Category Archives: authoritarianism

Trump and MAGA’s War on California

Posted on Saturday 14 June 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

News today: Trump’s parade, No Kings demonstrations, and a dress-up cop shoots Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota; Charlie Warzel on the surfeit of information and how the right can invent via AI narratives to its advantage; Similar gaslighting about Alex Padilla; … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Even About Deportation

Posted on Friday 13 June 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

The Alex Padilla incident, and the threat to “liberate” Los Angeles from its lawfully-elected leaders; Trump always thinks protestors are paid demonstrators; why cannot he conceive that people disagree with him on principle? And bonus items! – – – Because … Continue reading →

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It’s Not About Law and Order

Posted on Wednesday 11 June 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Jim Newell and Amanda Marcotte on Stephen Miller’s drive to “grab as many people as possible, regardless of innocence.”; and how he grew up in Santa Monica; Fox News, of course, spreads a fantasy depiction of what’s going on in … Continue reading →

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Clooney’s Murrow; Trump Calls Out the National Guard

Posted on Sunday 8 June 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck; Trump calls out the National Guard (what’s next? Martial Law?); Louisiana bans chemtrails; Trump’s big bill prioritizes the religious right (of course) – – – First of all. We watched the live stream of George … Continue reading →

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Meltdown; Reign of Errors; People Trump doesn’t want to exist; Harari on humans in 1000 years

Posted on Friday 6 June 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Details of the Trump/Musk meltdown; The Trump administration’s reign of errors; Such as DOGE firing people and quickly hiring them back; The people Trump doesn’t want to exist; Yuval Noah Harari on how humans won’t exist in 1000 years, perhaps … Continue reading →

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Substack as the new Royal Society, vs MAGA waging war on the future

Posted on Wednesday 21 May 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Will Substack be the Royal Society of the 21st century? While Trump and MAGA wage war on the future; Robert Reich on *why* Trump and his regime want to destroy every institution in America; And my running theme about the … Continue reading →

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We’re Living in an Age of Regression

Posted on Tuesday 13 May 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

In Trump’s America, it’s every parent and child out for themselves; Who decides who’s Christian? The government? Fox News says the Qatari bribe to Trump is fine because FDR gave three planes to the Saudis… 80 years ago; Robert Reich … Continue reading →

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Palace in the Sky, For the One

Posted on Monday 12 May 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Several items today about the Trump administration’s acceptance from Qatar of a $400 million luxury 747, for Trump’s personal use; How Trump shrugs off intelligence briefings; he knows what he knows because he’s smart; How the story of a woman … Continue reading →

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Disconnects from Reality, and a Couple Positive Notes

Posted on Sunday 11 May 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

On the one hand, A Truth+ movie about ‘Lizard People’; RFK Jr vows to stop chemtrails; Democrats have a ‘dictatorship mentality’? Texas Christians presume to spend a month celebrating God’s promises; Tom Nichols on a witch hunt at the State … Continue reading →

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How the US is retreating into tribalism

Posted on Saturday 10 May 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

The White House press secretary, addressing the firing of the head of the Library of Congress, is either ignorant, stupid, or lying; How the natalist movement, perhaps led by Elon Musk, relies on endless growth, which is not plausible; To … Continue reading →

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