Political Theatre category archive
The Man Who Would Be King 0
Michael in Norfolk nails it. A snippet:
Follow the link for context.
Behind That Curtain* 0
David notes that, thanks to Elon Musk’s new feature on Xitter (a feature which I suspect Musk now regrets), a number of MAGA “influencers” have been revealed to be–er–less than veracious (but most definitely voracious). (And this surprises you how?)
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
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*With apologies to Earl Derr Biggers.
American Stasi 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, law professor Noah Feldman explores why ICE is being allowed to run rampant over the legal rights of immigrants–properly documented or not–and American citizens.
He is somewhat less than sanguine. Here’s a snippet:
I commend the piece to your attention.
Short Attention Span Theatrics 0
We keep hearing claims that each new stunt by the Trump maladministration is a “distraction” to make us forget the last stunt.
I don’t buy it, that is, I don’t buy that a worst thing is a good strategy to take attention from a worse thing to take attention from a bad thing and so on. Rather, I think that it’s a collection of lots of bad things happening at the same time, so many bad things it boggles the mind. To quote Steve M.,
Follow the link. His entire post is worth the couple of minutes it will take to read it.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Kim Shinkoskey considers the subservience of today’s Republican Party to their Dear Leader and hears a rhyme from over a century ago. Here’s a couplet:
Follow the link for the rest of the verse.
Parks and Wreck 0
Via The Denver Post, Alex Johnson is not optimistic about the future of our national parks under the Trump maladministration.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Surprisingly enough, one can make a convincing case that “Donald Trump” rhymes with “Neville Chamberlain.”
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*Mark Twain.
The Piece Taker 0
A piece of this, a piece of that . . . .
The Rule of Lawless 0
Michael in Norfolk explains why Donald Trump accused six Congresspersons, all of whom have distinguished records of serving in the military or intelligence ranks, of sedition for reminding military personnel that they need not obey illegal orders.
It’s quite simple, really:
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
All the News that Fits 0
Michael in Norfolk bemoans the false equivalence in dis coarse discourse. A snippet:
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Farron points out that Donald Trump has been quite happy to hire immigrants to work at his resorts even as he has derided them to attract support from racists and bigots (my words, not Farron’s).