Culture Warriors category archive
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The editorial board of the Miami Herald finds itself–er–somewhat taken aback at the delight that members of today’s Republican Party seem to be taking in Ron DeSantis’s “Alligator Alcatraz” and in the sheer mean for the sake of mean. Here’s a tiny bit from their piece:
Amid all of this hilarity, there’s rarely a mention of the detainees as human beings who have been plucked from their lives, sometimes without cause. There’s not even a whiff of compassion or nuance about how all cases are not the same.
Afterthought:
Uncouth injustice, the new American way.
The Vice of the Turtle 0
At The Colorado Sun, Mike Littwin argues forcefully that Mitch McConnell’s legacy is, well, how shall I put this? somewhat contrary to the ideals of the Founders, who rebelled against a king, fought a war for independence, and attempted to establish a democracy, however imperfect it may have been at the time of its inception, as today’s Supreme Supremacist Court, created through McConnell’s duplicitous machinations, seems willing to crown a king.
“We’re Just Following Orders” 0
The post title is quote from an ICE agent caught in the video.
Where have we heard that excuse before?
Why do I find no comfort in that realization?
A Trumpled Poem 0
Donald Trump is rewriting The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus. Here’s an early draft:
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Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free,
And I’ll put them in concentration camps.
Have Cake, Eat It Too, Republican Family Values Dept. 0
Farrno deciphers the duplicity.
“Right Now, the Enemy Is Domestic” 0
From the Youtube page:
The drummer of the hardcore heavy metal band Claymore TX, who is also a combat veteran, went on a fiery rant denouncing Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration and the cruelty being inflicted on immigrant communities across the country, proving once again that there are plenty of people from all walks of life willing to unite to protect the people that actually make our country great. Rick Strom breaks it down.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
SFGate reports that the Trump maladministration’s attempt to whitewash (I use that term advisedly) America’s history as told in America’s National Parks is not being received well by vistors to said parks.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Thom finds a chilling precedent for the Supreme Supremacist Court’s decision to greenlight the Trump maladministration’s decision to send undocumented immigrants to third-country exile.
Republican Thought Police 0
Mike Littwin reports that the Trump maladministration is now coming for Park Rangers who have the unmitigated gall to speak truth about America’s history.
“Alligator Alcatraz” 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Stephanie Hayes notes the Florida’s Governor DeSantis isn’t interested with draining any swamps. Rather, he wants to fill one–the Everglades–with immigrants imprisoned for being, well, immigrants.
Aside:
Sounds awfully like a concentration camp to me.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At Above the Law, Chris Williams parses the three planks of the platform of today’s Republican Party.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Grung_e_Gene minces no words as to what he sees as the goal of today’s Republican Party. Here’s a bit from his article:
The Hostile Takeover 0
Gene Collier looks at the Trump maladministration’s attempt to stage a military invasion of Los Angeles and is not sanguine. A snippet:
“GOP Jesus” 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers explains the RRV–the Republican Revised Version–of the Bible.