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America’s Stasi 0

Emma and the crew make a compelling case that ICE is being turned into, for want of a better term, my words, not theirs, America’s Stasi.

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The American Devolution 0

Via C&L, which has commentary.

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

Caption:  Alligator Auschwitz 2025.  Image:  Alligator with Donald Trump's head swimming in the Everglades.

Via Job’s Anger.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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The Rule of Lawless 0

The Arizona Republic reports that right leaning Arizona State Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick is worried. Here’s a bit of the story, which refers to the Trump maladministration’s arresting and detaining immigrants (and some American citizens thought to immigrants, likely because of the color of their skin), often without cause and with observing due process:

“As if this concept (due process–ed.) was created by rogue liberal judges to help illegal immigrants stay in the country,” Bolick said. “Due process is the most foundational legal principle protecting individual liberty in Western civilization. It dates back to the Magna Carta. It does not deserve to be in quote marks.”

Bolick said Miller’s comment about potentially suspending habeas corpus if the courts didn’t do the right thing could be seen as a way “to intimidate the courts to reach decisions that they favor.”

The entire report is worthy of your attention.

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A Tune for the Times 0

(Syntax error fixed.)

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More Mean for the Sake of Mean 0

Florida Man.

I’ve been to Florida in the summer a number of times.

Words fail me.

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Patriot Gamers 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, psychology professor Noam Shpancer argues that feeling too much patriotism can be harmful. Methinks we evidence that he is onto something every day, as illustrated by the two posts in today’s bloggery. Here’s a tiny bit (emphasis added):

Group affiliation, however, also has a dark side. For example, one way by which we tend to distinguish our group is by devaluing other groups. We are prone to believe that our group is special, and better, than others because thinking that our group is special makes us feel special. At moderate levels, this in-group bias may work to enhance our self-esteem and facilitate group cohesion. We can celebrate our group and benefit from membership without denying our group’s problems and weaknesses. We can remain aware of our in-group bias and manage it so as not to unjustly hurt outsiders.

Yet at the extremes, group loyalty may become harmful. We are capable of overdosing on our group identity, a process by which our loyalty becomes blind, our devotion rigid, and our relations with outsiders hostile. This is true in the local sense, regarding our proximal groups, such as, say, the local college football team. It is also true in the broader sense.

Methinks this a quite timely read.

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A Notion of Immigrants, Reprise 0

Stephen Miller rewrites Emma Lazurus's poem, The New Colossus, in Lady Liberty's grasp to read,

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

The editorial board of the Miami Herald finds itself–er–somewhat taken aback at the delight that members of today’s Republican Party seem to be taking in Ron DeSantis’s “Alligator Alcatraz” and in the sheer mean for the sake of mean. Here’s a tiny bit from their piece:

After the tour, he (Donald Trump–ed.) tried another witty quip about how secure South Florida’s tent city will be: “A lot of body guards, a lot of cops in the form of alligators,” he told reporters. “You don’t have to pay them so much.”

Amid all of this hilarity, there’s rarely a mention of the detainees as human beings who have been plucked from their lives, sometimes without cause. There’s not even a whiff of compassion or nuance about how all cases are not the same.

Afterthought:

Uncouth injustice, the new American way.

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The Vice of the Turtle 0

At The Colorado Sun, Mike Littwin argues forcefully that Mitch McConnell’s legacy is, well, how shall I put this? somewhat contrary to the ideals of the Founders, who rebelled against a king, fought a war for independence, and attempted to establish a democracy, however imperfect it may have been at the time of its inception, as today’s Supreme Supremacist Court, created through McConnell’s duplicitous machinations, seems willing to crown a king.

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“We’re Just Following Orders” 0

The post title is quote from an ICE agent caught in the video.

Where have we heard that excuse before?

Oh, yeah.

Why do I find no comfort in that realization?

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A Trumpled Poem 0

Donald Trump is rewriting The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus. Here’s an early draft:

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“Right Now, the Enemy Is Domestic” 0

From the Youtube page:

The drummer of the hardcore heavy metal band Claymore TX, who is also a combat veteran, went on a fiery rant denouncing Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration and the cruelty being inflicted on immigrant communities across the country, proving once again that there are plenty of people from all walks of life willing to unite to protect the people that actually make our country great. Rick Strom breaks it down.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Lady Justice stands wearing a blindfold signifying impartiality, holding a sword labeled

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Going to Extremes 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Christopher Dwyer explores why political extremism seems to be on the rise. He makes three main points (emphasis added). Follow the link for a detailed exploration of each one.

  • Having enemies allows us to pretend that all the badness in the world is a result of those enemies.
  • Social identity theory tells us that we readily break people down into “us” vs. “them” groups.
  • Anonymity on the internet facilitates a deindividuation where people say things they wouldn’t otherwise.

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

Thom finds a chilling precedent for the Supreme Supremacist Court’s decision to greenlight the Trump maladministration’s decision to send undocumented immigrants to third-country exile.

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Republican Thought Police 0

Mike Littwin reports that the Trump maladministration is now coming for Park Rangers who have the unmitigated gall to speak truth about America’s history.

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“Alligator Alcatraz” 0

At the Tampa Bay Times, Stephanie Hayes notes the Florida’s Governor DeSantis isn’t interested with draining any swamps. Rather, he wants to fill one–the Everglades–with immigrants imprisoned for being, well, immigrants.

Florida is building a so-called “Alligator Alcatraz.” As we speak, work crews are rolling onto environmentally delicate land owned by Miami-Dade County. Turning an abandoned airfield into a detention center for undocumented immigrants panders to the Trump administration’s obsession with disappearing people to scary, remote locations.

Aside:

Sounds awfully like a concentration camp to me.

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The Rule of Lawless, Reprise 0

Courts, schmourts.

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