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Lowering the Barr 0

Better Call Saul wouldn’t have dared to come up with a plot line like this.

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Judging Amy, Reprise 0

Title:  Judge Barrett Goes Grocery Shopping.  Image:  Voice from grocery store aks,

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Judging Amy 0

Thom follows the money.

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American Crossroads 0

Title:  Political Crossroads.  Image:  Man standing at

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It’s Not a Right. It’s a Duty. 0

Caption:  Making America Great Again.  Image:  Long line of

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The Superman Stunt 0

Tony Norman reflects on delusional self-images. A nugget:

Hopped up on steroids and the next generation of experimental drugs, Mr. Trump was feeling “super,” not to mention invulnerable and “immune” to a virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans on his watch. He had to be talked out of celebrating his premature return to the White House with a tasteless sight gag involving removing his shirt to reveal Superman’s iconic “S.”

(snip)

Treating America like a shiny Metropolis on a hill when it is more like Gotham City under his stewardship is a typical Trump move. One need look no further than Mr. Trump’s encouragement of anti-government militias and his tacit support of white supremacists to see he would prefer a place where the lunatics are always trying to “Make Arkham Asylum Great Again.”

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The Rule of Lawless, the Wall-Eyed Piker Loses Again Dept. 0

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Republicans and the China Syndrome 0

E. J. Montini notes that, in campaigning for Martha McSally, Niki Haley attacked Mark Kelly for having done business with a Chinese company.

Montini finds that somewhat–er–problematical. Here’s a bit from his article:

Haley said, “China is absolutely our number one national security threat, whether you ask a Republican or a Democrat. We can’t have a senator holding hands with our biggest national security threat. He should be completely disqualified from running in this race altogether.”

If this is true, Trump should be impeached and removed from office immediately.

I’d guess there has never been an American politician who has EVER had more financial entanglements with China than Donald Trump.

And this is no secret.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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It’s All about the Algorithm 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Christine Louise Hohlbaum reflects on the power that we have ceded to technology companies. It is a particularly timely article amongst the swirl of lies and conspiracy theories surrounding the upcoming election.

Here’s a snippet:

(Salesforce CEO Marc–ed.) Benioff claims: “We need to do nothing short of reimagining the social contract for the twenty-first century.” (page 50*) Tech was born to do good. In its evolution, it has started to wreak havoc that is imperiling our democracy. Through false political ads, filter bubbles that reinforce people’s beliefs instead of exposing them to a wide variety of ideas, and a troublesome twenty-six word provision (Section 230 in the Communications Decency Act of 1996) originally intended to protect internet platforms from liability and to incentivize effective moderation of content (and has thus become a free-for-all in which no one is held accountable), we are in dire straits.

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*The citation is from Which Side of History?, a recently published collection of essays.

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The Enablers 0

Thom speaks with the Lt. Governor of Michigan about the plot to kidnap the Governor of Michigan.

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Signs of the Times 0

The stupid.

It burns.

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Dis Coarse Discourse 0

Dustin says to bartender,

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Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery (Updated) (Updated Again) 0

A fiery Trumpling.

Addendum:

And a special bonus Trumpling at an Aldi.

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The sign made of bales of hay that was subjected to a fiery Trumpling has been reborn with a new message.

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The Emperor’s No Clothes 0

Donald Trump, pantsless in his skivvies, saying,

Via The Bob Cesca Show Blog.

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Facebook Frolics, It’s All about the Benjamins Dept. 0

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Desperate Times, Desperate Measures 0

Pig behind podium labeled

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Twits on Twitter 0

Twitty by the bay.

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Bubble Boy 0

Steven M. suggests that Donald Trump’s perception of the U. S. political climate may be somewhat inaccurate due to his immersion in the Fox News universe.

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Lowering the Barr 0

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