Republican Hypocrisy category archive
The Grift of Graft 0
At the Detroit Free Press, Devin Scillian follows the money all the way to Qatar.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The Rude One looks at Donald Trump’s attempt to undo birthright citizenship and argues forcefully (and rudely) that “there Is no ‘America’ without birthright citizenship.”
Here’s a bit from his article (slightly expurgated); follow the link for the rest.
Aside:
Donald Trump himself, as a descendant of immigrants, has benefited from that very birthright citizenship he would deny to others, yet he seems eager to take us back to the days–and to the era–before it was passed.
Republican Thought Police 0
The EFF looks the latest Republican strategy to squelch dissent: To give the executive branch power to unilaterally strip the tax exempt status from organizations it doesn’t like by dubbing them “terrorist supporting organizations.” Here’s a bit from their article (emphasis added):
“Get Me Dewrite!” 0
It would appear that the Trump maladministration believes that what we don’t know can’t hurt it.
His Finger Is Pointing in the Wrong Direction 0
Methinks my old Philly DL friend Noz makes a valid point.
The Plane Truth 0
Farron is less than sympathetic to Donald Trump’s hurt fee-fees about being called out for criticized for accepting a bribe an emolument.
Trump and the Emoluments Clause Santa Clauses
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At the Detroit Free Press, Devin Scillian follows the money.
They Way They Were . . . . 0
At Above the Law, Mark Hermann remembers the past. Here’s one of his misty water-colored memories:
Follow the link for more memories.
A Trumped Up Case 0
At the Washington Monthly, former federal prosecutor James D. Zirin argues that
Follow the link for his reasoning.
A Notion of Immigrants Meets the Rule of Lawless 0
Shorter Steven Miller: Constitutional rights? We don’t care about no Constitutional rights.
An Ode to Greased Palms 0
- Everything is pay to play
In Donald Trump’s USA.
The Artless Dodger 0
David comments on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s refusal to give a straight answer to a straight question. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
Trade Deficient 0
The Trump maladministration is trying to get foreign countries to comply with its anti-DEI (that is, racist and bigoted) “policies.” Here’s a bit from the report at Mediaite:
Specifically, U.S. embassy officials in Stockholm gave the city’s planning office 10 days to sign an agreement stating that Swedish officials would comply with U.S. anti-discrimination laws and eschew DEI policies that run afoul of them. The agreement would apply to contractors that do work for the U.S. embassy.
Emoluments 0
The editorial board of The Philadelphia Inquirer follows the money. They suggest that
While Trump feeds the masses bread and circuses, he is laughing all the way to the bank.
Follow the link for an inventory of the illicit income.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
At the Bangor Daily News, Matthew Diana highlights the hypocrisy.
The Rule of Scofflaw 0
Farron points out that Donald Trump has admitted that he’s not complying with the Supreme Court’s order to repatriate Kilmar Abgrego Garcia because he doesn’t want to.
