Political Theatre category archive
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.
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: