Political Theatre category archive
What’s in a Word? 0
Sometimes, quite a lot.
At The Seattle Times, Steve Edwards describes how the Trump maladministration has redefined a word to as to further endanger endangered species. A snippet:
In the agencies’ own example, if a protected species lives in a tree, it would be OK to cut down that tree and kill the animal so long as the purpose of cutting it down was something other than killing the animal. This view of ESA protection provides no protection at all.
Aside:
Apparently, extinction is a Republican family value.
Truth in Labeling 0
Methinks Michael in Norfolk makes a valid point. A snippet:
Faked Alaska 0
My old Philly DL friend Noz looks at how ranked choice voting, which is used in Alaska, works and debunks Trump’s bunk about the Alaskan Senatorial race.
In related news, Donald Trump claims people don’t know that “incumbent” means, in what is a clear and obvious case of psychological projection.
All the News that Fits 0
David marvels at how Fox News ran away from interviewing a person when he turned out not to be a Trumpette and about what that reveals about Fox News vs. real news.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Based on the ads I’ve seen locally, methinks this is an understatement.
One would hope that voters would make their decisions based on something more substantial than campaign ads.
One would hope . . . .
Suffer the Children 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Mark Bird reminds us again that that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.
Petty Cheesy, Reprise 0
Seth takes a closer look at the Trump freak-out over Obama’s Cheesecake Factory remarks.
A Rhyme for the Times 0
Warning: Some language.
Republican Thought Police 0
The EFF argues that (emphasis added)
(snip)
The right to speak anonymously is essential. It preserves privacy and shields critics from government retaliation. In the past year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued grand jury subpoenas to social media companies for their users’ personal data. This is frequently done for improper purposes and without really showing that social media users have committed any crime. These subpoenas have the effect of intimidating and chilling critics, as immigration authorities have engaged in invasive, unconstitutional, and sometimes violent conduct.
Stray Thought 0
One of the, if not the, most poisonous notions in our polity is that politics is a spectator sport that somehow exists apart from day-to-day lives, not to be participated in by, say, for example, exercising one’s right duty to vote.
Petty Cheesey 0
David marvels at Donald Trump’s meltdown in response to a casual remark by President Obama.
Republican Thought Police 0
Yet another Trump acolyte attempts to exercise the freedom of repress (and is now being sued over it).
The Rule of Lawless 0
One more time, we seem to live in retaliation nation.
In the Trump maladministion, “mal” not only stands for bad, it stands for “with malice aforethought.”