Category Archives: authoritarianism

Again, No Kings

Posted on Saturday 28 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Noting the rallies held today, bigger than those last time; Pieces today about how MAGA is entering the ‘acceptance’ stage of death, and how there’s no way to redeem Trump’s dismal second presidency; Who are the 100 million people Bovino … Continue reading →

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Fractured Reality

Posted on Tuesday 3 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

How an air campaign alone has never resulted in regime change; Robert Reich: Trump doesn’t have a clue; John Pavlovitz: He’s not worth this; Heather Cox Richardson: Trump is workshopping reasons for his war with journalists; JD Vance says the … Continue reading →

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Peace President Trump’s New War

Posted on Saturday 28 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Zack Beauchamp on how Trump’s Iran war makes no sense; Wondering how election interference would actually be done; How Trump repeatedly predicted Obama would attack Iran; Why some say the dropping birthrate is a good thing; An example from Dr. … 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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“I Love the Poorly Educated”

Posted on Friday 30 January 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Now the administration is arresting journalists for covering news it doesn’t like; A right-wing response, anxious for public executions; Every accusation is a confession; How the withdrawn Philip Glass symphony is in a way about Trump; How Trump is making … Continue reading →

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Streets of Minneapolis

Posted on Wednesday 28 January 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

A new song by Bruce Springsteen about Minneapolis; Why GOP voters love ICE — because their support for the Bible and the Constitution is only totemic, which is to say, hypocritical; Ruben Bolling on the MAGAs: Trump is always right, … Continue reading →

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The Conservative Resistance to Changing One’s Mind

Posted on Tuesday 27 January 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Why can conservatives not admit they might have been wrong? Trump never admits to being wrong; he never apologizes; And yet the administration is softening its accusations against the people killed by ICE in Minneapolis; Trump contradicts the 2nd amendment; … Continue reading →

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Pulling Bolts Out of the Ferris Wheel

Posted on Monday 26 January 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Train Dreams Republicans on the need to carry guns; How the truth in Minneapolis is whatever Trump says it is; And how the administration altered images and made false posts; Heather Cox Richardson on KQED Forum this morning; Brief items … Continue reading →

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The Latest ICE Killing

Posted on Sunday 25 January 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Captured on cellphone video, a man on the ground shot in the back ten times, like an execution; his crime: helping a woman who’d been pushed down by ICE thugs; Takes by Heather Cox Richardson, Paul Krugman, Robert Reich, John … Continue reading →

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Disintegration

Posted on Saturday 24 January 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Another killing by ICE in Minneapolis; Trump cedes leadership of the global economy to China; Now they want to make the polio vaccine optional; Trump’s EPA now places the value of a human life at zero dollars; Trump’s National Park … Continue reading →