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2000-2020 Archive

Midnight Meme Of The Day! The Religion Of Trump

Noah

Nov 101 min read

Midnight Meme Of The Day! The Religion Of Trump

Sunday Thoughts by Noah Those of us who've lived in New York City long enough have always seen the signs of where this is going; those of...

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From Division to Disarray: How Trump’s Politics Undermine Democracy In Georgia... & Everywhere Else

Howie Klein

Aug 54 min read

From Division to Disarray: How Trump’s Politics Undermine Democracy In Georgia... & Everywhere Else

Trump’s Strategy of Division and Control Won't Work Beyond The MAGA Base I’m not talking about MAGAts here, just normal people. Americans...

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Nigel Best

Apr 308 min read

The Fascist Boutique

“To be insulted by these fascists is so degrading.” -"It’s No Game, Part one," David Bowie -by Nigel Best The monster that is racism and...

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Who Sowed The Seeds Of Trumpism-- And Why Did Conservatives Devour Them So Readily?

Howie Klein

Jan 306 min read

Who Sowed The Seeds Of Trumpism-- And Why Did Conservatives Devour Them So Readily?

Bill Lueders noted that intellectually and morally diminished right-wing sycophant Ben Shapiro addressed, in 2016, the criticism that...

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Yes, He's The Worst President In History... But He's Even Worse Than That-- And So Is His Cult

Howie Klein

Jan 287 min read

Yes, He's The Worst President In History... But He's Even Worse Than That-- And So Is His Cult

His supporters will never understand it, but Trump is the worst president in American history— worse than Nixon, worse than Buchanan,...

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Midnight Meme Of The Day! Trump The Igniter

Noah

Jan 151 min read

Midnight Meme Of The Day! Trump The Igniter

by Noah Well, here we are. It's the eve of the Iowa caucuses and word has it that Iowa Republicans are all brain-rotted, soul-rotted...

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Are We Going To Allow Trump, DeSantis & The GOP To Drag The Whole Country Down The Toilet With Them?

Howie Klein

Jul 4, 20236 min read

Are We Going To Allow Trump, DeSantis & The GOP To Drag The Whole Country Down The Toilet With Them?

In 2020, writing for the New York Review, Ruth Ben-Ghiat warned how Trump coopted and corrupted Republican politicians and eventually the...

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Trump's GOP Is A Different Kind Of Cult-- A Very, Very Dangerous Kind

Howie Klein

Jun 15, 20238 min read

Trump's GOP Is A Different Kind Of Cult-- A Very, Very Dangerous Kind

...that Trump has so far gotten away with In college I was close with the Blue Oyster Cult, going all the way back to when they were the...

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Midnight Meme Of The Day! GOP & Manson: 51 Cards Short Of A Full Deck

Howie Klein

May 22, 20234 min read

Midnight Meme Of The Day! GOP & Manson: 51 Cards Short Of A Full Deck

Nixon was bad enough. So were the Bushes, Reagan and Gingrich by Noah I've been stating the obvious similarity between Republicans and...

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Midnight Meme Of The Day! What Separation Of Church And State?

Noah

Nov 27, 20221 min read

Midnight Meme Of The Day! What Separation Of Church And State?

by Noah Sunday Thoughts: In my personal family lore, my mother always enjoyed telling the story of her and my then very young brother...

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When The Disease Of Republicanism Strikes Your Own Family

Howie Klein

Nov 5, 20224 min read

When The Disease Of Republicanism Strikes Your Own Family

-by Exile Johnny On most days, either my wife or I, or both of us, take our dog for a walk around 3 PM. I also try to visit my mom once...

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Midnight Meme Of The Day! Oh Yeah, The GOP Is A Cult Alright...

Noah

Oct 5, 20221 min read

Midnight Meme Of The Day! Oh Yeah, The GOP Is A Cult Alright...

by Noah ...and, in many places, early voting has already started. If you see something, say something? Hmmm, I wonder what this traitor's...

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Midnight Meme Of The Day! As Christian As I Can Be

Noah

Jul 17, 20221 min read

Midnight Meme Of The Day! As Christian As I Can Be

by Noah Sunday Thoughts: Or should I say should be? In a better country, a country that actually lived up to the professed ideals of this...

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Will Jamie Raskin Save American Democracy?

Howie Klein

Jun 3, 20222 min read

Will Jamie Raskin Save American Democracy?

As an intro to an hour-long chat with Jamie Raskin, Vanity Fair wanted to be sure its readers knew Raskin sees Trump as a one man crime...

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Is It Possible To Still Identify As Both A Republican And A Decent Person Or Patriotic American?

Howie Klein

Feb 4, 20224 min read

Is It Possible To Still Identify As Both A Republican And A Decent Person Or Patriotic American?

This morning we took a brief look at the RNC meeting in Salt Lake City... but, I admit, it was a kind of opening act for the hilarious...

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Funny How The Media Never Mentions That The Republican Party Is In Disarray

Howie Klein

Jan 15, 20227 min read

Funny How The Media Never Mentions That The Republican Party Is In Disarray

Central New York's 24th congressional district, centered around Syracuse, is a swing district-- but not swingy enough to embrace Trump's...

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Can Small-D Democrats Co-Exist With Fascists? I Don't Know What The Alternative Is

Howie Klein

Nov 29, 20214 min read

Can Small-D Democrats Co-Exist With Fascists? I Don't Know What The Alternative Is

Professor Bill Schneider wrote Standoff: How American Became Ungovernable which he attributes more to the Constitution and the division...

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Is The GOP Anti-America Or Anti-Democracy-- Or Both?

Howie Klein

Jun 18, 20215 min read

Is The GOP Anti-America Or Anti-Democracy-- Or Both?

Ever walk around the Kremlin? A few years ago I was staying in a hotel right across the river from the Kremlin and I walked through it...

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Do You See An Abe Lincoln On The GOP Horizon?

Howie Klein

May 15, 20214 min read

Do You See An Abe Lincoln On The GOP Horizon?

Formerly prominent Republicanos ex-Congressman Charlie Dent, ex-cabinet secretary Mary Peters, ex-Congressman Denver Riggleman, ex-RNC...

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Gym Jordan: "I'm Not Ranting" Dr Fauci: "Yes You Are"

Howie Klein

Apr 21, 20217 min read

Gym Jordan: "I'm Not Ranting" Dr Fauci: "Yes You Are"

Yesterday, John Bolton's SuperPAC released a new poll purporting to show that even among Republican voters, Trump's grip is loosening and...

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