Republican Lies category archive
This New Gilded Age 0
Thom looks at how Ronald Reagan’s legacy of trickle-on economics continues to take its toll, feather the beds of the elite, and erode the middle class.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Mary Trump dissects Donald Trump’s gyrations to justify violating the War Powers Resolution to continue to pursue his war of choice with Iran.
Republican Thought Police 0
Ring of Fire’s Josh G. discusses the Smithsonian’s struggle to resist the Trump maladministration’s attempt to erase history.
Aside:
Early my career, I lived in Northern Virginia and worked in downtown D. C. The commute was not pleasant (I’m sure it’s much worse now), but being able to visit the Smithsonian on a regular basis was one of the great pleasures of living in the D. C. area.
To see Donald Trump attempt to spread his taint over the Smithsonian disgusts me beyond words.
All the News that Fits 0
David dissects the torrent of lies that a Fox News host is able to cram into a 41 second clip. (Short promo at the end.)
The Comey-uppance, Rule of Lawless Dept. 0
David discusses Donald Trump’s vendetta (my word, not his) against James Comey and the implications thereof.
“Because I Wanna” 0
Per Above the Law’s Kathryn Rubino, that’s the crux of the Trump maladministration’s legal justification under the terms of the U. S. Constitution for Donald Trump’s executive orders.
(Broken link fixed.)
Quacking Up 0
David discusses how the Trump maladministration is replacing science with ideology and turning the Federal Drug Administration into the RFK-DJT Emporium for Exotic Eiixirs. (Warning: Short promo at the end.)
“Fog of Lies” 0
Thom discusses how billionaires are spending to skew dis coarse discourse.
Here We Go Round the Merry-Go-Round 0
Methinks my old Philly DL friend Noz has pretty much nailed it.
A Real Estate Development 0
Farron discusses the Trump maladministration’s farcical legal action against the National Trust for Historic Preservation for having the unmitigated gall to take issue with his wanton destruction of public property, i. e., the East Wing of the White House.
Read the news report that Farron references.
The Blame Game 0
Mary Trump discusses who is the actual enemy within.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Doug Jones sums up the Trump maladministration’s attempt to prosecute the Southern Poverty Law Center for being:
“This is a pure political retribution,” Jones said in a video posted to social media.
Follow the link for context.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Courtesy of Rick Strom, here’s a rhyme.
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*Mark Twain.
American Stasi 0
At NJ.com, Ted Sherman runs the numbers and concludes that they do not support ICE’s public statements for its crackdown on immigrants, whether they be illegal or legal. An excerpt:
Comparisons with previous years actually show the increasing numbers of apprehensions were due to more arrests of those who had not been convicted of any crime, the analysis showed.
Read the whole thing. Methinks it supports the claims of those who believer this is not primarily–or, for that matter, in any way–about criminal behavior, but is all about skin color and ethnicity.
(Slightly edited for clarity.)
Mongers of Hate 0
Thom discusses how today’s Republican Party has weaponized hate and faction over the last four decades.
Aside:
I think that Thom is quite correct about the legacy of Ronald Reagan, but I think he should also have included as a contributing factor Richard Nixon’s Southern Strategy, which has turned the party of Lincoln into the party of Jefferson Davis.
Honest to Pete, if Ev Dirksen or Nelson Rockefeller came back from their graves, they would be ashamed of what their party has become.