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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

John Young argues that it’s obvious why Donald Trump broke precedent to attend the Supreme Court arguments over the Trump maladministration’s effforts to get rid of birthright citizenship as guaranteed in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. A snippet; follow the link for his reasoning.

It’s because hatred of “others,” in this case newcomers who lack a preferred color, is the life force of MAGA, which for now is the life force of the Republican Party.

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American Stasi 0

Via SFgate, I caught a long article by Los Angeles Times writer Sonja Sharp, in which she addresses the Department of Justice’s failure to comply with court orders regarding immigrants (and non-immigrants) caught in the Trump maladministration’s round-up of persons who, in their opinion, don’t look white enough.

One paragraph caught my eye. It emphasizes the indiscriminate, willful sadism masquerading as “law enforcement.”

Court filings show many California cases involve longtime U.S. residents unexpectedly hauled off to jail after routine check-ins with immigration officials. One was an Afghan who’d helped the American war effort. Another a Cambodian grandmother of eight who fled Pol Pot’s killing fields as a girl nearly 50 years ago.

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False Idols 0

The editorial board of the Las Vegas Sun sees a disturbing trend.

In recent months, President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and imagery have taken on an increasingly religious and even overtly messianic tone, pointing to a man and an administration seeking deification to justify violence and oppression against perceived enemies both at home and abroad.

I commend the entire piece to hour attention.

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Republican Family Values 0

Frame One:  A grave labeled

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A Republican Values Voter Speaks Out 0

Pope is riding in the Popemobile.  MAGA-hatted man yells,

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

Joe Conason looks at the defeat of Viktor Orban in the recent election in Hungary and hears a rhyme:

Of the parallels that can be drawn between their despot and ours, the most salient may have been commented on the least — the overwhelming and unprecedented Mafia-style corruption that enriched the ruling family and entrenched their power.

Follow the link for context.

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*Mark Twain.

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Republican Family Values 0

Title:  The Gospel.  Image:  Pope says,

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The Peacefaker, Reprise 0

Donald Trump holding a paper labeled

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If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better,
Republican Family Values Dept.
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Dick Polman.

Just read it.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Farron argues that Trump’s current acting Attorney-General, Todd Blanche, just said the quiet part out loud. (Warning: Language.)

Read the news report that Farron discusses.

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Scofflaws 0

At Above the Law, Liz Dye notes that

The Defense Department’s strategy of flipping the bird to judges while insisting that they’re just scratching their eyebrow with their middle finger continues to pay off bigly.

Follow the link for her reasoning.

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The Man without a Plan 0

Frame One:  In 2017, Donald Trump says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Via the USA Today Netowrk, Andrew P. Napolitano has few questions about current events. Here’s one of them:

Which is worse, a president who kills whomever he wishes or a Congress that funds the killing and is indifferent to the moral, constitutional and legal consequences?

Follow the link for the rest.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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A Questioning of Priorities 0

At the Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Ruth has a few choice words for those who have the gall to take issue with the priorities of the current President of the United States.

No selection of summary can do his article justice. Just go read it.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Donald Trump stands in the door of the Oval Office.  Two men stand in the hall before a sign that reads,

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War and Mongers of War 0

David debunks Karoline Leavitt’s bunk about Donald Trump’s war of choice against Iran. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)

Aside:

Karoline Leavitt uses the term “experts at the White House.”

Given the actions antics of the Trump maladministration, methinks that term an oxymoron.

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Republican Thought Police 0

Now it seems that they are going after the Pope for having the unmitigated gall to criticize the actions of the Trump maladministration.

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“The Art of the Deal” 0

In a much longer post in which he wonders what can of worms Donald Trump will open next, Steve M. parses the pattern of the scammer-in-chief:

Art of the deal:
1) Take something that was already working well
2) Do something to screw it up
3) Whine about it, threaten military actions, and tariffs
4) Negotiate a deal that was worse than where we started at step 1
5) Claim victory . . . .

I commend his whole piece to your attention.

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Suffer the Children 0

We are again reminded that that’s not scripture. Rather, it’s a Republican family value.

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