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SEN. WARREN CALLS OUT ROBERTS’ PASSIVE ENABLING OF THE GOP COVER UP
Chief Injustice thinks he can somehow ensure an exalted legacy that pays no attention to how he’s actually behaved. Sen. Warren reminded him on Thursday that he cannot.
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TRUMP BEGINS TO DISMANTLE MEDICAID
And Orwellian rhetoric abounds: The only “flexibility” freed up by letting states opt out of responsive funding is the flexibility to deny health care to vulnerable Americans. Why does parasite Seema Verma, head of the now perversely named Centers for … Continue reading
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CATCH FRISSON
Recently I attended a joyous concert by chamber music group Frisson, performing a repertory ranging from pop to Baroque.
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JOHN ROBERTS TRUE TO FORM
Demand Justice tweets that Roberts is “helping Republicans break the rules and cover for Trump.” The corporate media feeds us a lot of hogwash about how deeply Chief Injustice Roberts thinks about his legacy and preserving the institutional reputation of … Continue reading
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PREDATOR’S BALL
Jeff Bezos, who cut pension benefits for Washington Post staff when he purchased the paper for pin money, threw a real Monster Mash at his Washington, DC mansion last night. Why in the world does he need 11 bedrooms?
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CERVANTES ON RIGHT-WING RHETORIC
From Rinconete and Cortadillo After stealing the sexton’s purse, boy thief Corado approaches him to steal once more: “He began to talk such utter drivel and spin such a yarn about the theft and recovery of the purse, raising his … Continue reading
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TRUMP IS CUTTING SOCIAL SECURITY AS WE SPEAK
It’s happening NOW, beginning with Trump’s attempt–masterminded by the Mulvaney monster–to cut Social Security Disability benefits.
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THE MNUCHINS OF THE WORLD
Our Treasury Secretary’s stupid, arrogant comments in Davos remind Greta Thunberg and the generation she represents that to save their futures, they will have to directly oppose much of the older generation.
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JOHN ROBERTS’ CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST
Roberts’ decade-long attack on American democracy now forces him to preside over the fruits of his labors, and it’s not a pretty sight. Dana Millbank writes in the Washington Post: “Citizens United, and the resulting rise of the super PAC, … Continue reading
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SCREAMING LINDSAY TRIES THE INSANITY DEFENSE
on behalf of his master, Donald J. Trump. Well, I mean, he’s tried everything else so far, with predictable results. Now will that also be Sen. Graham’s defense for his own behavior?
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