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RESOLVED: Nothing
August 25, 2020
In the run-up to the RNC, the Republican Party released a one-page resolution in lieu of a platform. JERRY DUNLEAVY @JerryDunleavyRNC Platform Resolution:...
Lies, Damned Lies, and Ambiguity
August 24, 2020
Two recent statements from Trump: Aaron Rupar @atruparREPORTER: QAnon believes you are secretly saving the world from this cult of pedophiles and cannibals....
Translating Trump: Julius, Jokes, and Mount Rushmore
August 10, 2020
Julius Caesar, the first post-republic ruler of the Roman Empire, was several times offered a crown by Marcus Antonius, and each time waved it away. A crown?...
Your Life Is A Game To Jared Kushner
July 31, 2020
This story broke yesterday: Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1A public health expert in contact with Trump's COVID task force said that, early on, a member of Jared...
Ignorance of the Law is Just the Beginning
July 29, 2020
Bill Barr, in front of Congress and the world yesterday, answered “I haven’t looked into that question, under the Constitution,” when asked if the president...
The Foxing of Dr. Fauci
July 14, 2020
So let’s talk about this, tweeted in response to the news that Trump’s White House had sent out its own oppo research on their own adviser, Dr. Fauci: Jon...
Sean Hannity vs. Our Better Angels
July 10, 2020
Quick hit: Sean Hannity @seanhannityBiden Uses the Word Woke Incorrectly, Says Everybody’s Been ‘Woked’ July 8th 20202,574 Retweets10,514 Likes A lot has...
Lies & Loyalty
June 29, 2020
So we’ve been having the usual go-around with the White House about what Trump knew and when he knew it regarding the allegations that Russian intelligence...
More In Sorrow Than In Anger
June 26, 2020
This is not the piece I had planned on writing this week. While I cannot ignore national politics or world events, the professional community of which I am a...
Vision Restored!
June 23, 2020
Just a quick note to all of my subscribers: I’m sorry that this project has fallen by the wayside so much lately. If you’ve followed my Twitter closely...
An American Horror Story
May 18, 2020
Today, author Stephen King had this to say about the US COVID-19 death count: Stephen King @StephenKingHey, MAGA fans! Almost 90,000 dead on your boy's...
The Logic of the Mask
May 16, 2020
So most days these days, I wind up reading Andy Slavitt’s daily COVID-19 update thread, which I’ve come to think of as being the closest thing to the...
Testing Trump
May 15, 2020
Trump yesterday had his to say about coronavirus testing: Sahil Kapur @sahilkapurTrump on coronavirus cases: "When you test, you have a case. When you test,...
The Self-Defeating Gamesmanship of #ObamaGate
May 11, 2020
Yesterday, no doubt in response to a report that President Barack Obama had privately referred to his coronavirus response as a "chaotic disaster" and his...
The Trumping Game
May 8, 2020
A quote-tweet exchange on Twitter today: Greg Sargent @ThePlumLineGSI feel like it's still not properly understood that the push to reopen society isn't...
Talk Us Through This
April 19, 2020
In a crisis such as the one we find ourselves in today, the single most important thing a strong leader could do for the country is talk to us. It wouldn't...
Absolutism Will Definitely Kill 100% Of Us
April 13, 2020
This tweet from mid-January is making steady rounds among the right-wing grifter set as evidence that the World Health Organization is in the bag for the...
Donald's Dangerous Breaking Point
March 23, 2020
This is what scares me, at the moment: Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrumpWE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF. AT THE END OF THE 15 DAY...
The Fundamentals of the Economy are People
March 18, 2020
There's a phrase that gets bandied around a lot by people seeking to calm volatile markets, especially when the volatility is happening in a single ominous...
A Personal Update For My Readers
March 18, 2020
If you follow me on Twitter, you might already know — or you may not, given the firehose nature of social media — that I've been dealing with upper...
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