Republican Hypocrisy category archive
The Bidder’s Bidding 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini looks at Elon Musk’s attempt to bribe persons to vote for lubricate the election of a judge in Wisconsin.
Just go read it.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Per Kathryn Rubino at Above the Law, the Republican Party is test marketing a new strategy in response to losing in court: Get rid of the courts.
Why am I not surprised?
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Der Spiegel talks with Harvard Professor Steven Levitsky, who hears disturbing rhymes from the recent past. A snippet from Levitsky’s remarks:
I commend the entire article to your attention.
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*Mark Twain.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Farron runs the numbers.
“I’ve Never Done Anything Awful” 0
Elon Musk has hurt fee-fees. Sam, Emma, and the crew discuss the awfulness of it all.
The Chaos Agency 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Courtney Beard takes a look at what the DOGE wrecking ball is likely to mean for psychological research. The outlook is not good.
She makes three main points; follow the link a detailed exploration of each.
- Most of our best psychological treatments have been developed with federal funding.
- Without federal funding, we cannot train the next generation of talented psychological researchers.
- Without federal funding, we cannot develop new psychosical treatments.
Aside:
I suspect I’m not the only one who thinks the “E” in “DOGE” actually stands for “emaciation.”
The Rule of Lawless 0
Thom discusses Donald Trump’s decsion to defy a court order.
He is somewhat perturbed.
So am I.
Still Rising Again after All These Years, Cancel Culture Dept. 0
Have you noticed that the persons who complain about “cancel culture” are the ones doing the cancelling?
Republican Family Values, Meet a Notion of Immigrants 0
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports:
This Wisconsin man voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center.
Follow the link to learn more about how much Republicans value families.
The Squandering 0
Michael in Norfolk mourns America’s loss of respect and respectability. Here’s a bit:
Methinks he has a point.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Robert Reich hears a rhyme. Here’s the opening couplet:
Next, subdue the courts by ignoring or threatening to ignore court rulings you disagree with.
Follow the link. The verse gets worse.
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*Mark Twain.
Suffer the Children 0
That’s not scripture. That’s Republican policy. (Warning: Mild language.)
Read the news report that Farron is discussing.
Market Farces 0
The Rule of Lawless 0
The PIttsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier is not sanguine. A snippet; follow the link for the complete article.
