Political Theatre category archive
That Was the Week That Was 0
Mary Trump looks back at last week’s Trumpling.
From the Youtube page:
This week Mary unpacks the GOP’s Gaslight Playbook — the upside-down rhetoric that flips truth into lies. From Speaker Mike Johnson and Karoline Leavitt to Fox State TV, we show how Republican doublespeak fuels chaos. Plus, a look at Donald’s East Wing demolition at the White House, the perfect symbol of broken institutions and twisted narratives.. It’s Trump Trolls Trump Week 39.
Republican Family Values . . . 0
. . . can be summed up in the immortal words of Marie Antionette: Let them eat cake.
A Pillow of the Community 0
David posits that Mike Lindel, aka Mike Pillow, personifies the MAGA business model.
The Rule of Lawless 0
SFgate’s Drew Magary is somewhat distressed at the realization that we are now living in a (my words, not his) klepto-idiocracy.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Via The Sacramento Bee, Jackie Calmes hears a rhyme:
Follow the link for a parsing of the poesy.
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*Mark Twain.
**Whoopsies! But I arill think Calmes makes valid points.
The Man Who Would Be King 0
Seth takes a closer look at the “No Kings” rallies and Republicans’ reaction to it.
Republican Thought Police 0
Via Breaking Defense, a site that specializes in military news, Valerie Insinna and Theresa Hitchens that they’re now coming for the military brass. A snippet:
All the News That Fits 0
Methinks this article sheds a light on how right-wing media (e. g., Fox News, OAN, etc.) works.
Putting the “Demo” to Democracy 0
Aside:
I was pondering a post about how what Trump’s doing to the White House is analogous to what he’s doing to democracy, when I found that Bill Bramhall had done it far better than anything I had come up with.
Redemption 0
That is, the type of redemption that happens when you cash in those bonus points.
True Colors, Reprise 0
David cites statements from Donald Trump and argues that they indicate that Trump thinks what he says goes.
The Occupying Army 0
Via The Sacramento Bee, Mary Ellen Klas reminds that the members of the National Guard enlisted to defend the United States, not to be assinged to occupy cities that did not vote for Donald Trump. She fears that the long-term effects on the morale and spirit of the Guard will be less then beneficial.
Methinks her article is well worth a read.