Republican Hypocrisy category archive
Republican Thought Police 0
Via the Tampa Bay Times, Scott Maxwell writes of Florida International University’s attempt to withhold diplomas from students who had the unmitigated gall to protest silently and peacefully againstthe Trump maladministration’s secretive police ICE. A snippet:
But what they really mean is that Florida students should think the way they do or else shut the hell up.
Aside:
When I was a college student (mumble) years ago, I participated in many peaceful, usually silent protests, mostly against the war in Viet Nam (and history has proven us right, but that’s another issue).
My college officials I suspect–heck, I know–did not approve, but they never threatened to punish us for exercising our Constitutional rights in those unTrumpled times.
Emoluments, Reprise 0
Josh Gay follows the money.
Republican Thought Police 0
Now they are coming after the Smithsonian.
The Me Veneration 0
The Rude One looks at Donald Trump’s conduct and concludes
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Checks and Balances
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I think that the Supreme Supremacist Court’s reasoning in this case is quite clear.
“Well,” said the injustices, “we already have an executive that’s unbalanced. Let’s go all the way and have one that’s unchecked.”
Republican Thought Police 0
North Carolina legislators just pushed through anti-DEI legislation over the governor’s veto. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Executive Director of Intergovernmental Relations Charles Jeter describes it as a “solution in search of a problem” and fears those problems. A snippet (emphasis added):
That gray area, he said, may hamstring educators or school districts.
“They give definitions, but the definitions in and of themselves are interpretable by different people,” Jeter told the Observer. “That’s the concern: it’s the unintended consequences.”
War and Mongers of War 0
Via The Japan Times, history professor Timothy Snyder looks at Donald Trump’s war of choice against Iran and concludes:
This is what happens when voters entrust entertainers to wage war and profiteers to negotiate peace.
Follow the link for his reasons for saying that.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Jackie Calmes details how Donald Trump is making racism great again.
Republican Thought Police 0
Techdirt takes a deep dive into the Trump maladministration’s attempt to punish Disney and ABC for daring to allow James Talerico to appear on The View. A snippet:
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*Not redacted in the original, but I’m kind of old-fashioned about some things.
The Blame Gamer 0
Robert Reich sees a pattern:
Follow the link for examples.
Know-Nothings Redux 0
The Know-Nothings are back, and they’re turbo-charged.
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Mark Gongloff offers a theory as to why the Trump maladministration is waging its war on scientific research. Here’s a tiny bit from his article:
Follow the link for context
American Stasi 0
We are again reminded that “suffer the children” is not scripture.
Rather, it’s a Republican family value.
Cancel Culture, Republican Style 0
Thom looks at how and why today’s Republican Party is trying to cancel voters. (Short commercial at the end.)
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.