, the damage done while I was waiting for that to...
by Heather Hastie | Jul 22, 2018 | International Politics, Russia, Sport, Tweets, US Politics
Hopefully, this is the last of these just-to-keep-things-ticking-over-with-some-tweets posts. Last week, I had a Needs Assessment by an Occupational Therapist. As a result, I’m expecting a new chair within the next week or so. Otherwise things are pretty much...
by Heather Hastie | May 9, 2018 | International Politics, Middle East, US Politics
I can’t believe this is happening. Well I can. But I held onto hope overnight that someone would talk him out of this. However, I awoke to the news that President Trump has actually announced that he’s pulling the US out of the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive...
by Heather Hastie | May 3, 2018 | International Politics, Middle East, US Politics
A couple of days ago, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, did a slick presentation announcing he had proof that Iran was lying when they signed the Iran Nuclear Agreement. (It’s official name is the JCPOA – Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
by Heather Hastie | Mar 18, 2018 | International Politics, Russia, Tweets, US Politics
The sacking of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe last night by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions was to be the subject of today’s post. However, thing’s aren’t going to plan. The post is not going to be worthy of public viewing today. Further,...