Politics of Hate category archive
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Jim Jones, writing at the Idaho State Journal, notices a pattern (emphasis added).
The 19 countries targeted were identified in a proclamation issued by Trump in June. They are all poor countries with non-white populations. Although Trump characterizes them as being potentially harmful to “Americans or our national interests,” none of them are in a position to pose a credible threat to the United States. Of interest is the fact that several nations not on the list do have substantial lucrative business relationships with the Trump family and have been at odds with America’s national interests.
Read his entire piece for context.
Republican Thought Police . . . 0
. . . Meet the Establishmentarian Thought Police.
(Yeah, I know. There’s a lot of overlap there . . . .)
The Fog Machination 0
Susan Estrich notes that the phrase “the fog of war” doesn’t mean what Pete Hegseth seems to think it means. She points out that
Follow the link to find out what it really means and how Hegseth is trying to hide himself in a fog of his own making.
(Misplet wrod correxted.)
The Rule of (International) Lawless 0
Afterthought:
I doubt I shall live long enough to see the United States restore the international credibility that the Trump maladministration has so befouled with the stench of its venality in just a few short months.
Republican Thought Police 0
Once again, the Republican thought police exercise their freedom to repress.
The University of Alabama has suspended two student magazines, seemingly because (gasp!) they recognize that not all persons are alike. Here’s a bit from the news story (emphasis added):
A statement from the university said that the decision was fueled by a need to “comply with our legal obligations.” (An anti-DEI memo from AG Pam Bondi–ed.)
“This requires us to ensure all members of our community feel welcome to participate in programs that receive University funding from the Office of Student Media,” wrote Alex House, a spokesperson for the University of Alabama, in the University’s statement.
Apparently, in Republican World, the way to make persons feel welcome is to pretend that they don’t exist.
Cabinet Capers 0
Lawrence talks with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse about the abominable antics of Donald Trump’s cabinet appointees.
Real Big Men 0
Methinks Atrios’s definition is quite en point.
Patriot Pariah Gamers
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I never expected to find myself living in a rogue state . . . .
American Stasi 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, law professor Noah Feldman explores why ICE is being allowed to run rampant over the legal rights of immigrants–properly documented or not–and American citizens.
He is somewhat less than sanguine. Here’s a snippet:
I commend the piece to your attention.
Short Attention Span Theatrics 0
We keep hearing claims that each new stunt by the Trump maladministration is a “distraction” to make us forget the last stunt.
I don’t buy it, that is, I don’t buy that a worst thing is a good strategy to take attention from a worse thing to take attention from a bad thing and so on. Rather, I think that it’s a collection of lots of bad things happening at the same time, so many bad things it boggles the mind. To quote Steve M.,
Follow the link. His entire post is worth the couple of minutes it will take to read it.
American Stasi 0
The Portland Oregonian reports on the Trump maladministration’s mean for the sake of mean. Here’s a tiny taste of the terrorism; follow the link for a big indigestible serving of sadism.
“People have stopped going to work, stopped taking their kids to school, stopped going to their doctor’s appointments,” said Rodriguez.
American Stasi, Reprise 0
Emma and the crew run the numbers.