Political Theatre category archive
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire looks at Donald Trump’s decision to demolish of the East Wing of the White House (without, natch, getting permission, although he does not own the White House) and hears a rhyme.
Follow the link for his citation of the evidence.
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*Mark Twain.
Mensa Material 0
Sam takes a test.
Full Disclosure:
We don’t know for sure that it’s the same test that Donald Trump took, but, if it’s not, it’s likely similar.
Stray Question 0
Does this article remind you of anyone in the news?
Speaking of Threats . . . . 0
Sam discusses the Trump maladministration’s increasing use of the legal system to silence dissent (then move on to responding to viewer comments).
Learn more about Kat Abughazaleh’s indictment.
If the Truth Hurts, Try Threats 0
Afterthought:
In one way, I get the right-wing’s fascination with Hitler. After all, hate sells, and hate is what they sell.
Hate blinds people, for it’s easier to hate than to think.
But they don’t seem to remember that Hitler’s “thousand year Reich” latest less than a decade and a half and ended with his dying by his own hand while it collapsed around him.
A Tune for the Times 0
It’s short, but it’s sweet quite a propos.
Republican Thought Police 0
Thom calls out the Trump maladministration’s selective prosecutions persecutions of persons who criticize Donald Trump.
A Tune for the Times 0
(Warning: Mild language.)
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
The editorial board of the Bangor Daily News is not amused that the Donald Trump appears to believe that “privy council” refers to counseling those who disagree with him with the contents of the privy.
Reality Bites 0
David discusses how the Trump maladministration’s you-can’t-really-call-erractic-whims policies are not playing out as the Trump maladministration promised, but rather exactly as competent persons foresaw.
Birds of a Feather 0
In the Las Vegas Sun, letter writer Tom Harper observes that Donald Trump has but one interest. A nugget:
It appears somehow appropriate that he now commands leads a political party that seems no longer to care for the common good.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mr. Newberger salutes the Squeaker of the House.
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.