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

A funeral Trumpled via Zoom.

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Freedom of Screech 0

From the Bangor Daily News editorial board, in considering Missouri Senator Josh Hawley’s discomfiture at being held accountable for his actions:

The First Amendment doesn’t say Simon & Schuster shall publish all books

Give it a read.

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Who Cudda Knowed? Reprise 0

Shorter Werner Herzog’s Bear: Anyone and everyone.

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“The Pottery Barn Insurrection” 0

Writing at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Will Bunch notes that most of the persons who stormed the Capitol last week were not poor and downtrodden. He points out that

Political junkies like us remember 2000?s “Brooks Brothers riot” of well-heeled GOP activists and lobbyists that successfully halted Florida vote recounting in populous Dade County. Apparently what we witnessed Wednesday was the “Pottery Barn insurrection.” As key figures who invaded the Capitol have been steadily identified over the last five or six days, it’s remarkable how many alleged lawbreakers emerged from upscale zip codes.

He goes on to explore why persons from the middle, if not upper, echelons of society chose to attempt to overturn the election. Follow the link for his conclusions.

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Who Cudda Knowed? 0

Title:  The World's Greatest Democracy (Terms and conditions might apply).  Frame One, captioned

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

Trumpled at the track.

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A Picture Is Worth 0

At the Inky, Tim Tai explains.

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Phoning It In 0

The Roanoke Times’s Dan Casey is making a list for the “Democracy Stoppers Hotline.”

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Taxonomy 0

PoliticalProf suggests that three distinct types of rioters participated in the storming of the Capitol last Wednesday.

  • Insurrection tourists.
  • QAnon believers.
  • The true crazies.

Follow the link for more about each.

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Parler Talk 0

He’s a braver person than I am: Bryan Parker joined Parler to see what it was like.

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Hawley Moot 0

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Twits on Twitter 0

Self-censoring twits.

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Parler Talk 0

Jason 330 eavesdrops so I don’t have to.

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President Dump 0

A lawyer representing Donald Trump’s reelection committee in a Pennsylvania case has petitioned the court for permission to withdraw from the case. His reason for the request may take you aback.

Or it may not.

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Twits on Twitter 0

A breach too far.

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The Leader of the Band 0

Title:  Proud Boy.  Image:  Donald Trump as a orchestra conductor conducting a scene labeled

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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

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

The Trumpling goes airborne.

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

An anticipated Trumpling.

And, in more tales of the Trumpling . . . .

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True Colors 0

At the Bangor Daily News, long-time Republican Kurt Bardella laments the current state of the Republican Party, which he has chosen to abandon. A snippet; follow the link to see his reasoning:

The party’s true platform has become a toxic combination of authoritarianism and white nationalism.

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