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2000-2020 Archive

Fascism In The Texas Tea Leaves? Sure-- But Why Stop At Texas? Trump Has Polluted The Whole Country

Howie Klein

Nov 9, 20215 min read

Fascism In The Texas Tea Leaves? Sure-- But Why Stop At Texas? Trump Has Polluted The Whole Country

Extreme right Texas governor, Greg Abbott, is running for reelection. He has a low approval rating and is being attacked from the right...

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Domestic Terrorism Is Becoming Integral To The Republican Party

Howie Klein

Oct 2, 20214 min read

Domestic Terrorism Is Becoming Integral To The Republican Party

The Tampa congressional district (FL-14) is pretty safely blue. The PVI is D+7 and Trump only managed 41.6% of the vote. Rep. Kathy...

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For Mo Brooks, Insurrection & Political Violence Are All In A Day's Work Representing Alabama

Howie Klein

Jul 16, 20213 min read

For Mo Brooks, Insurrection & Political Violence Are All In A Day's Work Representing Alabama

This morning, John Pavlovitz wrote of wanting to go back to sleep when he wok up and realized that "people actually still support that...

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Godwin's Law Died Years Ago-- Its Rotting Corpse Is Finally Being Buried

Howie Klein

Jul 14, 20216 min read

Godwin's Law Died Years Ago-- Its Rotting Corpse Is Finally Being Buried

In 1990 Michael Godwin came up with a stupid rule that came to be known as Godwin's Law. The upshot was that it was considered outré to...

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Revolution Coming? Hopefully Not This Weekend

Howie Klein

Jul 9, 20212 min read

Revolution Coming? Hopefully Not This Weekend

Pro-insurrection Republicans in Congress and in state governments are warning that the FBI is rounding up the fine, peaceful tourists who...

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How Does Society Protect Itself From An Operation Like OAN, The QAnon Network?

Howie Klein

Jun 25, 20214 min read

How Does Society Protect Itself From An Operation Like OAN, The QAnon Network?

I have to admit, I kind of almost agree with OAN anchor Pearson Sharp in the video above, about traitors being executed. And he should be...

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The Domestic Terrorist-- A Key Component Of The Republican Party Base

Howie Klein

Jun 15, 20213 min read

The Domestic Terrorist-- A Key Component Of The Republican Party Base

This morning, the NY Times reported that the FBI is warning that "some QAnon believers could turn to violence as predictions fail to bear...

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Is This Going To Be A Decade In Which Political Violence Is Normalized By The Republican Party?

Howie Klein

Jun 4, 20217 min read

Is This Going To Be A Decade In Which Political Violence Is Normalized By The Republican Party?

The ad above was released late yesterday by Rachel Bitecofer's new endeavor Strike PAC, "a war machine for the left." On releasing the...

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Besides Hatred, Bigotry, Greed & Selfishness, The GOP Now Also Stands For Political Violence

Howie Klein

May 21, 20218 min read

Besides Hatred, Bigotry, Greed & Selfishness, The GOP Now Also Stands For Political Violence

Mike Gallagher was a Marine station in Iraq twice and I'm going to assume he isn't a physical coward-- even if he is obviously afraid of...

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What Should Happen To Elected Officials Who Overtly Stoke Political Violence?

Howie Klein

Jan 3, 20215 min read

What Should Happen To Elected Officials Who Overtly Stoke Political Violence?

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) released this statement to the media last night, blasting some of his seditious Republican colleagues: “The...

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