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THE COMEBACK CAMPAIGN
Harris’s campaign became a comeback vehicle for every has-been neoliberal Democratic consultant and flack. They exploited–with her complete complicity, of course–the campaign in a vain attempt to make themselves relevant again. I’m reading news reports from last summer announcing that … Continue reading
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MAHMOUD KHALIL’S ARREST IS AN ATTEMPT TO LEGITIMIZE THE ROUND UP OF AMERICAN CITIZENS
“Mahmoud is one of the most upstanding people I have ever met,” a Jewish Columbia student writes at the Zeteo substack. If Trump can get away with this, he can get away with arresting any American whose protests don’t meet … Continue reading
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NO, BARTIROMO, TRUMP DIDN’T INHERIT A MESS
Maria Bartiromo is endlessly rewarded for her perpetual, brazen, ludicrously false lying–which should have gotten her fired when Carlson was. Now Trump has even rewarded her with a seat on the Kennedy Center’s thoroughly degraded board, where her squawking and … Continue reading
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TRUMP HAS ALREADY DESTROYED KENNEDY CENTER
“You’ve ruined this place,” irate concert goers yelled at J.D. and Usha. It took no time at all. Trump can fix or create nothing; he can only fleece and destroy. Sally Quinn tells David Smith in the Guardian: “The Kennedy Center … Continue reading
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SCHUMER HAS BECOME AN ALBATROSS
Let’s not forget that he was an architect of the failed 2016 campaign against Trump, and then repeated the same daffy and feckless policies in the failed 2024 election against Trump. Why would anyone trust him on strategy? Even Nancy … Continue reading
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NADER ASKS WHAT WE’VE WANTED TO KNOW
Why are the politically prominent and powerful staying silent as the Musk-Trump-GOP coup expands and worsens? As Nader writes at Common Dreams, “mum’s the word,” which it comes to the Bushes, the Clintons, the Obamas, the Bidens. And Kamala Harris … Continue reading
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IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE TRUMP TRIED TO WAG THE DOG
His announcement of military action is a Hail Mary to distract from his and Musk’s coup and his leveling of our economy. His declaration of war against Venezuela is a prelude to him declaring martial law in the U.S. to … Continue reading
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“IT’S EASIER TO RUN AN AUTHORITARIAN GOVERNMENT
IF YOU DON’T HAVE A PUBLIC THAT KNOWS” Gov Walz explains the GOP’s hatred of public education and a wildly enthusiastic audience in red-state Iowa get it. This is what works to engage and mobilize an electorate. Schumer’s second guessing and Carville’s “roll … Continue reading
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NYC NOW AN AFFILIATE OF THE REAL ESTATE BOARD
Trump’s assault on democracy nationwide is almost matched by Adams’ in NYC. The impulse is the same. Unbelievably, City Hall now wants to partner with the private Real Estate Board to encourage demolition of historic NYC structures! On our dime, … Continue reading
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DEM SENATORS PLAYING GAMES?
AOC tweets: “I hope Senate Democrats understand there is nothing clever about setting up a fake failed 30 day CR first to turn around & vote for cloture on the GOP spending bill. Those games won’t fool anyone. It won’t … Continue reading
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