Political Theatre category archive
Republican Thought Police 0
Via the Charlotte Observer, Stephen L. Carter has a message for Donald Trump:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
A Tune for the Times 0
From the Youtube page:
You know I’ve been around a long time, but I have never lived through what we are living through now. The great Woody Guthrie wrote this song many years ago. I changed some of the words to fit our times, and I hope you’ll sing it when you are marching. Because sometimes people, sometimes you just gotta SING OUT!
The Blame Game 0
Mary Trump discusses who is the actual enemy within.
The Art of the Con, Misdirection Play Dept. 0
The Trump maladministration now claims that, because a half-baked assassination attempt against Trump was thwarted at the Washington Hilton, Trump should therefore be permitted to proceed with further defiling the East Wing of the White House.
At Above the Law, Kathryn Rubino marvels at the misdirection play.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes.”* 0
Emma talks with Gil Duran about the implications of the Palantir Manifesto and hears a rhyme that sounds a lot like “Mussolini.”
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*Mark Twain.
Unintended Conclusions 0
Writing at The Japan Times, Sonia Dunlop and Takeaki Masukawa argue that, if there’s one thing Donald Trump’s war of choice with Iran and the resulting disruption to the international oil trade should teach us, it’s this:
Go read their article.
Aside:
I find this somewhat ironic, given Donald Trump’s well-documwented hatred of windmills and solar panels.
Vaccine Nation 0
Sam and the crew discuss Pete Hegseth’s decision to not require military personnel to take the flu vaccine.
The stupid. It burns.
Republican Thought Police 0
It appears that the Trump maladministration has decided that the military newspaper, Stars and Stripes, should report only all the news that fits.
By the Book, One More Time 0
In a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Sun, yet another person feels as if we are living in a book by George Orwell.
This time, it’s again 1984.
Aside:
That’s Animal Farm one, 1984 two.