Politics of Hate category archive
The Rule of Lawless 0
John Young is not sanguine. Here’s tiny bit from his article:
But this administration has blown any previous standards out of the water.
The capricious use of the National Guard. The transforming of ICE into a paramilitary Legion of Goons. Nothing shames Hegseth, Stephen Miller and their boss, Conman the Barbaric.
The Welcome Zap 0
Somehow, I don’t think this is what Emma Lazurus had in mind when she wrote
Afterthought:
Metninks that the crucial item that our “news” media fears to address is this:
The core value that unites Trump with the Trumpeetes is racism.
Without that, they have nothing.
The Macho Man, Republican Family Values Dept. 0
Thom sees a pattern.
Red Scare Redux 0
At my local rag, retired academician Tom Wallace dissects the misdirection play. A snippet:
The Rule of Lawless 0
Todd Blanche Doubles down on the double-talk.
American Stasi 0
Grung_e_Gene notes that the underlying force in the Trump maladministrations war on immigrants brown people is America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the doctrine of racial superiority that was created to justify it. Here’s a tiny little bit from his article:
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
- Thom hears a rhyme from the American right wing
That sounds just like “make America white again.”
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*Mark Twain.
Know Them by the Company They Keep 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice argues that the Trump maladministration’s legal attach on Southern Poverty Law Center makes gossamer look like corduroy and offers a theory as to why the SPLC is under attack. Here’s a bit from his article (emphasis added); follow the link for context.
Why does such a flimsy a case get brought?
Well, from the president on down, the administration has clearly and, frankly, loudly proclaimed that it brought these charges for the purpose of punishing the SPLC for shining a spotlight on hate groups that Donald Trump considers valued supporters.
Real Big Men 0
At the Psychology Today website, Barbara J. Risman takes a look at Pete Hegseth’s wierd fixation with testerone. She makes three main points; follow the link for her article.
- There is no good scientific reason for testing troops’ testosterone levels.
- Hormones affect us, but not in linear fashion; high levels of testosterone don’t trigger killer instincts.
- Screening for low testosterone provides a seemingly objective way to push women out of the military.
Catch-22 0
As Joe Patrice reminds us at Above the Law, it’s the best catch there is.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Gustavo Arellano decodes de code.
Republican Thought Police . . . 0
. . . always fighting for your right not to know.
Suffer the Children 0
As has been amply proven, that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At my local rag, Ronald G. Shafer hears a rhyme from John Adam’s time. In point of fact, it reminds him of 1798’s Sedition Act.
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*Mark Twain.
Ignorance Is Bliss 0
At least, that appears to be a tenet of the Trump maladministration. Via the Las Vegas Sun, Michael Hiltzik catalogs the casualties in Donald Trump’s war on science. A snippet:
Referring to a list of grant terminations announced in October 2025, the agency admitted that it terminated or canceled 283 grants “solely” based on whether their recipients were in states that had cast its electoral college votes for Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election and had two Democratic senators. Meanwhile, 340 other grants from states that voted for Trump were left in place.
Republican Newspeak 0
Clarence Page decodes de code.