Category: trumpsterfire

This Is ‘Not Fine’: New Evidence Of Russian Interference Meets Inaction, Frustration

Senate intelligence committee Chairman Richard Burr summed up how lawmakers and Trump administration officials have failed to acknowledge the dangerous problem of foreign influence operations in America on Wednesday, with an internet meme. via This Is ‘Not Fine’: New Evidence Of Russian Interference Meets Inaction, Frustration If not collusion, what is the possible reason?

I was a real Republican, before the ‘wingnuts’ took over my party

About the same time the Trump administration had perfected its cruelty against families and children, the Hamilton County Republican Party in Cincinnati decided to hand out bumper stickers proclaiming, “Trump 2020. via I was a real Republican, before the ‘wingnuts’ took over my party These articles are disapointing. The wingnuts took over your party in… Continue reading I was a real Republican, before the ‘wingnuts’ took over my party

The Nationalist’s Delusion

Trump’s supporters backed a time-honored American political tradition, disavowing racism while promising to enact a broad agenda of discrimination. via The Nationalist’s Delusion I missed this the first time around, but this is really worth reading.

Wyden: Trump is starting an ‘enemies list’ with efforts to strip security clearances

(CNN)Sen. Ron Wyden accused President Donald Trump of assembling an “enemies list” of critics through his efforts to strip a half-dozen national security officials of their security clearances. via Wyden: Trump is starting an ‘enemies list’ with efforts to strip security clearances The same people who worry about the chilling effect of keeping nazis from… Continue reading Wyden: Trump is starting an ‘enemies list’ with efforts to strip security clearances

Under Trump, everything gets trashed and degraded

as we’ve learned in so many areas, there are rules and there are norms, and violating norms is possible if you decide you don’t care about them. “The judiciary is not supposed to be involved in choosing the judiciary,” says Hauser. “Sometimes we don’t have rules to prevent the most obvious misconduct because it’s just… Continue reading Under Trump, everything gets trashed and degraded

The Far-Right Book Every Russian General Reads

The chief aim of Foundations is to revive Evola’s fascist idea of traditionalism, which calls for the eradication of any trace of modern, polyethnic, egalitarian, feminist, and democratic cultures—“American globalism”—in favor of a vast, Eurasian, authoritarian empire of racially pure regimes in which women are confined to the home and breeding. That empire would unite… Continue reading The Far-Right Book Every Russian General Reads

Donald Trump Is Fulfilling All of Those Obama Conspiracy Theories

For the better part of his presidency, conservative commentators and provocateurs dogged Barack Obama with accusations of disloyalty and subversion, questioning his commitment to American exceptionalism and accusing him of being a secret agent for foreign powers. But Obama never did anything remotely as damning as Trump’s inexplicable defense of Vladimir Putin on Monday, when… Continue reading Donald Trump Is Fulfilling All of Those Obama Conspiracy Theories

America First, America Hated, America Alone

Trump intends to bring about the collapse of the liberal international order, in its commitment to open societies and its institutions. Some near-forgotten anniversaries are worth commemorating. via America First, America Hated, America Alone This is a must read.