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Stray Thought 0

Knowledge is inimical to Republicanism.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Misdirection Play, Hey! Rubio! Dept. 0

At the Orlando Sentinel, Pam Vety explains the con.

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Decoding De (Color) Code 2

Frame One:  Ronald Reagan says,

Kathryn Rubino runs the numbers.

Image via Job’s Anger.

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If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0

For example.

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Racism Supreme 0

Thom discusses today’s Republican Party’s embrace of racism as it relates to the recent vacancy on the Supreme Court.

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The Coincidence 0

Mitch McConnell holding paper reading

Via Juanita Jean.

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Still Rising Again . . . . 0

At the San Francisco Chronicle, Andrew Straus suggests that the United States could learn from how Germany deals with the legacy of Nazism and the Holocaust.

In the course of the discussion, he gets to the nub of the current fuss in the United States over critical race theory and “divisive concepts” (emphasis added):

The recent furor over teaching “critical race theory” in schools doesn’t stem from disagreements over how best to guide students through this history and its continued impact on contemporary American life. Rather, at the heart of the matter is a refusal to face the wrongs of the past and a desire to suppress discussion of whether Americans today have any obligation to rectify those wrongs.

I commend the entire piece to your attention.

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Governor Trumpkin, Reprise 0

At The Roanoke Times, Martin A. Davis, Jr., points out that Virginia’s new governor’s recent “Executive Order 1” contradicts itself. A snippet; follow the link for more.

It gets worse. The executive order also says: “Virginia must renew its commitment to teaching our children the value of freedom of thought and diversity of ideas.”

It’s hard to understand how children can be taught to think for themselves when the state wants to aggressively ban anything that even hints of controversy.

Afterthought:

In Republican World, truth is to pursued–and vanquished.

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Half the Truth, Nothing Like the Truth 0

Republican legislator seated in front of a picture of Martin Luther King, Jr., says to a group of students,

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Vaccine Nation 0

The writer of a letter to the Kansas City Star points out that Santayana was right.

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The Party of “No” 0

Republican Elephant says,

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Voting, by Party Lines 0

Title:  Ballot Boxes.  Image:  A tradition ballot box labeled with a Democratic Donkey.  A paper shreder labeled with a Republican Elephant.

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Dream On, Dr. King 0

Frame One: Dr. Martin Luther King speaking in front of the Lincoln Memorial, saying,

Via Juanita Jean.

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Denied a Ride 0

Bus labeled

Via Job’s Anger.

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“Whitewashing History” 0

Republican Elephant stands before the body of a lynched black man hanging from a tree holding a sign reading,

The Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Michael Paul Williams explains, in the context of a column about Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, whose first official act was to ban critical race theory in schools, where, again, it is not taught. A nugget (emphasis added):

Youngkin, in his order, gives an obligatory nod toward teaching about “the horrors of American slavery and segregation, and our country’s treatment of Native Americans.” But then, he absurdly opines that “critical race theory and related concepts are teaching our children to engage in the very behavior the Constitution prohibits.”

This all-consuming concern over “inherently divisive concepts” and the Constitution is rich coming from a member of a political party in thrall to a former president so divisive that he inspired an insurrection that the vast majority of GOP lawmakers are loath to acknowledge or investigate.

Image via Job’s Anger.

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Neglected Legacy 0

Leonard Pitts, Jr., reminds us that Martin Luther King, Jr., gave more than one speech.

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Patriot Gamers, Reprise 0

The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini minces no words. A snippet:

. . . if you claim to be a patriot and then act in a way that contradicts the entire notion of what that means, what else would you be but a traitor?

So how else should we view the men and women who signed fake electoral certificates after the 2020 election hoping to subvert that constitutional work of the Electoral College, overturn the outcome of a duly certified election and, in essence, stage a coup that would have kept Donald Trump in office?

More unminced words at the link.

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That Dog Do Hunt 0

Title:  The hunt for voter fraud.  Image:  Republican Elephant dressed as Elmer Fudd on a hunt.  His hunting pointer dog is pointing at him.

Via Job’s Anger.

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Twits on Twitter 0

Texas-sized twits.

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