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Borderline Disorder, Hostage Dept. 0

ICE officer holding screaming child, holding a pen, and saying,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Trumpling a Promise (Updated) 1

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The brilliance of trump’s play to our darker angels is that it locks in –and focuses– on the 35% of people who support him no matter what. As long as he can keep them happy by throwing red meat to his base in the form of racism , sexism, and all other kinds of isms, he will be fine. This is the new republican party. It is now trump’s party.

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Shaun Muller adds commentary.

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Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Tricke-Down Trumpery 0

Trumpled on the Fourth of July.

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Borderline Disorder, Republican Family Values Dept. 0

Psychologists Rosalind Barnett and Caryl Rivers consider the likely psychological effects of the party of mean for the sake of mean’s sadistic policy of ripping children from their parents. They discuss three in particular:

  • The first whammy: Learned helplessness.
  • The second whammy: Lack of attachment.
  • The Third Whammy: Mistrust over Trust.

Follow the link for a detailed discussion of each one.

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Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0

Smoked trumpling.

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American Heritage 0

Tony Norman reminds us that the past is not even past.

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Suffer the Children 0

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Trumpling the Fourth of July 0

Child in cage watching Fourth of July fireworks in distance.

Via Job’s Anger.

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Suffer the Children 0

Remember this while you grill your Fourth of July burgers: Here are your tax dollars at work.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

We don’t educate your kind here.

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Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0

We don’t serve your kind here.

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Misdirection Play, A Civil Tongue Dept. 0

William Chafe reminds us of another time when the powers that be collapsed upon their fainting couches at the prospect of a “lack of civility.”

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The ICE Cap 0

Putting a cap on the conversation.

As James Schwab gave his first televised news interview Wednesday on why he abruptly resigned as an ICE spokesman, there was a loud knock on the door.

Two men dressed in suits arrived on his San Jose front door step and identified themselves as agents from the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General’s Office. During the surprise visit, the pair began asking him questions about whether he tipped off Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in late February, according to a report by CBS News, who was in Schwab’s home at the time. (Schwab vehemently denies doing so–ed.)

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Schwab said he felt like the visit — more than three months after he resigned in protest of what he called lies from the Trump administration and ICE — was to intimidate him and he was “completely shocked.”

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Borderline Disorder 0

Seth talks to Chris Hayes about conditions at the border and how they differ from what Donald Trump says they are. He also offers his thoughts about what motivates the anti-immigration crowd.

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A Civil Tongue, One More Time 0

Frame One:  Sarah Huckabee Sanders recoiling from restaurateur's statement,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0

Trumpling the community pool.

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A Picture Is Worth 0

Picture of a pet carrier with a

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In related news, Edwin M. Yoder surveys the lie of the land.

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One Thing Is Not Like the Other Thing 0

What Atrios said.

We are a society of stupid.

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Decoding de Code 0

Thom explains the cynical racism behind the Trump administration’s decision to rip children from their parents.

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Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0

Trumpling the children.

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