Category Archives: Politics

Paleolithic Emotions, Medieval Institutions, and Godlike Technology

Posted on Tuesday 17 June 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

EO Wilson on the real problem of humanity; Conservatives think you can command thing into existence, despite the evidence of the real world; re: Trump’s tariffs on aluminum; With my comments about modern technology and globalism; How the Minnesota killer … Continue reading →

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Are Trump and MAGA intending to ethnically cleanse Democrats? Signs Point That Way

Posted on Monday 16 June 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Paul Krugman and Guardian on how the parade was a flop, while No Kings Day was a hit; Photos from Trump’s military parade; Motivated reasoning and conspiracy theories about the Minnesota shootings, even though the facts are apparent enough (and … Continue reading →

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Say Black Is White, and Some Will Believe You

Posted on Sunday 15 June 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

The ‘No Kings’ demonstrations yesterday were a huge success, the parade in Washington DC less so; How the White House lies about those demonstrations; How MAGA and Musk are somehow blaming the *left* for the shootings of Democratic lawmakers in … Continue reading →

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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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Knowing vs. Believing

Posted on Tuesday 10 June 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

RFK “retires” his vaccine advisory committee (because he knows better); Robert Reich on how the MAGA Inquisition will destroy American science, and Reich tries to understand why; Robert Reich on Trump’s war against California, and the central struggle of civilization; … Continue reading →

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The Insurrectionists Within

Posted on Monday 9 June 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

No, Los Angeles is not burning down. Trump and his minions are lying. And whatever is happening recently, they started it. And apparently they have motives to start it. Also, Los Angeles is huge; David A. Graham in The Atlantic: … 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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