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The Replication 0

Matt Welch muses about how the Republican Party is remaking itself in the image of Donald Trump. A nugget:

Those Trump-weary Republicans who self-deport from office tend to either be replaced by loyalists to the president — as Bob Corker was by Sen. Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee — or by Democrats, as in the Arizona senatorial swap of Jeff Flake for Kyrsten Sinema. Either way, the remaining GOP looks and sounds more like its leader, while the alienated defenders of civility spin off into the impotent margins.

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“Modern Day McCarthyism” 0

Mike considers the potential fallout to the polity from Donald Trump’s campaign against decent and upright government officials. (Warning: Language.)

Read the column that Mike refers to.

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

A vehicular Trumpling.

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The Victim 0

Donald Trump, waving newspaper with

Via Juanita Jean.

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The Melted Pot 0

Thom and his caller consider whether the United States is at point of no turning back.

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Twitterer-in-Chief 0

Cell phone displaying series of tweets by Donald Trump, all of which are variations on

Via The Bob Cesca Show Blog.

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Twits on Twitter 0

Assault by Twitter.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

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

A brotherhood of Trumpling.

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The Bully’s Pulpit 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Mitch Prinstein considers the implications of Donald Trump’s bullying of Greta Thunberg. A snippet (emphasis in the original):

. . . in the last few days, parents and educators report that they are needing to find a compelling way to answer children’s questions, such as:

“If the President can cyberbully why can’t I?”

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Staring into the Abyss 0

Stephen Lyons is not an optimist.

Read more »

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Twits on Twitter 0

The Twitter troll-in-chief.

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Facebook Frolics Meets Instagram Idiocy 0

He calls himself a comedian frolics.

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

A flag-waving Trumpler.

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The Bully’s Pulpit 0

Paul Lewis reflects on Donald Trump’s use of “jeer pressure” and its appeal to his acolytes. A snippet:

. . . if you assume that humor in general is positive and beneficial, and if you have never watched one of Trump’s frequent rallies, then you are missing the constant laughter from the audience that signals their amusement and approval (at Trump’s frequent use of ridicule–ed.).

Follow the link for the rest.

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

Trumpling a law school campus.

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

A California Methodist Church wonders what might have happened had the Holy Family fled, not to Egypt, but to Donald Trump’s America. Here’s a bit from the news item:

A Methodist church in Claremont unveiled a Nativity scene Saturday night depicting Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees in cages, likening one of the most well-known images of the Christmas season to photos that have become synonymous with criticism of the Trump administration’s border separation policies.

Via C&L.

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

The Seattle Times’s Naomi Ishisaka explains “the invisible wall.” A snippet:

The overall philosophy for the invisible wall is summed up well by an email reported by NBC from a Trump National Security Council official discussing asylum processing with Customs and Border Patrol.

In the email, the official said, “My mantra has persistently been presenting aliens with multiple unsolvable dilemmas to impact their calculus for choosing to make the arduous journey to begin with.”

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“This Is Getting Ugly” 0

David reports on the rise of anti-Semitic behavior that he has witnessed related to the impeachment hearings.

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Rewarding Honest Work in These Trumpled Times 0

Department of Agriculture says to woman,

Via The Bob Cesca Show Blog.

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

The Hartford Courant tells a tale of a Trumpling and the protest against the Trumpling sparked thereby.

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