Category Archives: Conservative Resistance

Ethnic Cleansing and Collective Effervescence

Posted on Thursday 1 January 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

The Department of Homeland Security imagines a future in which 1/3 of the American population is deported; The idea of “collective effervescence”; Brief posts about the dirty 1970s; Trump and aspirin; Florida giving God citations passes; and items from JMG. … Continue reading →

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Where We Are, Here at the End of 2025

Posted on Wednesday 31 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

How Trump has made the government smaller, but not more efficient or dependable; Example of shutting down NASA’s library; Example of cuts to science research; How Trump prefers “vibes” to data; New Yorker’s Susan B. Glasser wonders how people let … Continue reading →

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Government Suppression, and Dr. Noc

Posted on Monday 22 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

CBS, now controlled by a Trump acolyte, pulled a story from last night’s 60 Minutes at the last moment; Dr. Noc on Facebook, a new reliable source; Short items about Trump’s favorite excuse, Republicans again taking credit for funding due … Continue reading →

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An Antebellum Constitution, Christianity, and Christmas

Posted on Sunday 21 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Adam Serwer on how conservatives want an Antebellum Constitution; David French on why Christianity is a dangerous faith; Nicholas Kristof and Bart Ehrman on what Jesus would think of Christmas 2025. – – – Undoing progress and dragging us back … Continue reading →

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Frogs, Religion, the Ballroom, Bigotry, and Dictators

Posted on Saturday 20 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Trump’s relative isolationism: big frog in a small pond. The obvious reasons people are walking away from organized religion; Short takes on the White House ballroom, surging bigotry on the right, and Trump’s alignment with history’s worst dictators. – – … Continue reading →

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Documenting My Reading; Holiday Shopping; and Tr*mp

Posted on Thursday 18 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Infrastructure note: I’ve updated all the pages under the “Nonfiction Books” tab in the menu above. I set up those pages a year ago, in December 2024, and updated a few of them in May 2025, and now have updated … Continue reading →

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Narcissists and Simpletons

Posted on Monday 15 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Trump’s vile comments about the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife, and wondering what kind of people still support him; How the MAGA right succumbs to the bias of believing in an ideal past; Short takes on Ron Johnson; … Continue reading →

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Rituals and Routines, and Fonts

Posted on Friday 12 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Personal health updates; Big Think on the need for everyday rituals; Boing Boing on the origins of Calibri and Times New Roman, and stupidity; Short takes on approval ratings, European leadership, earning more, and Trump’s image. – – – It’s … Continue reading →

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Human Happiness, and Fonts

Posted on Wednesday 10 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Sean Illing and Brad DeLong wonder why, with all humanity’s progress, aren’t we happier? An eternal question; Paul Krugman on how Trump thinks people aren’t properly grateful for his perfect economy; Marco Rubio defeats a woke font; Heather Cox Richardson … Continue reading →

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Most People Are Nice; Scientific Truths

Posted on Tuesday 9 December 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Hannah Seo at Vox: people are nicer than you think; Ethan Siegel at Big Think: 10 scientific truths that became unpopular in 2025; Briefly noted: the Texas governor wants to install Turning Point USA chapters in every high school; Trump’s … Continue reading →

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