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They would connect Trump’s utter confusion over which relative of his was  born on which side of the Atlantic with his egregious r ignorance of and indifference to the quiddities of American democracy and American history.

His latest crime against the United States has been executed really, really poorly. Of course, hie’s confident that Trump’s hand-picked Supreme Court will back him up. We’ll see whether the right-wing extremist Supreme Court majority sides with Barr/Trump or with … Continue reading →

Donald Trump may not read much, but he sure liked keeping that book of Hitler’s speeches by his bedside, according to ex-wife Ivana. O’Rourke makes explicit the way that Trump’s rhetoric stands in a direct line of descent from the … Continue reading →

I’ve really had enough of all those “veiled” jabs at Trump that the ex-president is alleged to have made.

Trying to stay ahead of that criminal investigation for obstruction of justice he will soon be facing. Good luck, bud. Cody Fenwick at Alternet asks, “Where the hell is Rod Rosenstein?”

Why else would Trump now be doubling down on his claims that democracy, transparency, and accountability are “a disgrace”?

And so fast, fast forward in the tale of Vicki’s journal. Two years ago, I went to see the Taylor company at the unfortunately-named Koch theater. During the intermission Vicki and her husband John kind of passed me. Turns out … Continue reading →

Rep. Jordan thinks all he has to do to score points against pro-democracy American government officials is to tear into them with show-trial rhetorical pummeling and staccato accusations. Today he found out differently. Seems Jimbo was making claims about the … Continue reading →

NBC’s Ken Dilanian tweeted on March 24: “Folks, this is a total legal exoneration of the president. Congress will want to know more, of course. But the topline: No conspiracy, no obstruction.”

She is, as Alex Lawson makes doubly clear at Common Dreams, another “one of Trump’s goons” mired in corruption and abuse of the public interest. Her fluency in Orwellian brand double talk and double think is really quite alarming. No, … Continue reading →