Political Theatre category archive
Lies and Lying Liars, Dis Coarse Discourse Dept. 0
Farron discusses a defamation suit against a right-wing podcaster for his lying lies.
American Stasi 0
I’ve said this in an earlier post, but it bears repeating:
Methinks a strong argument can be made that the Trump maladministration’s hiring practices for their in-house KKK ICE agents may be less than optimal.
Russian Impulses 0
Trudy Rubin argues that Donald Trump is surrendering to Vlad the Invader. Here’s how she starts her column; follow the link for the rest.
The U.S. president demanded that Ukraine “replace” President Volodymyr Zelensky with someone willing to make “a deal” with the Kremlin to (supposedly) end the war. Yet the “deal” that Trump envisions would not end Russia’s aggression but would reward it.
Your Tax Dollars at Work 0
Farron discusses Donald Trump’s latest attempt to bribe voters.
Unprecedented 0
Mona Charen argues that Donald Trump has raised the bar to heights previously unknown. Here’s a tiny bit from her article (emphasis added):
Emoluments 0
Sharon Zhang follows the money.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Seth discusses how Republicans have worked to loosen constraints on presidential power enacted after Watergate and how Donald Trump is capitalizing on that.
Suffer the Children 0
One more time, that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
At the Psychology Today website, Ryan Prior notes that “(n)ew reports reveal that Russia has been actively interfering in the U.S. midterm elections for months” and offers some pointers so has how not to be fooled by the fakers.
Methinks it a timely and worthwhile read, especially if you are under the illusion that “social” media is a reliable source of news.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Michael Barret hears a rhyme from Hitler’s time.
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*Mark Twain.
We Recall Food, but We Don’t Seem to Recall History 0
Thom argues that all the food recalls we are witnessing shows why we need government regulations.
Afterthought:
Of the three possible reasons Thom mentions near the end, my money’s on the thrid one.