Political Theatre category archive
A Couplet for the Co-Conspirators 0
(Syntax error fixed.)
Republican Thought Police 0
Robert Reich argues that, in these Trumpled times, truth is in peril. Here’s a bit of his column:
Not even the truth is safe.
Go read the rest.
The Rule of Lawless, Reprise 0
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Michael in Norfolk hears a rhyme. Here’s a bit; follow the link for context.
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*Mark Twain.
Dump the Facts, Ma’am 0
Rebecca Watson reports on a recent study that indicates conservatives dislike, distrust, and disbelieve science. Here’s a bit from her article:
Methinks the findings of this study shed some light on the Trump madladministration’s efforts to gut federal scientific research programs.
The Art of the Con 0
PoliticalProf perceives a pattern.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Detroit Free Press, John Lindstrom hears a rhyme. Here’s a bit of the cadence:
Clearly Trump is behaving as though he is above the law . . . .
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*Mark Twain.
Bankrolling the Rule of Lawless 0
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Will Bunch follows the money.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
The editorial board of the Las Vegas Sun hears a rhyee from across the sea, and it’s in Russian.
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*Mark Twain.
Once More into the Breach of Faith 0
At the Kansas City Star, Dean A. Deal comments on the current federal maldaministration’s sewership of approach to the responsibilities of office. A snippet; follow the link for the evidence.
DOGE Bull 0
See the news report Farron discusses.
Afterthought:
I’ve decoded de code.
DOGE does not stand for “Department of Government Efficiency.”
It stands for “Destroy Our Government Elon.”
A Tune for the Times 0
From the Youtube page:
What do you have when you lose the rule of law, due process, and justice, and almost half the population thinks that’s okay? They also think having an oligarchic authoritarian in charge is a good thing). You have USA – 2025
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux tells of several persons who fled to the United States to escape tyranny and oppression. Unfortunatel, they are now hearing in the U. S. rhymes of the lands they left behind. Here’s a tiny bit:
“Khomeini felt that Iranian universities had turned into a breeding ground for Western and communist influences,” he said. The higher education ministry was told to end suspect activity on college campuses, which soon after were shut down. Textbooks were rewritten “to remove all mentions of what was considered un-Islamic.”
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*Mark Twain.