Political Theatre category archive
Speaking of Rhymes . . . . 0
Jim Jones writes of hearing one in an article at the Idaho State Journal. Here’s a couplet:
The Greenland New Deal 0
Thom discusses “Mad King Donald” Trump’s obsession with Greenland.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Form the Youtube page:
Seth takes a closer look at MAGA allies insisting there is no such thing as international law as global outcry over the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela and its threats towards Greenland intensifies.
American Stasi 0
The EFF warns us that ICE is ramping up its surveillance–and not just of immigrants. From their report:
- ICE had scanned the driver’s license photos of 1 in 3 adults.
- ICE had access to the driver’s license data of 3 in 4 adults.
- ICE was tracking the movements of drivers in cities home to 3 in 4 adults.
- ICE could locate 3 in 4 adults through their utility records.
- ICE built its surveillance dragnet by tapping data from private companies and state and local bureaucracies.
- ICE spent approximately $2.8 billion between 2008 and 2021 on new surveillance, data collection and data-sharing programs.
Follow the link for the full report.
And, in more news of the American Stasi . . . .
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Mary Trump wonders if Little Marco is going after the Calibri font because it’s “too woke” and stumbles over a rhyme from the past. She moves on to look at the larger implications of his pettiness and what it says about Republican family values.
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*Mark Twain.
No Rooming at the Inn 0
These days, you hear a lot in the news about the First, Second, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments to the U. S. Constitution. You don’t hear much about the Third Amendment, which was written in reaction to the British forcing colonials to take British soldiers into their homes back in colonial times. It reads in its entirety
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice predicts that it might be a thing because of the actions of the Trump maladmistration.
Party Planning 0
At AL.com, John Archibald reminds us that, five years ago today, Donald Trump’s supporters invaded the Capitol, wreking havoc, distroying papers, soiling desks, and attacking police, in an attempt to overthrow the election. Many were convicted ot serious crimes of violence and later pardoned by Donald Trump as he began is second term.
Archibabld asks, which of them would you invite into your own home?
Follow the link to choose.
Russian Impulses 0
A caller to Thom sees a pattern.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
My old Philly DL friend Noz opines that Venezuela rhymes with Iraq. Methinks he’s onto something.
Meanwhile, the pundit class acts as if Donald Trump has a plan.
He doesn’t.
He’s just breaking things (like laws, traditions, treaties, agreements) because that’s what a toddler thinks makes for a macho macho man. Because he wants to be a Real Big Man, just like his role model.
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*Mark Twain.
Presidential Immunity Impunity
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Jack Polman takes a deep dive into the transcript of Jack Smith’s testimony to Congress, which was recently released. He points out that
Polman, at least, noticed. Follow the link to learn just what he noticed.
Seems Familiar, Reprise 0
For some fool reason, this article also reminds me of someone on the news.