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American Taliban 0

The writer of a letter to the editor of the Roanoke Times sees a disturbing trend.

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The Woke-Up Call 0

It's 3:00 a. m.  A woman lies awake in bed, saying,

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He/She/It’s a Misdirection Play 0

Republican Elephant stands in graveyard filled with graves of victims of gun violence, saying,

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Establishmentarians 0

At Above the Law, Joe Patrice dissects Justice (sic) Alito’s exhortation in support of establismentarianism. Here’s a tiny little bit from the article:

He says at one point that religious liberty is always under attack “because it is dangerous to those who want to hold complete power.” Which is kind of true, but only when those people trying to hold complete power are doing it by monopolizing religion. You only need to crush heretics when they’re challenging the state religion.

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Republican Family Values, Free Trade Dept. 0

Words fail me.

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The Fork in the Road 0

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Via Juanita Jean.

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Republican Family Values 0

Matt Gaetz, facing a crowd of women demonstrating for abortion rights, says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Twits on Twitter, Bullies’ Pulpit Dept. 0

Backfire.

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Establishmentarians, Reprise 0

These people worship no Jesus that I know.

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Establishmentarians 0

The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini sees a parallel. Here’s a bit from his article:

The GOP goal, using both Congress and the radically stacked Supreme Court, is to declare dominion over the female population in the fashion of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

Or, if you eschew contemporary dystopian fiction in favor of current events, look at it this way: Republicans are Russia and American women are Ukraine.

It’s an invasion, an occupation, with the goal of complete supremacy.

If you think he may be a bit–er–overwrought, follow the link for his reasoning.

And, if you want some more evidence . . . .

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Marketers of Malice 0

Two voices come from the offices of Fear, Inc.  One says,

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Establishmentarians 0

Amy Lefkof spells it out.

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Establishmentarians 0

This quotation from Barry Goldwater is surfacing a lot these days:

Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they’re sure trying to do so, it’s going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can’t and won’t compromise. I know, I’ve tried to deal with them.

The reason is simple. He was right.

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“Paranoia Strikes Deep” 0

At the San Francisco Chronicle, Charlie Jane Anders tries to under stand the sudden explosion in fear and paranoia about trans people. (I would argue that it’s because hate always seems to find a ready market, but that’s just me.) Given the waves of hate crashing into our eardrums every day, I recommend it as a worthwhile read. Here’s bit:

I’ve faced anti-trans stigma for years. Back in 2007, I interviewed for two different jobs over the phone and Skype, and was told the job was mine — until I met the employers in person — and they suddenly needed to look elsewhere. I’ve also been harassed, stalked and threatened.

But the past few years have felt different.

The drumbeat of anti-trans articles and rhetoric seems organized, coordinated. And I’ve seen the effects in my own world. A couple of years ago, a liberal cis woman who used to go out for drinks every week with a group of trans women, including myself, suddenly “came out” as a transphobe and started spouting views that wouldn’t have felt out of place in right-wing media. I couldn’t recognize my friend anymore, and I still don’t understand.

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Warning Flags 0

They are waving them right in front of us and we are not paying attention.

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Originalist Sin 0

The writer of a letter to the editor of the Baton Rouge Advocate points out the flawed reasoning and willful misinterpretation of the historical record by the Originalists.

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It Can’t Happen Here? 0

University of Arizona professor Stuart Brody recently visited Auschwitz and his experience left him with a wonder:

Could a holocaust happen in America? I have no answer, only a question: What in world history, and recent American experience, provides the confidence that it couldn’t?

Follow the link for his story of the visit.

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Establishmentarians 0

They pop up where you might least expect them.

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Republican Family Values, Suffer the Children Dept. 0

Republican Elephant says,

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Republican Family Values, “Red Meat for Rednecks” Dept. 0

Some persons are just not happy unless they are hating.

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