Political Theatre category archive
A Tune for the Time 0
Warning: Short promo at about the one minute mark.
All the News that Fits 0
Josh Gay delights in a rare event: A Fox News apology. And he notes a number of times when Fox has–er–broadcast “news” reports of questionable veracity without facing a requirement to accept responsibility for facilitating fabrications.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
Checks and Balances
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I think that the Supreme Supremacist Court’s reasoning in this case is quite clear.
“Well,” said the injustices, “we already have an executive that’s unbalanced. Let’s go all the way and have one that’s unchecked.”
American Exceptionalism 0
David discusses a Pew poll that shows the exceptional damage that the Trump maladministration has done to America’s international reputation in little more than a year. A quote:
Being feared is not the same thing as being respected.
Republican Thought Police 0
North Carolina legislators just pushed through anti-DEI legislation over the governor’s veto. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Executive Director of Intergovernmental Relations Charles Jeter describes it as a “solution in search of a problem” and fears those problems. A snippet (emphasis added):
That gray area, he said, may hamstring educators or school districts.
“They give definitions, but the definitions in and of themselves are interpretable by different people,” Jeter told the Observer. “That’s the concern: it’s the unintended consequences.”
War and Mongers of War 0
Via The Japan Times, history professor Timothy Snyder looks at Donald Trump’s war of choice against Iran and concludes:
This is what happens when voters entrust entertainers to wage war and profiteers to negotiate peace.
Follow the link for his reasons for saying that.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Robert Klarich, in a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Sun, reports hearing a rhyme. A snippet:
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*Mark Twain.
Spun City 0
David argues that the Trump maladministration has chosen to live in a fantasy world, specifically as regards the war that Donald Trump chose to start by attacking Iran. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
Republican Thought Police 0
Techdirt takes a deep dive into the Trump maladministration’s attempt to punish Disney and ABC for daring to allow James Talerico to appear on The View. A snippet:
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*Not redacted in the original, but I’m kind of old-fashioned about some things.
The Privatization Scam 0
PoliticalProf looks follows the money.
The Blame Gamer 0
Robert Reich sees a pattern:
Follow the link for examples.