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The base is happy

Though sane and decent people everywhere were left aghast by Trump’s appalling photo-op last evening, his base was elated. A few hours after the dystopian spectacle, I spoke on the phone with Robert Jeffress, a Dallas megachurch pastor and indefatigable … Continue reading

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Tweet for the day

If you worked for this administration you are complicit in what happened on Monday. If you work for Fox News you are complicit. If you voted against removal in the Senate trial you are complicit. If you vote for Trump … Continue reading

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Targeting Target

What do you know? A group of demonstrators in Brooklyn rallied to defend a Target store from looters. Some protestors in Brooklyn calling to loot the Target, but organizers are rushing in front of the store to stop them, keep … Continue reading

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Tweet of the day

So last night our bookstore in Chicago was looted. I'll bet people were really disappointed when they got home and found that all they had to show for it was a handful of religious books. — Sister Anne (@nunblogger) May … Continue reading

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Will Trump leave office gracefully?

As long ago as Trump’s first year in office, I speculated that he was unlikely to leave office gracefully if he were defeated in 2020, that he would claim fraud and try to remain in office by force. There are, … Continue reading

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