That Was the Wierd that Was 0
Seth takes a closer look at how well Trump has lived up to his campaign promises.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner.”
Another “unsecured” firearm.
ANd another remincer that “accidentally” and “negligently” are not synonyms.
Lies and Lying Liars 0
Donald Trump chose to–er–spread manure on television Thursday night. At The Root, Attorney Nicole Robinson debunks de bunk.
Misdirection Play, Red Scare Dept. 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Jackie Calmes argues that Donald Trump’s charges that the Democratic Party is somehow communist are a textbook, classic case of project. He points out that
One-party rule through central government election finagling? Now that’s a communist.
I commend the entire piece to your attention.
Emoluments 0
David follows the money.
The Rule of Lawless 0
In the midst of a longer piece regarding a U. S. District Attorney who was lawfully appointed, but whom the Trump maladministration fired 56 minutes after he was sworn in, Above the Law’s Joe Patrice reveals what may be behind said firing:
Trump wants to install prosecutors illegally and indefinitely without Senate approval.
Follow the link for context.
QOTD 0
Quintus Curtius Rufus:
When the truth cannot be clearly made out, what is false is increased through fear.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Honest to Betsy, you can’t make this stuff up.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Republican Thought Police 0
The Trump maladministration seems to believe that, if we don’t talk about America’s originial sin of chattel slavery, then, by jimiminy, it really couldn’t have been all that bad.
Afterthought:
It’s all about whitewashing–you will pardon the expression–the racism.
They claim that they don’t wan’t to discuss things that make America look bad.
What they mean is that they don’t want to discuss things that make white American racists look bad.
The Crypto Con 0
But is it truly a con? At Above the Law, tax attorney Steven Chung applies the eye of a lawyer to Donald Trump’s crypto capers.
The Me Veneration . . . 0
. . . has a poster child.