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A Tune for the Times 0

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Republican Thought Police 0

At the Idaho State Journal, Leonard Hitchcock wonders why today’s Republican Party fears the educated.

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Trump and the Watergates 0

Emma and the crew discuss how the Trump maladministration’s actions helped stall FEMA’s response to the floods in Texas, how said maladministration is attempting to wiggle out from under the facts, and how FEMA money was misappropriated diverted to pay for Trump’s Florida concentration camp “Alligator Alcatraz.”

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The Apostate 0

Via The Japan Times, Steve Pincus argues the Trump maladministration is busily abandoning America’s founders’ principles. Here’s how he opens his article:

In late June and early July 1776, the Second Continental Congress framed, debated and adopted the Declaration of Independence. The document announced the creation of a new American republic and established its defining principles: a commitment to free trade, free immigration and internationalism.

As the United States celebrated its 249th birthday on July 4, the determination of President Donald Trump’s administration to abandon these founding principles has become starkly apparent.

Follow the link for his evidence.

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A Tune for the Times 0

(Warning: Mild language.)

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Republican Family Values 0

Donald Trump says to boy in a wheelchair as the boy's mother stands by,

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Suffer the Children 0

Once again we are reminded that that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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“But It’s the Only Possible Explanation” 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Sam Goldstein explores how evolution has predisposed us to be susceptible to conspiracy theories. Given the current state of dis coarse discourse, methinks it a timely and worthwhile read. Here’s a tiny bit:

While our ancestors faced immediate physical dangers and had limited data, modern society presents complex problems with abundant yet ambiguous data. Yet, we still rely on outdated intuitive heuristics.

This creates fertile ground for pseudoscience and conspiracy theories. Considering the role of the “illusion of causality,” where people perceive non-existent causal links, especially in areas like alternative medicine and superstition, is critical (Blanco & Matute, 2018). These illusions persist because they exploit our evolved cognitive tendencies.

The rise of social media further worsens this problem.

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Devolution 0

We seem to be going from a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, to a governemt of the Donald, by the Donald, and for the Donald.

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The Efficiency Expert 0

In the midst of a flood, Elon Musk holds a chain saw labeled

Via Job’s Anger.

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Election Defiers 0

Thom talks with Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State for Michigan, about what it was like when armed Trump supporters turned up at her house because Trump lost the 2020 election and about what may motivate such extremism.

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Hmmmm. Seems Sort of Familiar. 0

Does this remind you of anyone in the news?

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The Climates They Are a-Changing 0

And pretending oherwise won’t make it go away.

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Deportation Nation 0

Farron discusses the Trump maladministration’s plan plot to denaturalize naturalized citizens because they have the unmitigated gall to exercise their rights as American citizens.

Ironically, my local media celebrated a naturalization ceremony at Fort Monroe that took place on the Fourth.

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Sneak Preview: Trump’s UFC Cage Match 0

Caption:  Alligator Alcatraz.  Image:  Uncle Sam trapped in a cell being approached by alligators labeled

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A Tune for the Times 0

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News You Could Lose 0

At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire notes that some government officials and agencies, including the Trump maladministration, are suddenly interested in freedom of repress. He gives several examples of government threats against reporter for, well, reporting.

Here’s a tiny excerpt, in which he talks about Trump’s threatening to sue news agencies for reporting that his bombing of Iran may not have been the glorious shattering victory that he claimed it to be (emphasis added):

Iran knows whether we blew up its nuclear program. They don’t need anybody to tell them. There’s no state secret lost by the New York Times and CNN reporting on what was in the Iran intelligence report, which has now been roughly corroborated by the United Nations. The reason the Trump Administration is upset is because the report contradicts what the president wants the public to believe. It embarrasses him.

Follow the link for the rest.

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Republican Family Values 0

Dr. Evil, labeled

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“Get Me Rewrite” 0

For those who haven’t read it, the Declaration of Independence is primarily a list of grievances directed at King George III. (If you have read it, you know that, after the preamble, it becomes a rather tedious read.)

At the Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Ruth suggests an updated list for today’s wannabe king.

No excerpt of summary would do his article justice. Just go read it.

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