Author Archives: Mark R. Kelly

How Crises Disappear

Posted on Wednesday 11 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

How Trump has quietly withdrawn National Guard troops from various cities; Adam-Troy Castro predicts that the ballroom, the Kennedy Center overhaul, and the arch, will never happen; John Pavlovitz on how Bad Bunny reminds MAGA that they’re losing; Amanda Marcotte … Continue reading →

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Wrecking Ball Politics. Wentithy.

Posted on Tuesday 10 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

The most beautiful news of 2025, from Information is Beautiful, due mostly to science and technology; Items from JMG about MAGA and conservative outrage; Items about Trump administration’s wrecking ball politics: destroying climate regulations, the global international order, the government’s … Continue reading →

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These Are the Days, My Friend

Posted on Monday 9 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Alternate takes on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show performance; The Bulwark ranks Trump 2.0’s most racist moments; JD Vance was booed at the Olympics, but NBC edited the boos out; About that “He Gets Us” ad campaign; Pete Hegseth … Continue reading →

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How the War on Woke Reflects the Basics of Human Nature

Posted on Sunday 8 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Just one piece today, a longish piece I’m going to go through fairly carefully, since it puts current issues about MAGA and conservative regression into a broad context, broader I’d say than the 400 years stated in the title. Salon, … Continue reading →

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The Core Motivation of Trump, and MAGA

Posted on Saturday 7 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

More about the Obama video: how Trump has Obama Derangement Syndrome; how what motivates Trump, and MAGA, is racism; So why does Trump think he’s going to heaven? Short takes on ignoring the second amendment, MAGA cultists tricking voters, taking … Continue reading →

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A New Low

Posted on Friday 6 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Trump posts a racist video about the Obamas; Reactions from John Pavlovitz, Robert Reich, Paul Krugman. – – – Trump has hit a new low. His fans don’t mind, which says a lot. About him, and about them. (Of course … Continue reading →

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Illegal voting, ulterior motives, resentment, racism

Posted on Thursday 5 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Why is MAGA obsessed with voter fraud and illegal immigrants voting? A NYT essay suggests as a rationalization for Trump losing in 2020, despite lack of evidence, or rationale; While Heather Cox Richardson sees it as a reaction to the … Continue reading →

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The War on Truth; and Religion

Posted on Wednesday 4 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Minneapolis and the war on truth; Jerry Coyne on prayer, triggering off Savannah Guthrie news; How Jeff Bezos is destroying The Washington Post just as Trump has done with America; Short takes. – – – It’s only getting worse. We’re … Continue reading →

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Christian Hypocrisy: The Beatitudes, vs. the Reality in Minneapolis

Posted on Tuesday 3 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Bulk sales for the Melania movie; an example of natural selection among aggressive religions; another prophecy that will not come true; The Onion suggests conservatives might boycott all forms of entertainment, since they’re all liberally biased (because that’s how art … Continue reading →

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Current Events; Nihilism and the Meaning of Life

Posted on Monday 2 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Pete Hegseth delights in violence; How Scott Adams was mislead by innumeracy into conspiracy theories; How conservatives resent a politician telling them to act more like Jesus; Examples of lunacy from JMG; Nihilism and the meaning of life. – – … Continue reading →

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