Political Theatre category archive
Sloptocracy 0
Thom talks with Heidi Siegmund Cuda about how the Trump maladministration is using AI slop to pollute the polity.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Jim Hightower hears some rhymes with history in this new gilded age. Here’s a couple:
Follow the link for the context of his remarks.
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*Mark Twain.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
The Normalizers 0
In the midst of a longer article about Donald Trump’s trade war of choice (the man does like to start conflicts, does he not?), Rex Huppke offers a word of advice:
Treating Trump like he’s normal isn’t being objective. It’s irresponsible.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Nor Any Drop To Drink . . . . 0
This court claims it never heard of no “general welfare.”
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At my local rag, John W. Roth hears several rhymes from ancient times. Here’s just one; follow the link for more rhyme time.
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*Mark Twain.
The Lame Gamers 0
Warning: Mild language.
Grocery 0
Farron marvels at the number of food recalls that we’re facing today and wonders whether Repuvlicans’ thirst for deregulation may be the reason.
Methinks he has a point.
The Rule of Lawless, Reprise 0
Jacob Sullum argues that, when it comes to disregard of law and precedent, Donald Trump is the belle of the ballroom.
The Rule of Lawless 0
If the numbers don’t support the Trump maladministration’s position, its solution is simple:
Cosplayers 0
In the course of a larger article about how the Trump maladministration relied on AI fabrications in a legal brief (which was subsequently rejected by the court), Techdirt pretty much sums up the rule of lawless:
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Marc Champion looks at the Trump maladministration’s attempts to bully Canada and hears a rhyme in Russian.
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*Mark Twain.