By Laurie Baron The Trump administration has revoked the visas or “removed” individuals who have green cards or some sort of resident status for protesting the war in Gaza. It also threatened television networks like CBS and MSNBC with cancelling their FCC licenses for airing interviews and news stories critical of the president’s policies. Perhaps I am being paranoid, … [Read more...] about Satire: My DOGE Seder
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The War on Science Continues
Under President Trump’s astute guidance, the federal government is working to destroy support for scientific research in all fields, ceding control of innovation and scientific advances to China. The People’s Republic of China produces significant multiples of STEM scientists than the U.S. and we are in the process of deporting foreign scientists and making our nation hostile … [Read more...] about The War on Science Continues
How Trump’s Tariffs Hurt Workers
Upending Free Trade Won’t Help the Losers of Globalization By Rick Wartzman “We’re standing up for the American worker,” Donald Trump said from the Rose Garden during his “Liberation Day” address announcing sweeping new tariffs. That’s no surprise. Upending the global trading system is a major goal for a key part of his political base: those walloped by free trade with … [Read more...] about How Trump’s Tariffs Hurt Workers
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There's something wrong with Trump's scale Rep. Jack Kimble tweeted that “President Trump is now 6’3” 224 pounds with 4.8% body fat. We might lose him to the NFL draft.” Captain Barbarella, the physician to the president (sic), failed to hide in his memorandum about Donald Trump’s physical that he’s a Trump sycophant. Or at least he failed to hide that he was controlled … [Read more...] about CHUNKY CULT (CARTOON AND COLUMN)
Did SNL’s White Lotus parody go too far? SNL apologized to actress
When does a parody seemingly go too far? When hours after the parody gets exposure the target of the parody speaks out against it -- and gets an apology from the people doing the parody. And so it went with NBC's Saturday Night Live. The 50-year-old comedy show did an ornate parody of the smash streaming hit The White Lotus. Except this time it centered on Donald Trump and … [Read more...] about Did SNL’s White Lotus parody go too far? SNL apologized to actress
ICE has broad power to detain and arrest noncitizens- but is still bound by constitutional limits
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers restrain a detained person on Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. Associated Press Rose Cuison-Villazor, Rutgers University - Newark News reports of noncitizens unexpectedly being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, have dominated headlines in recent weeks. Those being … [Read more...] about ICE has broad power to detain and arrest noncitizens- but is still bound by constitutional limits
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Working the refs
The latest Trump tirade is being directed at CBS's "60 Minutes" after the show's Sunday broadcast in which they ran stories on Ukraine and Greenland. In a Truth Social post the president wrote that "Almost every week, 60 Minutes...mentions the name "TRUMP" in a derogatory and defamatory way, but this weekend's "BROADCAST" tops them all." He said the network was out of control … [Read more...] about Working the refs
The dumbing down of higher education
In 2016, Donald Trump famously said that he "loved the poorly educated." That must be true as he is doing his best to undermine some of the most important institutions of higher learning in America as his administration announced earlier this month that it was reviewing about $9 billion in federal funding that Harvard receives. Along with that threat was a list of demands that … [Read more...] about The dumbing down of higher education
What the Supreme Court’s ruling on man wrongly deported to El Salvador says about presidential authority and the rule of law
People hold signs on April 4, 2025, supporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California The Supreme Court on April 10, 2025, unanimously upheld the lower court order directing the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar … [Read more...] about What the Supreme Court’s ruling on man wrongly deported to El Salvador says about presidential authority and the rule of law
Yes, we need a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing
Here's the latest insanity from Washington according to documents obtained by CNN: The Trump Administration intends to get rid of the "research arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), close all weather and climate labs and eviscerate its budget along with several other NOAA office." Though the documents in question are a part of the budget proposal … [Read more...] about Yes, we need a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing
Make America Clean Again
For more than four centuries, Shakespeare’s famous “To be, or not to be” has been the existential question. Four years ago, while taking a shower, President Donald Trump was also contemplating the nature of life, the human condition, his navel, and the hardships of shampooing his big, beautiful hair under a shower that comes out, drip, drip, drip. For Trump, the … [Read more...] about Make America Clean Again
Dissent isn’t unlawful
One of the great fears of living under this Trump presidency is that so many bad things are happening we may either miss or fail to appreciate the significance of things that would be considered catastrophic in more normal times. On Wednesday, Trump took aim at two former appointees who worked for him in his first administration, taking away their security clearances and … [Read more...] about Dissent isn’t unlawful
So, who gets to decide who is a journalist and who isn’t?
A federal judge has ordered open access in the White House to all journalists. So, who gets to decide who is a journalist and who isn't? This blogger doesn't like to play Devil's advocate or Trump's advocate (assuming that there is a difference between the two), but he will in this case. In his blog post Are members of the Press misinterpreting the First Amendment? … [Read more...] about So, who gets to decide who is a journalist and who isn’t?
American liberators of Nazi camps got ‘a lifelong vaccine against extremism’ – their wartime experiences are a warning for today
A staged recreation of Mauthausen’s liberation, May 6, 1945. Spanish prisoners documented the camp’s actual liberation the day prior using Nazi cameras. National Archives and Records, Cpl. Donald R. Ornitz, US Signal Corps/Administration, III-SC-206395 Sara J. Brenneis, Amherst College When American soldiers liberated the Mauthausen Nazi … [Read more...] about American liberators of Nazi camps got ‘a lifelong vaccine against extremism’ – their wartime experiences are a warning for today
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Satire: I Raised the Tariffs
By Laurie Baron (Sung to the tune of I Shot the Sheriff) I raised the tariffs On both U.S. friends and enemies. I raised the tariffs I’m a genius on economies. Who cares if stocks are about to crash The rich gain more from the taxes I’ll slash. I’m glad it makes the lefties squirm. I plan to serve another term. Until the factories return. And I … [Read more...] about Satire: I Raised the Tariffs
“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights
“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rightsby J. David McSwane and Hannah AllamProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.On Feb. 10, more than a dozen Department of Homeland Security officials joined … [Read more...] about “They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights
Trump vowed to wreck the economy. He won anyway. Now he’s doing it.
One month from today I’m flying to France to join a World War II tour, and I suspect that some curious European will ask me to explain or defend you know what. I’ll simply say, “J’ai honte de mons pays,” which means “I am ashamed of my country.” The reasons are too numerous to mention, but three numbers top the list: 63 million (the voters who flocked to Trump in 2016), 74 … [Read more...] about Trump vowed to wreck the economy. He won anyway. Now he’s doing it.