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A Tune for the Times 0

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The Man Who Would Be King 0

Seth takes a closer look at the “No Kings” rallies and Republicans’ reaction to it.

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Devolution Survival Strategy 0

Danae is talking to here E. T. friend, Lars.  Danae:  So what's the best way to deal with A. I., Lars?  Lars:  Become an oligarch.  Danae:  Um, OK, how do it do that?  Lars:  Let's see . . . the prerequisites for this planet . . . You need to be a white male narcissist with inherited wealth and live in a country run like a banana republic.  Danae:  Well, I've got one out of three, so it's a start.

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Republican Thought Police 0

Via Breaking Defense, a site that specializes in military news, Valerie Insinna and Theresa Hitchens that they’re now coming for the military brass. A snippet:

In the Oct. 15 memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg direct Defense Department personnel — with the exception of the Pentagon’s inspector general office — to coordinate with the office of the assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs for all engagements and communication with Congress and state elected officials.

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All the News That Fits 0

Methinks this article sheds a light on how right-wing media (e. g., Fox News, OAN, etc.) works.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Putting the “Demo” to Democracy 0

Donald Trump riding a wrecking ball over the Capitol and Democracy saying,

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Aside:

I was pondering a post about how what Trump’s doing to the White House is analogous to what he’s doing to democracy, when I found that Bill Bramhall had done it far better than anything I had come up with.

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Redemption 0

That is, the type of redemption that happens when you cash in those bonus points.

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Going Rogue State 0

Image of a dragon labeled

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True Colors, Reprise 0

David cites statements from Donald Trump and argues that they indicate that Trump thinks what he says goes.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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The Occupying Army 0

Via The Sacramento Bee, Mary Ellen Klas reminds that the members of the National Guard enlisted to defend the United States, not to be assinged to occupy cities that did not vote for Donald Trump. She fears that the long-term effects on the morale and spirit of the Guard will be less then beneficial.

Methinks her article is well worth a read.

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“No Thrones, No Crowns, No Kings” 0

Bill Nye, the Science Guy, speaks at the Washington, D. C., No Kings rally.

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Dodgebull 0

David dissects the dissimulation.

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0

Image:  Washington crossing the Delaware.  Voice from outside the frame says,

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*Mark Twain.

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Republican Thought Police 0

The EFF reports that they have joined a suit to stop the Trump maladministration’s efforts to surveil and punish persons for exercising their First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Here’s a bit from their release (emphasis added):

Since taking power, the Trump administration has created a mass surveillance program to monitor constitutionally protected speech by noncitizens lawfully present in the U.S. Using AI and other automated technologies, the program surveils the social media accounts of visa holders with the goal of identifying and punishing those who express viewpoints the government doesn’t like. This has been paired with a public intimidation campaign, silencing not just noncitizens with immigration status, but also the families, coworkers, and friends with whom their lives are integrated.

As detailed in the complaint, when asked in a survey if they had changed their social media activity as a result of the Trump administration’s ideological online surveillance program, over 60 percent of responding UAW members and over 30 percent of responding CWA members who were aware of the program said they had. Among noncitizens, these numbers were even higher. Of respondents aware of the program, over 80 percent of UAW members who were not U.S. citizens and over 40 percent of CWA members who were not U.S. citizens said they had changed their activity online.

Much more at the link.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Ruining the Government Like a Business 0

Once again, my old Philly DL friend Noz pretty much nails it.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes’* 0

Image of the signatures to the Declaration of Independence captioned

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*Mark Twain.

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