Too Venal for Words category archive
Republican Thought Police 0
If the truth hurts, well, just tell truth to take a hike.
The Rule of Lawless 0
At Above the Law, Kathryn Rubino notes that Donald Trump has now set his sights on British lawyer and International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan for (gasp!) prosecuting. She goes on to note that
Trump’s bold sanction play for lawyers doing their jobs is yet another attack on the rule of law.
The distressing details are at the link.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Detroit Free Press, John Lindstrom hears a rhyme. Here’s a bit of the cadence:
Clearly Trump is behaving as though he is above the law . . . .
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*Mark Twain.
A Notion of Immigrants, Reprise 0
Mary Trump lists the lies told by the lying liars in the Trump maladministration to justify his persecution of immigrants.
On the Spectrum, Vaccine Nation Dept. 0
Secretary of HHS Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has resurrected the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism, and, in so doing, may well jeopardize the public’s health.
At Psychology Today Blogs, Sam Goldstein takes a deep dive into what science has learned about autism over the past half century or so. He makes three main points; follow the link for a detailed exploration of each.
- Most of autism’s rise is due to (increased–ed.) awareness, not an actual increase.
- Genetic causes of autism are firmly established by decades of research.
- Autism now includes many with social learning differences, not just disability.
I commend his article as a worthwhile read to arm yourself against the dis- and misinformation spread by the anti-VAX movement,
DOGE Bull 0
As one who has lived through hurricanes (after Donna, we were without power for eight days and my father had to sink a well so that we had water), I do not think that gutting the NOAA is a good idea.
Afterthought:
I do not think it is beyond the realm of plausibility to suggest that one of our major political parties no longer believes in promoting the general welfare.
Vaccine Nation 0
Emma and the crew discuss how anti-VAX lies endanger public health the public’s health.
Influencer Idiocy 0
He wanted “likes.”
Deservedly so.
I sometimes fear that the Disinformation Superhighway is speeding us to a society of stupid.
This New Gilded Age 0
At the Washington Monthly, Richard W. Painter investigates the incestuous relationship between a roll-call of billionaires and the Trump maladministration.
Just go read it for yourself.
Vaccine Nation 0
Elon Musk’s DOGE to states currently dealing with measles outbreaks: You’re on your own, pals.
Also, too . . . .
Suffer the Children 0
That’s no scripture, but that is apparently a Republican family value.
How Republicans Support the Troops, One More Time 0
Republicans erase more veterans, apparently because they weren’t white enough.
Suffer the Children 0
That’s not scripture. That’s Republican policy. (Warning: Mild language.)
Read the news report that Farron is discussing.
A Matter of Principle 0
Tom Hilton tries to figure out why Trump thinks he can just take (parts of) other countries (think Canada and Greenland) because he wants to. Methinks he may be onto something. Here’s a tiny bit from his piece:
This absence is at the core of Trump’s worldview. When he talks about American “ownership” of Greenland*, he thinks of it as like buying a property to develop, and Denmark saying no is just a business negotiation. And maybe we have to play hardball, like you do in business, but really this would all be easier if we could just agree on a price.
And when Putin invaded Ukraine it can’t have been a violation of any principle of international relations because there isn’t any such principle.
