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The Archtype 0

Jonathan Alter offers an alternative angle:

Dictator or mob boss? President Trump seems to be leaning into “dictator,” but I’d argue that Al Capone and John Gotti fit better than Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.

Alter may be onto something. Hitler and Mussolini had ideologies. Warped and cruel ideologies, but ideologies non the less.

Avarice, vengefulness, and racism do not in and of themselves constitute an ideology.

But it’s difference without a distinction to his victims.

Follow the link and see what you think of his reasoning.

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

Another tale of mean for the sake of mean.

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” 0

My old Philly DL friend Noz hears sees a rather disturbing rhyme.

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*Mark Twain.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

It seems that D. C. grand juries aren’t buying the–er–Trumped up charges against the sandwich slinger.

(Syntax error fixed.)

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The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy 0

For years, the right-wing has been telling us that the federal government can’t be trusted.

And they’ve given us one.

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Establishmentarians 0

Mrs. Betty Bowers discusses how the Trump maladministration is trying to proselytize the U. S. Armed Forces and how we can help in the resistance.

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The ICE Identikit 0

Pad of brown paper accompanied by a box of brown crayons labeled

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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

Donald Trump issuing and executive order that reads,

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Afterthought:

If George Wallace were to come back from the dead, he would welcomed with open arms by today’s Republican Party.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Trumpling History 0

Family looks a billboard reading,

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Still Rising Again after All These Years, Reprise 0

Donald Trump at the Smithsonian uses his Sharpie to draw a smile on a KKK uniform, then says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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The Detainee 0

Lady Liberty imprisoned in the White House Detention Center.

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Responsible Fiscals 0

(Warning: Mild language.)

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As the Twig Is Bent, So Grows the Tree . . . 0

. . . and it appears that Oklahoma is planning to bend itself its twigs.

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Precedented 0

Donald Trump opens his mouth and Adolf Hitler emerges, saying,

Via Job’s Anger.

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The Privatization Scam 0

Emma talks with Whitney Wimbish about how private prisons are profiteering from Donald Trump’s campaign against brown people immigrants.

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A Tune for the Times 0

Celebrate the new Mythsonian Museum.

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“We’re Looking at an Administration . . . that Does Not Obey Laws” 0

Thom talks with Malcolm Nance about how Trump’s deploying American troops against Americans violates the law. The relevant portion of the video starts at about the five minute mark; the first part of the video ia about the Trump-Putin meeting. (Warning: Commercial at about the 3 1/2 minute mark.)

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0

Over at The Rectification of Names, Yastreblyansky hears a rhyme all the way from Rome.

And here’s a bonus rhyme.

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*Mark Twain.

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American Stasi 0

Via WHYY, my old NPR station, Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner looks at Donald Trump’s military occupation of the District of Columbia and explains why I have trouble sleeping some nights:

“I just never really thought that the preservation of the government of the United States would be an issue that I would have to face,” he said. “I just never thought that military invasion of America’s big cities with a fear-based racist agenda to pave a path for a military takeover is something that I would face, and I deeply wish I didn’t face it.”

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