Political Theatre category archive
Republican Thought Speech Police
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Bruce Schneier and John Penney argue that the actions of the Trump maladministration are having a chilling effect on the exercise of freedom of speech. Their article focuses on college campuses, but methinks it extends much further. Here’s a tiny bit from their article:
Research suggests that surveillance, personal threats, uncertainty and abuse of power are key factors in doing so. The federal government has a clear and systematic pattern of employing these very mechanisms across a number of domains far beyond campuses.
They are evident in militarized raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and in journalists being arrested and indicted for reporting on protests. They are made clear in the long list of political enemies the Trump administration has investigated or threatened, including the Federal Reserve chairman. And they can also be seen in the weaponization of technology, including ramping up surveillance to target critics and protestors.
The Me Veneration 0
Words cannot express my disgust at our national narcissist’s spreading his taint on pleasuring himself with our nation’s currency.
Recruitment 0
The editorial board of the Las Vegas Sun looks at Donald Trump’s slush fund and concludes that
Follow the link and see whether or not they may be onto something.
“A Stand-Up Guy” 0
Farron follows the money.
Republican Thought Police 0
Ring of Fire’s Josh G. discusses the Smithsonian’s struggle to resist the Trump maladministration’s attempt to erase history.
Aside:
Early my career, I lived in Northern Virginia and worked in downtown D. C. The commute was not pleasant (I’m sure it’s much worse now), but being able to visit the Smithsonian on a regular basis was one of the great pleasures of living in the D. C. area.
To see Donald Trump attempt to spread his taint over the Smithsonian disgusts me beyond words.
The Cost of Kleptocracy 0
Mona Charen asks, then answers, a question. Here’s the question; follow the link for her answer.
Republican Thought Police . . . 0
. . . Meet Facebook Frolics.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy sings of the dynamics of the Trump maladministration.
“The Stew of Aggrievement” 0
Sam and the crew argue that today’s Republican Party is all about the grievances, using a Republican congress person’s obnoxious response to a letter from a fourth grader as a springboard.
Know Them by the Company They Keep 0
What would you think, for example, when this is the company that they keep?