Political Theatre category archive
Lemon Squash and the Power of Repress, Reprise 0
Thom fears that the arrest of Don Lemon presages a crackdown on alternative media.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes’* 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Kim Shinkoskey listens to current events and hears four rhymmes from the past. Here’s one of them; follow the link for the others and for his reasoning.
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*Mark Twain.
Chaos Agents 0
David points out that “chaos is politically useful to authoritarians” and argues convincingly that creating chaos is a conscious tactic of the Trump maladministration.
Twits on Twitter X Offenders
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At Above the Law, Joe Patrice analyzes the asininity.
Stray Thought 0
I can’t help wondering whether Minnesota Governor Walz’s presence on the 2024 Democratic ticket is part of the Trump maladministration’s attempt to invade and conquer his state.
The Greenland New Deal 0
Robert Shapiro follows the money.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Jamelle Bouie hears a rhyme from half a century ago:
Follow the link for his parsing of the poesy.
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*Mark Twain.
The Greenland New Deal 0
Rick Strom takes a look at the international reaction to Donald Trump’s Greenland fetish and some of the reasons that might explain said fetish.
Suffer the Children 0
We are again reminded that that’s not scripture. That’s Republican policy.