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The Voter Fraud Fraud, Mockery of Democracy Dept. 0

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See-Through 0

Man reading newspaper says,

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In related news, Noz parses the law.

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On the Other Side of the World . . . . 0

Does this sound familiar?

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Russian Impulses 0

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Phishing Expedition 0

Woman on cell phone.  Man says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Trump, Catalyst of Crazy 0

David argues that Donald Trump is a symptom, not a cause, but that he has served as rallying point for racism and the far right.

You can read the article David refers to.

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Facebook’s Frolicking Falsehoods. 0

Caption:  Facebook refuses to take down a reality-warping video of Nancy Pelosi.  What if Facebook had existed through history?  Image One, 1863:  Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address holding a Confederate flag and sayinf

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Mulling Mueller 0

Shaun Mullen mulls.

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Teed Off 0

Donald Trump in golfing outfit with golf club sitting on huge bag labeled

Via Job’s Anger.

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“Information Superhighway” 0

PoliticalProf explains the traffic snarl snarling traffic.

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Facebook Frolics 0

Frolicking falsehoods.

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“Electabilty” 0

F. T. Rea observes, in the course of a longer post, that

The more I hear about “electability,” the more it seems to be something like beauty, because it appears to be a quality that lies in the eye of the beholder.

I have concluded that, when someone’s primary criticism of this or that candidate is that said candidate is “unelectable,” it indicates that he or she can find no other more weighty criticism to make.

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Accidental President Prescience 0

PoliticalProf.

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Video Vandals 0

Shorter Dick Polman comments on the right-wing’s faked video of Nancy Pelosi (and the legion of other faked videos). A snippet:

Granted, fakery in politics isn’t new; nor are conservatives the sole offenders (there’s a theory among some addled lefties that Melania Trump has a body double, based on a manipulation of certain photos). But the current technologically-driven threat to democracy is decisively asymmetric. None of the Democratic presidential candidates spend their time re-tweeting fake videos; Trump may not have created this dangerously toxic climate, but as the commander-in-chief in the war on facts, he is predictably its prime abetter.

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“Checks and Balances” 0

Will Bunch fears that the current federal administration has become unchecked and unbalanced.

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Facebook Frolics 0

What is truth?

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Malignant Narcissist or Just the Garden Variety Kind? 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Dan Neuharth notes that the number of persons who have referred to Donald Trump as having “malignant narcissism” has been increasing; it’s not just a few outliers any more. He proceeds to provide the background and definition of “malignant narcissism.”

Follow the link and decide for yourself.

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The Initiation 0

Title:  Trump's Trade War.  Image:  Farmer wearing MAGA hat bent over as Donald Trump smacks him in the read with a paddle labeled

I’ve cited this quotation from Lyndon Johnson before, but it bears repeating, because we are watching it play out during every day of the Trumpling:

If you can convince the lowest white man that he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll even empty his pockets for you.

Image via Juanita Jean.

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The Rule of Lawless, One More Time 0

Shaun Mullen.

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Misdirection Play 0

The Washington Post goes down the rabid hole.

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