Politics of Hate category archive
Establishmentarians 0
LZ Granderson has a couple of questions for persons who would use public schools–and therefore public moneys–to proselytize:
And why place public school teachers, many of whom are not Christians themselves, in a position in which they may have to explain that religion’s doctrine?
Follow the link for his answers.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Farron argues that Trump’s current acting Attorney-General, Todd Blanche, just said the quiet part out loud. (Warning: Language.)
Read the news report that Farron discusses.
American Stasi 0
Also at the Colorado Sun, attorney Mario Nicolais tells the story of what he had to deal with in securing the release of a teenager who fled to the United States to join his family after having been tortured in his home country, only to be snatched up by ICE and sent to a detention center concentration camp for being.
Frankly, this is not how I would like to see my tax dollars at work.
American Stasi 0
At The Seattle Times, Danny Westneat notes that many Washington state farmers are hurting because ICE has rounded up their workers and sent them to–let’s use the proper term–concentration camps. He also points out that many of them, who voted for Trump, didn’t see this coming.
And Westneat wonders where they were during the 2024 campaign.
Here’s a tiny bit from his article.
It couldn’t have been clearer, could it?
The Rule of Lawless 0
Via the USA Today Netowrk, Andrew P. Napolitano has few questions about current events. Here’s one of them:
Follow the link for the rest.
War and Mongers of War 0
David debunks Karoline Leavitt’s bunk about Donald Trump’s war of choice against Iran. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
Aside:
Karoline Leavitt uses the term “experts at the White House.”
Given the actions antics of the Trump maladministration, methinks that term an oxymoron.
Republican Thought Police 0
Now it seems that they are going after the Pope for having the unmitigated gall to criticize the actions of the Trump maladministration.
War and Mongers of War 0
Sam and the crew talk with Heather “Digby” Parton about why Trump decided to go to war with Iran.
Mongers of Hate, Reprise 0
At the Psychology Today website, John Tsilimparis argues that “(t)he recent social media outburst from the highest levels of leadership is a result of narcissistic rage.” He then goes on to explore how such outbursts and the type of you-can’t-really-call-it thinking behind them helps poison dis coarse discourse.
His article is well worth the few minutes it will take to read it.
Mongers of Hate 0
Thom discusses how today’s Republican Party has weaponized hate and faction over the last four decades.
Aside:
I think that Thom is quite correct about the legacy of Ronald Reagan, but I think he should also have included as a contributing factor Richard Nixon’s Southern Strategy, which has turned the party of Lincoln into the party of Jefferson Davis.
Honest to Pete, if Ev Dirksen or Nelson Rockefeller came back from their graves, they would be ashamed of what their party has become.
Suffer the Children 0
We are again reminded that that’s not scripture. Rather, it’s a Republican family value.
Real Big Men 0
Michael in Norfolk looks at Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran and notes that
Follow the link for context.
American Stasi 0
Per the EFF, if appears as if the Trump maladministration wants to keep his wannabe secret police as secret as they can. A snippet:
In January, EFF and media organizations including The New York Times and The Washington Post responded to this blatant infringement of the First Amendment by demanding that the FAA lift this flight restriction. Over two months later, we’re still waiting for the FAA to respond to our letter.
The First Amendment guarantees the right to record law enforcement. As we have seen with the extrajudicial killings of George Floyd, Renée Good, and Alex Pretti, capturing law enforcement on camera can drive accountability and raise awareness of police misconduct.
American Stasi 0
Rick Strom points out that “I was just following orders” is a defense that is precedented.