by Heather Hastie | Jan 17, 2018 | Human Rights, Tweets
One of the tweets I posted here recently was one of my own. It was a Big Think video entitled ‘The Chronology of Crazy in the USA’ featuring Kurt Anderson. I often wonder about the various ways the minds of different people work. I’m not going to...
by Heather Hastie | Jan 13, 2018 | Economics, Tweets, US Politics
On 8 January Donald Trump sent out three tweets about his latest speech to his base. That day, he spoke at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of those in attendance support him strongly, but why? What exactly is Trump...
by Heather Hastie | Jan 8, 2018 | Health, Tweets, US Politics
One of the tweets Ann German sent me today was about Senator Orrin Hatch. He’s a Republican senator from Utah who’s been in the job for over forty years. His retirement at the end of his current term means he’s getting a bit of attention at the...
by Heather Hastie | Jan 4, 2018 | Middle East, Tweets
Once again the tweets of the US president expose how unfit he is for high public office. His “mine is bigger than yours” tweet (see below) to Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, is schoolyard stuff. The thing is, there were actually tweets President...
by Heather Hastie | Jan 3, 2018 | Tweets, US Politics, Women
Once again, most of today’s tweets are from yesterday. I put them in the post, then fell asleep watching the tennis (NZ Open). I’m not sure where I saw the joke recently, but it certainly applies to me right now. I don’t know what day it is, and I...
