Republican Lies category archive
The Art of the Dealbreak 0
David explains why it’s Trump, not Democrats, who bears the responsibility for TSA’s not being funded because of his inability (refusal? ego-driven hostility? maniacal narcissistic aversion to?) to compromise.
Republican Thought Police 0
Apparently, they want to turn (what’s left of) the Voice of America into the Voice of Trump.
Republican Thought Police 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice reflects on the a federal court’s ruling that Pete Hegseth decision to bar members of the press who did not print his bidding from the Pentagon. In discussing what led up to the case, Patrice notes that (emphasis added)
That policy has now been overturned, though the Trump maladministration has promised to appeal.
Read the whole article. It is a gem.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
David listens to Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation testimony and hears a rhyme.
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*Mark Twain.
The Gaslighting 0
Farron debunks de bunk.
Suffer the Children 0
As we all know by now, that’s a Republican family value.
The Gaslighting 0
Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump’s claims that he will bring down gas prices as gas prices rise.
The Irrationalization, Reprise 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Leonard Hitchcock tries to figure out why the Trump maladministration wanted war with Iran.
No summary or excerpt will do his piece justice. Just go read it.
“There Is No Plan” 0
Mary Trump offers her take on why Trump mongered a war.
Courting Disaster 0
The saying is that any prosecutor can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich.
Except it seems for Trump’s prosecutors. Via Above the Law, TechDirt takes a deep dive into why the Trump maladministration’s DOJ keeps losing in court. A snippet:
Presidential Impunity 0
Via the Sacramento Bee, Nathan L. Gonzales wonders how the heck Donald Trump keeps getting away with his lies.
Here’s his wonder:
Follow the link for context.
Republican Thought Police 0
Farron points out that the Trump maladministration can’t handle the truth, so it wants to make it to go away.
Republican Thought Police 0
The Rude One skewers the attempts by today’s Republican Party to white-wash (I use that term advisedly) America’s history and argues that lying about the country’s history is not a virtue, but that
Follow the link for his reasoning, but, remember, the Rude One sometimes uses langauge which some would characterize as rude.
Vaccine Nation 0
Thom discusses RFK Jr.’s latest action to endanger the public health and enable epidemics.
Read the article that Thom references.
Aside:
I’m old enough to remember when the polio vaccine was developed. Heck, when the Salk vaccine became available, my parents rushed me to our doctor’s office as soon as they could. Ditto for the Sabin vaccine.
And polio disappeared.
Now I fear that I will again see pictures of children in iron lungs on my telly vision, thanks to RFK Jr. and Donald Trump.
The Voter Fraud Fraudster 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire unpacks Senator Tommy Tuberville’s claims of massive voter fraud and finds there’s no there there.
Just go read it.