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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

Thom enumerates the many parallels between the old Secesh of 1861 and the new Secesh of today’s Republican Party.

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American Stasi 0

Yet another law-abiding person on his way to his job is arrested sent to an ICE concentration camp detention center for being brown.

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American Stasi, Rule of Lawless Dept. 0

Farron discusses a Washington Post report that ICE’s hiring practices may be–er–questionable.

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Courting Disaster 0

A Federal judge calls out a “Justice” Department lawyer for bearing false witness.

We no longer have an executive branch that is of the people, by the people, and for the people. It is now of the Trump, by the Trump, and for the Trump.

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A Picture Is Worth 0

Donald Trump says,

Click for the original image.

(Broken link fixed.)

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White Flight 0

Jesse Watters seems distressed that, in the midterms, Republicans seem to have lost what Watters refers to as the “white vote.”

Sam and the crew find this to be–er–a tell.

As I’ve mentioned before in these electrons, Richard Nixon’s southern strategy came full circle and consumed the Republican Party, which is today little more than the party of the New Secesh.

And Watters as much as openly admits that.

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American Stasi 0

Rick Strom discusses how ICE agents remain a threat and highlights how private citizens are trying to resist ICE.

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The Promotion 0

Suan Wiles leaves the White House Chief of Staff office cadrring her belongings as Stephen MIller, goose-stepping and making a Nazi salute, marches in to replace her.

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Establishmentarians 0

Thom talks with the Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox about right-wing white nationalist they-call-themselves-Christians and their embrace of a Gospel of Hate.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years . . . 0

. . . and now they’re even taking off their hoods.

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American Stasi 0

Another person’s story.

Another reminder that mean for the sake of mean is a Republican family value.

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American Stasi, Reprise 0

Thom rails about “Kavanaugh stops.”

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American Stasi 0

This case has been mentioned in these electrons before, but Rick Strom’s commentary is well worth a listen.

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American Stasi 0

Rick Strom comments on the rule of lawless as exercised by Stephen Miller’s ICE, ada, the American Stasi.

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Facebook Frolics 0

Trumpian frolics.

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Republicans’ Last Ditch Takkktic 0

Michael in Norfolk:

What do you do campaign on when your party has made good on none of the promises made by Republicans in 2024 and your only signature legislation is a bill that lavished tax cuts on the very wealthy and large corporations while slashing programs that benefited millions? With election day today, Republicans have given a clear answer: resort to overt racism and transphobia . . . .

Follow the link. Read the rest.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

John Young, in a longer article about how how we should celebrate exercising our right duty to vote, notes, almost in passing, that

We’ve got a political party whose survival apparently depends on tamping down turnout and the participation of people of color.

I commend his entire piece to your attention.

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American Stasi 0

The only surprising thing about this story is that he’s being held to account.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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American Stasi 0

And this surprises you how (emphasis added)?

A federal judge barred immigration agents in Southern California from stopping people simply because they are Latino or appear to be and are working class, finding evidence of an unwritten, “officially sanctioned” policy of racial profiling.

Details at the link.

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