Republican Hypocrisy category archive
Gutting Out the Vote 0
The Trump maladministration contines to try to make something out of nothing–or, at least, little more than nothing.
Emoluments 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Lynn Schmidt follows the money from the U. S. Treasury into the Trump family’s pockets.
Republican Thought Police 0
Via SFgate, a federal judge has ruled in favor of a coalition of groups suing to stop the Trump maladministration’s attempt to erase those portions of American history that it doesn’t like. Here’s a bit from the ruling:
The story goes on the report that (no surprises here) the Trump maladministration is consdiering an appeal.
Fight Night, Emoluments Dept. 0
Mary Trump follows the money.
American Stasi, Republican Family Values Dept. 0
Thom discusses the Trump maladministration’s “concentration camps for children.”
Republican Family Values 0
Honest to Betsy, you couldn’t make this stuff up.
The Privatization Scam 0
Farron follows the money.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Nell Auc0in Naquin hears a rhyme goosestepping through the decades from Germany to here.
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*Mark Twain.
American Stasi . . . 0
. . . Meet your newest propagandist.
Were he still with us, Walter Cronkite would hang his head in shame to see his former employer turn into Fox News Lite.
The Belles of the Ballroom 0
Ring of Fire’s Josh Gay follows the money.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Michael in Norfolk argues that the Supreme Supremacist Court has come up with a new right. Here’s the title of his article:
Follow the link for the article itself.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
In Republican world, if you don’t talk about history, it therefore isn’t.
This is the same sort of reasoning that white Southerners used to turn the Civil War, started by seceding states sseking to secure slavery, into the Lost Cause(TM), the notion that the poor persecuted little seceded states were simply struggling to protect their Southern Way of Life(TM).
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*Mark Twain.
A Postal Puzzle 0
Is Alabame Senator Tommy Tuberville actually a Florida man? Inquiring minds want to know.
Read the article by Kyle Whitmire that Farron references.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice explains why the Supreme Supremacist Court is relying on its “Shadow Docket” to roll back civil rights, resuscitate Jim Crow, and take the nation back to the 1950s {if not the 1850s, which, methinks, is where they truly want to be):
It relieves the burden of having to slap lipstick on this pig.
Follow the link for context.
The Art of the Con 0
Robert Reich dissects the duplicity behind Donald Trump’s “Freedom 250″ celebration cash grab. A snippet:
Follow the link to see why he says that.
Republican Thought Police 0
At Above the Law, Kathryn Rubino reports that the Trump maladministrations legal attempt to define “8647” as somehow prohibited speech, well, just got 86ed in court.
All the News that Fits 0
Donald Trump’s war of choice with Iran must be going so very well.
I mean, why else would Pete Hegseth try to gag the Pentagon press corps?