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The Bully’s Pulpit 0

In the midst of a longer post about Donald Trump’s war of choice with Iran, Atrios sums up Trump’s approach to foreign policy, or, for that matter, to just about everything:

. . . mommy he hit me back.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

John Young is not sanguine. Here’s tiny bit from his article:

We didn’t need the My Lai massacre to inform us that atrocities emanate at the hands of those locked and loaded with our ammo. From Kent State to George Floyd, we’ve seen innocents die at the hands – and at the knee – of someone in power. We’ve seen the coverups and the whitewashing.

But this administration has blown any previous standards out of the water.

The capricious use of the National Guard. The transforming of ICE into a paramilitary Legion of Goons. Nothing shames Hegseth, Stephen Miller and their boss, Conman the Barbaric.

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Kleptocracy 0

Grung_e_Gene raises an interesting point: The Trump maladministration is interested, not in the public good, but only in the public’s goods

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Republican Thought Police 0

The Trump maladministration again exercises its freedom of repress.

Correspondent Lara Korte, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, and publisher Max Lederer were all fired from their posts at Stars and Stripes on Friday, the latest attack on press freedom by President Donald Trump and members of his administration — this time targeting the paper that provides daily news to US servicemembers spread across the globe.

Details at the link.

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Responsible Fiscals . . . 0

, , , seem incapable of remembering what they are responsible for.

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The Enablers 0

Title:  The Real Trump Derangement Syndrome.  Image:  Donald Trump dressed as Napoleon screaming out crazy things as the GOP Congress follows along saying,

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Mona Charen is less than sanguine at the prospect of Todd Blanche holding the post of Attorney-General. A snippet:

This is the Trumpian way. They don’t just break the rules behind closed doors; they shatter the rules in broad daylight. It’s not enough, for example, that the Trump Justice Department is denying resources to the team that investigates and prosecutes foreign corrupt practices; Trump issued an executive order pausing all such prosecutions. So it’s not news that Trump’s new attorney general will fail to seek impartial justice, but the refusal to even feign regard for impartial justice is new.

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0

Thom hears some rhymes.

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*Mark Twain.

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If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0

Donald Trump, sitting a a desk writing, says,

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Republican Thought Police 0

Exercise your Constitutional right of freedom of speech and you just might find yourself on ice ICE on you.

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Red Scare Redux 0

Donald Trump, sitting on Kim Jong-Un's lap, says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Republican Family Values 0

Title:  Republican Senators confirm Todd Blance to be Attorney-General by voting with their feet.  Image:  GOP Elephants jumping up and down on the backs of Epstein victims.

Via Job’s Anger.

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Red Scare Redux 0

At my local rag, retired academician Tom Wallace dissects the misdirection play. A snippet:

So, given Trump’s failed agenda and low approval ratings, Republicans avoid criticizing him by adopting the old worn-out political bugaboo of communist infiltration of government.

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The Trumpled Weather Bureau 0

Man in the NOAA

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Todd Blanche Doubles down on the double-talk.

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American Stasi, Reprise 0

Warrants! ICE don’t believe in no stinkin’ warrants.

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Anchors Away (Far, Far Away for a Long, Long Time) 0

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American Stasi, Republican Thought Police Dept. 0

Via Above the Law, Techdirt reports that

The Wall Street Journal has a detailed report on how Trump’s personal secret police militia, ICE, is actively investigating, intimidating, and silencing people who criticize them online.

Follow the link for details.

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The Oath Taker 0

Todd Blanche, his right hand on a copy of

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0

    Thom hears a rhyme from the American right wing
    That sounds just like “make America white again.”

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*Mark Twain.

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