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Precautions, PPE, Punishment, and the Politics of Fear

October 6, 2020

Kellyanne Conway remonstrated her teenage daughter for having told the world they spent all day together even after the elder Conway’s positive test result...

"Let's Not, and Say We Did"

October 5, 2020

So, after an unusually quiet weekend, Donald Trump’s Twitter account this morning was suddenly active with a rather, uh, let’s go with “energetic” burst of...

Quick Personal Update

October 2, 2020

Oof… so, in a case of really bad timing I have had a mitochondrial flare-up that limits how much time I can spend upright at my desk right after a huge...

To Live and Die in the Land of the Virtual Nobodies

September 23, 2020

One of Trump’s recent public remarks about the COVID-19 death toll was mostly covered in terms of downplaying the numbers. Jim Acosta @AcostaTrump falsely...

Head Mitch In Charge

September 21, 2020

Most of my newsletter entries aren’t a specific call to action. My approach is more about helping people understand what’s happening and maybe figure out how...

Scenes from a Town Hall

September 16, 2020

A few quick hits from Trump’s townhall, culled from Aaron Rupar’s Twitter reporting. Aaron Rupar @atrupar"They said at the Democrat Convention they're gonna...

4(ever) More Years?

September 15, 2020

So, obviously everything about this is terrible: Aaron Rupar @atrupar"We're gonna win four more years in the White House, and then we'll negotiate, because...

You Say You Want A Retribution

September 14, 2020

Trump has been speaking explicitly in recent days about the concept of retribution, talking both about extrajudicial killings by police forces and draconian...

To Trump, 9/11 Happened To Other People

September 11, 2020

We often remember that on the day of September 11th, 2001, Donald Trump bragged about having the tallest remaining building in Manhattan. I don’t think we...

Another quick note.

September 10, 2020

So, I’ve replaced my aging, ailing desktop computer as of today. I spent most of the morning trying to get the old one to boot up so I could back stuff up to...

Trump Tells It Like It Isn't, Say Defenders

September 8, 2020

One of the more remarkable “defenses” of Trump regarding his long and consistent history of mocking and looking down on the troops… “That’s how he is [when...

A Labor Day Note

September 7, 2020

Well, it’s Labor Day in the Quarantimes. I had to keep myself from typing “first Labor Day of the Quarantimes” there because, geez, that’s bleak to think...

Quick Hit: Trump, Atlantic, McCain, Kelly

September 4, 2020

The Atlantic’s landmark report yesterday on Trump’s treatment of military veterans living and dead was not so much a bombshell as it was a comprehensive...

Barr None: Ignorance of the Law is a Powerful Offense

September 3, 2020

Bill Barr yesterday gave a full-throated defense of racism yesterday while denying that it was racism. DNC War Room @DNCWarRoomWATCH: Barr absurdly argues...

Trump vs. the Antifa Souper Soldiers

September 2, 2020

A lot of people were left scratching their heads over this particular rambling, low-energy performance from our reality TV villain in chief: Matt Rogers 🗳...

Plagueherding For Fun and Profit

September 1, 2020

Washington Post ran a profile of Scott Atlas, a “rising star” in the Trump administration who is pushing for what is commonly called the “herd immunity”...

The New York Times Isn't Failing Trump

August 31, 2020

The New York Times ran a story that contained some fairly frank and straightforward discussion of not just Trump’s corruption but the utter depravity of his...

The Four Most Dangerous Words From Trump’s Show Last Night

August 28, 2020

There’s a theory that says we’re all a bunch of sillyheads to worry about what happens if Trump loses or derails the election. We needn’t concern ourselves...

The RNC, As Seen On TV

August 27, 2020

Real quick hit on the RNC: If you’re wondering how so many people can feel so confident and comfortable getting up and telling such brazen, bold, easily...

Mike Pompeo's Excuse For Ethics

August 26, 2020

Last night, the RNC broadcast an endorsement speech from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, recorded in Jerusalem. ABC News @ABCNo other sitting secretary of...