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Trumponomics 0

Via The Charlotte Observer, Matt K. Lewis, in the course of a longer article about the current state of the U. S. economy, nails Donald Trump’s economic strategy.

Lacking tangible results, Trump is reverting to what has always worked for him: the assumption that – if he confidently repeats it enough times – his version of reality will triumph over math.

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Rogue State 0

At the Idaho State Journal, Jim Jones draws upon his own experience in combat during the war in Viet Nam to discuss the Trump maladministration’s overt and willful violations of the rules of war in their campaign against Venezuelan fishing boats.

Just read iit.

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Was “Republican Family Values”
Always a Misdirection Play?*
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Thom argues that Republicans have shown that what they value is money, not families.

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*You bet your sweet bippy it was.

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Republican Thought Police 0

At the Kansas City Star, Joel Mathis argues cogently that the Republican thought police do not just want to stop students from being “indoctrinated” (something that isn’t happening except in their own warped minds:, they want to stop them from learning. He asks

What good is higher education if it doesn’t broaden a student’s understanding of the world?

Follow the link for the rest of his thoughts on the matter.

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The Arkansas Agkistrodon Piscivorus 0

David dissects Senator Tom Cotton’s doubletalk.

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If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0

Republican Elephant says,

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American Stasi 0

Sam and the crew discuss ICE agents’ ignoring Americans’ Constitutional rights.

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Republican Thought Police 0

Rebecca Watson comments on a recent ruling by the Supreme Supremacist Court.

Or you can read the transcript.

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Ruining the Government Like a Business 0

So this is how the Trump maladministration supports the troops.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

At Above the Law, Joe Patrice looks at Donald Trump’s Executive Order forbidding states from regulating AI and concludes

When AI hallucinates, it at least has the decency to admit it’s wrong when called out. When the executive branch does it, apparently we just call it policy.

Go read the article to learn why Patrice reached that conclusion.

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The Gamer 0

It appears that war is just a game to him, and human being just blips on a screen

Pete Hegseth playing a video game called

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Hoist on His Own Pe(te)tard 0

Sometimes, AI gets it right.

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“The Guy in the Glass House Is Throwing Stones Again” 0

Read the Politico article that David discusses.

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Short Attention Span Theatrics 0

Image One,

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A Tune for the Times 0

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The Art of the Deal 0

Trump as Santa Claus with a little boy on his knee.  Trump says,

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If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0

Just take a lesson from the Squeaker of the House.

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Russian Impulses 0

Via the Las Vegas Sun, Trudy Rubin warns that, to understand Donald Trump’s plan for peace in a piece of Ukraine, we need to follow the money.

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Actions Speak 0

Frame One:  Donald Trump says,

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The Fog Machination 0

Susan Estrich notes that the phrase “the fog of war” doesn’t mean what Pete Hegseth seems to think it means. She points out that

It is not a defense to war crimes.

Follow the link to find out what it really means and how Hegseth is trying to hide himself in a fog of his own making.

(Misplet wrod correxted.)

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