Politics of Hate category archive
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
- I know this you don’t want to hear,
But realize, please, it can happen here.
Indeed, some would even say
It’s already well under way.
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*Mark Twain.
Republican Thought Police 0
Writing at Psychology Today Blogs, neuroscientist James Hyman points out that
(t)he current (Trump–ed.) administration is clearly hostile to academia.
Follow the link for his discussion of his reasons for saying that and the implications of said hostility.
Aside:
Methinks the reason for said hostility is quite simple.
Facts, knowledge, and truth are inimical to Stephen Miller’s the Trump maladministration’s agenda.
Republican Thought Police, One More Time 0
Rick Strom tries to make sense of the senselessness.
Republican Thought Police 0
They are patrolling dis coarse discourse with truncheons raised and gags at the ready
Unjust Retribution 0
“Vengeance is mine,” saith the Lard.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Farron reports on a voter who got what he voted for.
And now regrets it.
Today’s Republican Party is a vile and loathsome thing.
Republican Family Values 0
Brian Kilmeade apologizes for letting the mask slip saying homeless persons should be executed.
Dis Coarse Discourse, Disinformation Superhighway Dept. (Updated) 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, sociologist Robert Bartholomew notes that
(s)ocial media is playing an increasingly influential role in the formation and spread of rumors.
In the light of the flood of mis- and disinformation following the killing of Charlie Kirk, I think this is a timely and worthwhile read.
And, remember, “social” media isn’t.
Addendum:
For example.
Both Sides Don’t 0
Thom discusses the “both sides” scam and how false balance fuels extremism. (Warning: Commercial at about the five minute mark.)
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Yastreblyansky hears a rhyme goose-stepping down the path of history.
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*Mark Twain.
A Notion of Immigrants, Rule of Lawless Dept. 0
Der Spiegel reports on the release of Andry Romero from the El Salvadoran prison to which the Trump maladministration had renditioned him because he spoke with an accent and had innocent tattoos and notes that
The article is a painful and disheartening read, but, unfortunately, a necessary one in these Trumpled times.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Aside:
Back when I was a road warrior, I spent a lot of time in Chicago. I loved my time in Chi Town.
Chicago is a toddling town that won’t let you down.
Maybe those folks who are disparaging it should stop listening to Fox News and give it a visit
Courting Disaster 0
Chris talks with civil rights attorney Sherrilyn Ifill abour recent rulings by the Supreme Supremacist Court.