Monthly Archives: December 2016

#CriticizeTrumpDaily: Make a Commitment! #FreeSpeech Use this list to help you!

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#CriticizeTrumpDaily: Make a Commitment! #FreeSpeech Use this list to help you!

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#NotMyPresident

Or, add to it! Send your own list to: http://www.sallyember.com/blog and put in the comments of this post. We can be SO CREATIVE! There are so many serious, funny, name-calling and behavioral aspects to draw upon, I’m sure we’ll have a lot more than 100, but let’s start with these.

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George Orwell had it all correct! “Truth is the new hate speech” meme, from Newstarget, captures this era perfectly! “During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act!”

Want to know more how to be an effective #Trumpcritic? Read this, from 12/14/16:
BAD WAYS TO CRITICIZE TRUMP https://www.currentaffairs.org/2016/12/bad-ways-to-criticize-trump

and
Don’t Mock Trump: Refute Him!, also from 12/14/16: http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/20704/don-t-mock-trump-rebut-him

Also, use #GrabYourWallet http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-related-businesses-boycotted-2016-11/#6pm-1 and refuse to purchase ANYTHING from businesses that display or do business with Trump businesses/products (and most are chains, not local, so don’t shop there, anyway!), which include: 6 PM; Amazon; Bed, Bath and Beyond; Belk, Belacor, Bloomingdale’s; Bluefly; Bon-Ton and Carson’s; Burlington Coat Factory; Century 21; Dillard’s; DSW; Hudson’s Bay; HSN; Jet; Lord & Taylor; Macy’s; Marshalls; TJ Maxx; Neiman Marcus; Nordstrom; Overstock.com; Perfumania; Scion hotels; Saks Off Fifth; Stein Mart; Trump Golf Courses; Trump Hotels; Ivanka Trump’s clothing line; Trump Winery; Wayfair; Trump Grill; Zappos.

DO shop shoes.com (if you want), because they DID respond to requests to stop selling Trump items, in mid-November, 2016.

Over 100 Ways to Use your #FreeSpeech Rights to Criticize Trump (while we still have them…):
1. Liar
2. Cheater
3. Thief
4. Adulterer
5. Child Rapist
6. Sexual Assaulter
7. Without any actual skills
8. Buffoon
9. Foments hate
10. Hateful
11. Racist
12. Sexist
13. Heterosexist
14. Homophobic
15. Can’t spell
16. Can’t write well
17. Can’t speak properly
18. Doesn’t use complete, coherent sentences
19. Has a terrible vocabulary
20. Sub-normal emotional intelligence
21. Doesn’t read
22. Doesn’t listen
23. Unreliable
24. Failed business owner
25. Fraud
26. Arrogant
27. Ignorant
28. Obstinate
29. Soulless
30. Not amusing
31. Deceiver
32. Disrespectful
33. Mocks others
34. Threatens and bullies
35. Probably mostly impotent (especially in actions)
36. Unintelligible, usually
37. Spoiled rich kid
38. Lazy
39. Self-indulgent
40. Conceited
41. Blow-hard
42. Disloyal
43. Criminal
44. Law-breaker
45. Defamer
46. Slanderer
47. Libelous
48. Can’t understand simple science
49. Misrepresents facts
50. Can’t fulfill the role of President successfully
51. Malicious
52. Grudge-holder
53. Juvenile
54. Narcissistic
55. Self-aggrandizing
56. Nepotistic
57. Won’t admit when he’s wrong
58. Never apologizes
59. Immature
60. Ill-mannered
61. Two-faced
62. Promise-breaker
63. Vow-breaker
64. Can’t remember important things
65. Misogynist
66. Hypocrite
67. Delusional
68. Idiotic
69. Illogical
70. Overly-emotional
71. Can’t tolerate any criticism
72. Bombastic
73. Buffoon
74. Ridiculous
75. Reneger/contract-breaker
76. Retaliates unfairly
77. Files frivolous lawsuits
78. Obfuscates
79. Rude
80. Inflammatory
81. War-monger
82. Hate-monger
83. Spews idiocy
84. Draft-dodger
85. Anti-immigrant while marrying immigrants
86. Horrible father
87. Pseudo-religious
88. Coward
89. Easily thrown
90. Short attention span
91. Tantrum-thrower
92. Vindictive
93. Inconsistent
94. Nonsensical
95. Megalomaniac
96. Corrupt
97. Tax-evader
98. Briber
99. Panderer
100. Indulges in cronyism
101. Cynical
102. Misanthrope
103. Miserly
104. Exaggerator
105. Confabulator
106. Manipulator
107. Unqualified
108. Tyrannical
109. Fuels paranoia
110. Is unfamiliar with key USA government rules and documents
111. Won’t hold regular Press Conferences
112. Can’t discuss criticisms substantively
113. Can’t debate rationally
114. Illogical
115. Makes stuff up
116. Hyperbolic
117. Prevaricator
118. Deceiver
119. Ignoramus
120. Weak
121. Dense
122. Gutless
123. Blusterer
124. Felon
125. Crook
126. Rapist
127. Molester
127. Harasser
128. Unrepentant
129. Doesn’t learn from his own mistakes
130. Can’t tell friends from foes
131. Betrayer
132. Doesn’t understand purposes of policies
133. Flauts rules and laws
134. Temperamental
135. Unstable
136. Repetitive
137. Anti-choice
138. Disrespectful to almost everyone
139. Generalizes
140. Won’t admit when he’s wrong
141. Won’t admit his flaws and failings honestly
142. Dishonest in business and in life commitments
143. Doesn’t honor hard work
144. Doesn’t care about anyone outside of his family
145. Misleads people intentionally
146. Abuses power and leadership
147. Unpatriotic
148. Undisciplined
149. Unable to tell fact from fiction (or unwilling)
150. Irresponsible
151. Shirks responsibilities
152. Overly inflated sense of his own importance and competence
153. Distorted self-image
154. Low ego strength
155. Unable to make secure attachments
156. Can’t understand or follow simple logic
157. Oppressive
158. Disgusting
159. Unethical in every area of his life
160. Immoral in all ways
161. Asinine
162. Uncouth
163. Loser
164. Incompetent
165. Wrong
166. Misrepresents facts
167. Misunderstands facts
168.

ADD YOUR OWN in the comments, below. The more refutational rather than personal, the better, but any actual criticisms are accepted!

3 more days! Happy Holidays! BUY BOOKS! #SciFi #Romance #Utopian #TheSpannersSeries

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3 more days! Happy Holidays! BUY BOOKS! #SciFi #Romance #Utopian #TheSpannersSeries

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December 3 – 4, 2016, Science-Fiction & Fantasy #FREE #EBOOKS and #SALE!

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December 3 – 4, 2016, Science-Fiction & Fantasy #FREE #EBOOKS and #SALE! on SF & F, by Patty Jansen. The Spanners Series’ Volume I on ALL ebook retail sites is FREE. Volume II and Volume III #ebooks are $3.99; #CreateSpace #paperbacks 25% off through 12/31/16! http://pattyjansen.com/promo/

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This Changes Everything, Vol. I, The Spanners Series

Dr. Clara Ackerman Branon, 58, begins having secret visits from holographic representations of beings from the Many Worlds Collective, a consortium of planet and star systems in the multiverse. When Earth is invited to join the consortium, the secret visits are made public. Now Earthers must adjust their beliefs and ideas about life, religion, culture, identity and everything they think and are.

Clara is selected to be the liaison between Earth and the Many Worlds Collective and she chooses Esperanza Enlaces to be the Chief Media Contact. They team up to provide information to stave off riots and uncertainty. The Many Worlds Collective holos train Clara and the Psi-Warriors for the Psi Wars with the rebelling Psi-Defiers, communicate effectively with many species on Earth and off-planet, eliminate ordinary, elected governments and political boundaries, convene a new group of Global Leaders, and deal with family’s and friends’ reactions. 

In what multiple timelines of the ever-expanding multiverse do Clara and her long-time love, Epifanio Dang, get to be together and which leave Clara alone and lonely as the leader of Earth?

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This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, Vol. II, The Spanners Series

Intrigued by multiple timelines, aliens, psi skills, romance and planetary change? Clara and the alien “Band” are back in Volume II, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever.

Now as Chief Communicator, Clara leads the way for interspecies communication on- and off-planet. Fighting these changes are the Psi-Defiers, led by one of the oldest friends of the Chief of the Psi-Warriors, its reluctant leader, Rabbi Moran Ackerman. Stories from younger Spanners about the first five years of The Transition fill Volume II.

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This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, Vol. III, The Spanners Series

Clara, Moran, Espe, Epifanio and the alien Band of holos are back in This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, Volume III of The Spanners Series. Psi-Defiers launch increasingly violent protests during this five-year Transition, attempting to block Earth’s membership into the Many Worlds Collective. Earth’s nations and borders must dissolve and Psi-Warriors must strengthen in their battle against the rebels.

Clara, as Earth’s first Chief Communicator, also juggles family conflicts and danger while creating psi skills training Campuses to help Earth through the Psi Wars. Clara timults alternate versions of their futures as the leaders’ duties and consciences force them to make difficult choices across multiple timelines, continuing to train and fight.

Will the Psi-Warriors’ and other leaders’ increasing psi skills, interspecies collaborations and budding alien alliances be enough for Earth to make it through The Transition intact? If there is no clear path for Clara’s and Epifanio’s love, does she partner with Steve or go it alone?

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