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Kindred Spirits 0

Hitler holds a Nazi flag.  A Klansman holds the Stars and Bars.  Both ask,

Via Yellowdoggranny.

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Vance Planning 0

. . . in case you needed any more evidence that today’s Republican Party is little more than the party of the New Secesh.

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Gutting Out the Vote 0

Thom talks with Greg Palast about Palast’s new film detailing Republicans’ efforts to deny American citizens their right to vote.

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

Rebecca Watson hears a rhyme:

Or you can read the transcript.

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*Mark Twain.

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Over at Truthout, Carol Anderson, professor of African American studies at Emory University, decodes de code.

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At AL.com, Roy S. Johnson decodes de code.

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As I have mentioned before in these electrons, Dr. William Shade, one of my history professors back in the olden days when I was a young ‘un, was found of saying, “History is irony.”

In the midst of a larger column focusing on a notion of immigrants, AL.com’s John Archibald notes such an irony (emphasis added):

The history the (Confederate–ed.) battle flag represents is less about the Civil War than it is the rebellion against civil rights and Alabama’s rewriting of history. It was flown as a way to fight desegregation, to glorify the past and justify the actions of ancestors who went to war against their own country rather than to release people from slavery.

Alabama is so afraid of “divisive concepts” that it won’t let students study the sins associated with that flag. But counties can run ‘em up the flagpole and call that history.

Follow the link for context.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

The New Secesh decide that, if all else fails to bring back the Confederacy, let’s craft a Way-Back machine?

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Republican Thought Police 0

Vengeance is ours,” sayeth the Republican Thought Police.

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

At the Tampa Bay Times, history Charles B. Dew contemplates a couplet.

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*Mark Twain.

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Tracking the Record 0

Reacting to Donald Trump’s tantrum at the National Association of Black Journalists, the editorial board of the Las Vegas Sun takes a long, detailed look at his track record on race.

No surprises, but, when it’s all collected in one place, it’s–er–rather disquieting.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years . . . 0

. . . and, per Nikki Merritt at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Republican Thought Police are providing tactical support.

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

Now it is Dick Polman who hears a rhyme.

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*Mark Twain.

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The Enemy Below 0

Title:  JAWS, 50th Anniversary.  Image:  Uncle Sam swimming in the sea as a great white shark labeled

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Waiting for Old Number 2025 0

Title:  The Republican Platform.  Image:  Uncle Sam stands on train station labeled

Via Job’s Anger.

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Stray Thought, Still Rising Again after All These Years Dept. 0

I think I’ve finally figured out just what heritage the “Heritage” Foundation is determined to preserve.

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“When People Show You Who They Are, Believe Them the First Time,”* Reprise 0

A woman and a black man stocks.  Woman says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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*Maya Angelou.

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“When People Show You Who They Are, Believe Them the First Time”* 0

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier takes a close look at the implications of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. He finds it–er–less than attractive.

Indeed, he characterizes it as a “MAGA Manifesto.”

Follow the first link for 900 pages of secessionist propaganda said project.

Follow the second to learn why Collier sees it as a “MAGA Manifesto.”

Aside:

I not exactly sure what heritage the “Heritage” Foundation is celebrating, but it sounds not unlike the legacy of one of my late relatives.
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*Maya Angelou.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years, Reprise 0

And they’re not even trying to hide it any longer.

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