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A Notion of Immigrants 0

A Texas judge who was dealing with immigration case decided to visit the Texas-Mexico border. What he found was not what we’re being told. Here’s a tiny bit from his article:

What I saw in the courtroom fueled my desire to go to see it for myself. What I found was astonishingly different from the chaos often portrayed in the media and in legal circles. I saw a border that was secure, with helicopters patrolling and law enforcement officers working in an orderly process. Migrants waited for months in Mexican border towns for their turn to legally enter, going through extensive screenings, interviews and sponsor verifications. To call them “illegals” is not only misleading but dismisses the effort and legality of their actions.

Follow the link for some of the lessons he learned.

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The Fires This Time 0

Farron dissects the GOP ransom note.

I don’t think it’s pushing the envelope to suggest that today’s Republican Party is willing, to paraphrase the Founders, to put faction over nation six days a week and twice on Sundays.

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Happy New Year! 0

Caption:  Year of the Snake.  Image:  Snake with Donald Trump's face.  Along the snake's body appear the word

Via Job’s Anger.

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Suffer the Children 0

It’s a Republican family value.

Donald,  holding a club:  I want to start this new mandaate by sending a clear message about how brave and powerful I am.  Out-of-Frame Voice:  Great.  Should we bring you Putin them?  Trump:  What?  No.  Voice:  China.  Trump:  No.  Voice:  Iran?  Trump:  No.  Any other dictatorship?  Trump:  No. . . . Bring me a few brown kids from their school.

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The Party of Flaw and Disorder, One More Time 0

Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of red hats,

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Executive Disorders 0

At Above the Law, Joe Patrice points out that Donald Trump’s attempt to halt disbursement of legally appropriate funds by decree executive order is–er–of dubious legality. Here’s a tiny bit of his article:

In case you’re wondering, the 1974 Impoundment Control Act (ICA), yet another good governance statute rooted in America’s Nixon hangover, explicitly bars refusing to spend congressional appropriations like this. But once and future OMB General Counsel Mark Paoletta believes the power of the purse is more of a suggestion and that presidents can take money allocated by Congress and say, “Nah, I’m good. I’ll keep this one.”

Afterthought:

Whatever you might say about the price of eggs and gas (here, they have both risen since the election), it seems clear that Trump intends to keep one campaign promise, however flippantly he made it: To be a dictator . . . ..

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This New Gilded Age 0

Title:  The Broligarchy Salute.  Image:  Billionaires giving a Nazi salute to Trump.  Elon Musk says,

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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

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Republican Family Values 0

The Portland Press-Herald’s Victoria Hugo-Vidal debunks de bunk.

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The Party of Flaw and Disorder, Reprise 0

Title:  A Few of the Weapons Used To

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Soldier On 0

Mrs. Betty Bowers offers some advice for living in these Trumpled times.

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

At the Washington Monthly, Garrett Epps dissects the duplicity implicit in Donald Trump’s attempt to despotically single-handedly amend the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. Here’s a tiny bit of his article:

For most of us on the sidelines, the outstanding feature of Trump’s order is its cruelty—its deliberate targeting of babies born after February 19, 2025, rendering them stateless and ineligible for the benefits of citizenship most native-born Americans take for granted. Think like a judge, however: from that point of view, the striking defect of the order is simply the crushing weight of legal authority that it purports to sweep aside.

Follow the link for more about a judge’s perspective.

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Republican Family Values 0

Donald Trummp dressed as Pontius Pilate with Christ's cross looming in the background says,

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Twits Own Twitter X Offenders 0

SFgate’s Drew Magary explains why he deleted his account at Twitter X.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Thom comments on Trump’s pardon of his violence-prone fanboys the January 6th insurrectionists.

This topic was also discussed in somewhat more detail on Thursday’s episode of The Bob Cesca Show.

I have listened to Bob’s podcast almost since its beginning–certainly since its first year–and commend it to your attention.

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Repeat Offender 0

Florida Man.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

Donald Trump, a second-generation American citizen who benefited from Americans’ constitutional right to birthright citizenship, wants to strip away the right to birthright citizenship.

At Above the Law, Elie Mystal reprises an article laying bare the underlying intent. A snippet:

I know you are afraid of the browning of the country, I know you’ve crunched the numbers and have come to the obvious conclusion that you can’t deport your way into a future of white majorities. I know you have two options: double down on apartheid rule, or strip away rights from non-white people who you can’t stop from living here. The Electoral College is going to do the work of the former, so when you come for birthright citizenship, I know you are fighting for the latter goal.

Today’s Republican Party has truly become the party of the New Secesh, as America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the doctrine of racism created to rationalize it continue to wield their curse.

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Facebook Frolics 0

Rebecca Watson comments on Mark Zuckerberg’s decision the greenlight hate speech on his “social” media platforms. (Warning: Mild language.)

Or you can read the transcript.

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Facebook Frolics 0

At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire finds himself less than impressed with Mark Zuckerberg’s reasons for abandoning fact-checking Fakebook Facebook; Whitmire notes the irony (emphasis added):

Seemingly overnight, Facebook — which insists on being called Meta now — swapped out its political identity more swiftly than its name. The world’s largest social media company announced it would suspend fact-checking, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg called “biased” and prone to mistakes. Zuck did not cite examples, nor weigh any errors against the good that fact-checking may have done. Instead, he cited his opinion as a fact. And who will be left at the company to fact-check him?

And that’s just the start. Follow the link for the rest.

Meanwhile, in more news of the Zuckerborg . . . .

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Twits Own Twitter X Offenders, Truth-in-Advertising Dept. 0

Caption:  Musk updates his logo.  Image:  Elon Musk with paint labeled

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