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Clown Shoes, and Republican Obsequiousness

Posted on Wednesday 11 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Marco Rubio in clown shoes; Republicans think oppressing trans kids is more important than parental rights; Trump’s delusional faith in himself; That photo of the prayer group in the Oval Office is being mocked in China; Motivated thinking sees that … Continue reading →

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Everything Will Be Better in Two Weeks

Posted on Friday 6 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Ten rationales for Trump’s war on Iran; While some insist it’s not a “war”; Promoting the war with movie clips and video games; Cuba is next, they’re now saying, as predicted; Who is Hegseth to declare the US as a … Continue reading →

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You Can Fool Some of the People All of the Time

Posted on Wednesday 4 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Trump can’t stop telling on himself; Christian media sees the Iran war as signalling the second coming, or the End Times; And some of them want mass deportation of American Muslims; How ICE ‘loses’ property yet finds it when challenged; … 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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Our New War, and Perceptions of Change

Posted on Monday 2 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

BBC on how Trump has no plan; Mark Joseph Stern on how Trump’s war is an impeachable offense; Evangelicals see the return of Jesus everywhere, and now in the attack on Iran; Cory Doctorow on how norms change, all keyed … 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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Fearmongering and Gratuitous Cruelty

Posted on Friday 27 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

E.J. Dionne Jr. on Trump’s fearmongering; Gratuitous cruelty in Kansas: canceling the driver’s licenses of transgender people, immediately and without notice; Florida cuts off HIV meds access; White House edits video of US hockey star; Thoughtful piece by Ryan Burge … Continue reading →

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SOTU last night

Posted on Wednesday 25 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Perspectives on last night’s State of the Union address; Followed by personal thoughts about ICE and why conservatives are especially concerned about crimes committed by immigrants. – – – We saw only a bit of the SOTU address last night, … Continue reading →

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Competence vs. Competition

Posted on Monday 23 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Olympics thoughts: zero-sum games; competence vs competition; Amanda Marcotte on the violence and propaganda from the DHS; Zack Beauchamp on how to stop a dictator: make the threat obvious; Tom Nichols on the Republican Party’s Nazi problem; Short items about … Continue reading →

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Does Western Civilization Depend on Christian Monotheism?

Posted on Thursday 19 February 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Challenging David Brooks, the retiring NYT columnist, and his idea of building a humanist culture, from Bruce Ledewitz and Robert Reich; Brooks’ problem, claims Ledewitz, is that Brooks can’t let go of religion; “the past collapsed for a reason”; And … Continue reading →

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