Political Theatre category archive
All the News that Fits 0
Dan Perry argues that confusion is the game plan. A snippet; follow the link for his reasoning.
This is why Trump won’t shut up about “the fake news” and declares the media the “enemy of the people,” a phrase borrowed from Stalinist Russia. That’s why his stooges actually speak of “alternative facts.” That’s why characters like Elon Musk will try to present the news media as “elites” pursuing some dark agenda to silence the valiant voices of the ordinary citizen (on social media, of course).
The Golden Trumpled Door
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Via Job’s Anger.
Afterthought:
The American dream, however imperfect it may have been in its reality, is being throttled before our eyes.
The Enemy Within 0
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier note that
Follow the link to see why he wrote that.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Short promo at about the one minute mark.
The Rule of Lawless 0
It appears that Donald Trump believes that “freedom of the press” should be subordinate to “fee-fees of the president.”
Defensive Driving on the Disinformation Superhighway 0
Sam Goldstein, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, offers some tips.
Gut Reactions 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Kenneth Barish argues that “(w)e are motivated in our political opinions first by feelings and secondarily by ideas.” I don’t know that I fully agree with him, but, given the increasingly toxic nature of dis coarse discourse, I think his article is well worth a read. Here’s a tiny bit from it:
Disappeared under the Rule of Lawless 0
Emma talks with journalist Prem Trakker about how Trump and ICE are disappearing persons without showing legal cause for doing so and about the implications thereof.
Afterthought:
I do not think it is an exaggeration to fear that, if we continue on this course, we in danger of becoming a police state.
Reruns 0
Daniel Ruth contends that we’ve seen this show before. Here’s one of the examples he cites; follow the link for the rest.
Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0
It’s what Trump and Musk are trying to do to retirees who want to collect their social security.
The Process 0
In a longer of a longer article about Trump’s proposed tariffs, including those proposed for jurisdications that don’t have exports–or, in some cases, human inhabitants–Mike Murphy offers this insight into Donald Trump’s decision making process:
Methinks he pretty much nails it.
Follow the link for context.
Number Gamers 0
The Late Show does the math.
Lies and Lying Liars 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Berit Brogaard offers some pointers as to how to spot a liar.
Check it out and see whether it reminds you of anyone you know of,
The White Waffle House
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Afterthought:
Donald Trump does not have “policies.”
He has whims.
The Rule of Lawless 0
My old Philly DL friend Noz makes an excellent points about our scofflaw president’s maladministration.