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"[Matthew D.] Taylor believes that the spread of what he calls maga Christianity is serving as cover for the authoritarian turn in right-wing politics: if your enemies are controlled by demonic forces, why would you respect how they voted?"
"Christian nationalism is arguably the dominant political force in Texas today, thanks, in part, to multimillion-dollar donations from two West Texas billionaires, Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks…."
"Compared with the religious right of previous generations, this cohort of pastors, influencers, and self-described prophets offers up a version of worship that’s at once more mystical, with an emphasis on supernatural powers, and more militaristic, with heightened political rhetoric. Many adopt a Christian-nationalist framework, arguing that the United States was founded as a Christian nation and should be governed as such."
Rachel Monroe looks at Mercy Culture, a huge nondenominational evangelical megachurch in Fort Worth, for a glimpse into how white Christian nationalist ideas increasingly control the country via the Republican party under Trump.
"People not attuned to the evangelical world may have missed the growing prominence of hyper-politicized churches such as Mercy Culture, which have become a key wing of the maga coalition."
The thing with conservative/right-wingers is that they don't care about facts, they only care about gut feeling
#GutFeeling #dragqueens #pastors #religion #conservatives #republicans #lgbtqia #lesbian #gay #bisexual #transgender #queer #intersex #asexual #agender #nonbinary #dragqueen #activism
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Batista roasts Trump
#batista #bautista #DaveBautista #trump #DonaldTrump #republican #republicans #roast #wrestling
Has been just a matter of time for this bombaster.
Pete Hegseth Calls For ‘No Quarter’ For US Enemies In Apparent Violation of International Law
yahoo.com/news/articles/pete-h…
According to international humanitarian law, “’Directions to give no quarter’ was listed as a war crime in the Report of the Commission on Responsibility set up after the First World War.”
#Hegseth #NoQuarter #GenevaConvention #WarCrime #Pentagon #Republicans #Trump #Iran #press #news
In case you missed it yesterday, the US Justice Department and Transportation Department are now Donald Trump's.
A sharp warning in an ordinary news release: "President Trump’s Justice Department"
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Attorney General Pam Bondi has made clear since day one her view that DOJ's lawyers are "his lawyers." On Thursday, DOJ went further, claiming it's "Trump's Justice Department."
#Trump #USA #DOJ #DOT #Bondi #law #LawDork #news #PR #Republicans
A sharp warning in an ordinary news release: "President Trump’s Justice Department"
Attorney General Pam Bondi has made clear since day one her view that DOJ's lawyers are "his lawyers." On Thursday, DOJ announced that it's "Trump's Justice Department."Chris Geidner (Law Dork)
Republican President Donald Trump fundraising email uses photo from soldiers’ dignified transfer and promises ‘private national security briefings’
cnn.com/2026/03/13/politics/tr…
#USPol #Republicans #Iran #soldiers #MAGA #GOP #Trump #politics #press
Republican President Donald Trump bought Netflix and Warner Bros bonds at height of bidding war with Paramount | Reuters
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#USPol #Republicans #MAGA #GOP #Trump #stocks #Netflix #Paramount #WarnerBros #ethics #press
The gamification of war
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#gaming #war #WhiteHouse #USPol #Republicans #MAGA #GOP #Trump #politics #press #Iran #Venezuela #Pentgon
Republican President Donald Trump's war rhetoric is coarse. It's also heard differently, depending on the audience
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#war #rhetoric #Iran #Pentagon #USPol #Republicans #MAGA #GOP #Trump #politics #press
Trump's war rhetoric is coarse. It's also heard differently, depending on the audience
President Trump and other administration officials have projected confidence and power in Iran in a coarse tone that is unprecedented, according to experts in wartime rhetoric.Kevin Rector (Los Angeles Times)
Murderers. Psychos. Reprobates. MAGA.
Republican President Donald Trump says US may strike Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub ‘just for fun’
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#Iran #murders #USPol #Republicans #MAGA #GOP #Trump #politics #press
Trump says US may strike Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub ‘just for fun’
In comments to NBC News, US president also deflates hope of deal with Tehran, saying ‘terms aren’t good enough’Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
The New York Times report by Mike Baker and Steven Rich featured in this thread of commentary is at the link below.
For articles behind paywalls, I frequently use the Archive Today site to read.
#billionaires #Republicans #Trump #oligarchy #EconomicElites #TaxCuts #BigBeautifulBill
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For more reporting today on this topic of how billionaires have decisively bought the US and its political system in the Trump era, see:
Caleb Ecarma:
oligarchwatch.substack.com/p/h…
Wajahat Ali and Qasim Rashid:
thelefthook.substack.com/p/how…
Thom Hartmann"
hartmannreport.com/p/the-ceo-p…
#billionaires #Republicans #Trump #oligarchy #EconomicElites #TaxCuts #BigBeautifulBill
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How Dirty Money is Buying Democrats and State Elections with Qasim Rashid
Democrats are being bought out by billionaires as pro-Crypto and pro-Israel groups are emerging to tilt primary races all across the country.THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)
"They explain how underwriting political campaigns from those for local school boards to the presidency has enabled the very wealthy to lock in their policy preferences for tax cuts, deregulation, and cuts to the social safety net while also steering valuable government contracts to themselves."
#billionaires #Republicans #Trump #oligarchy #EconomicElites #TaxCuts #BigBeautifulBill
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"On March 9, Mike Baker and Steven Rich of the New York Times published a long exposé of the corruption of American politics by billionaires."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#billionaires #Republicans #Trump #oligarchy #EconomicElites #TaxCuts #BigBeautifulBill
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March 12, 2026
In Ohio today, Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy launched a $10 million TV and digital ad campaign to run until Election Day.Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
"Seven in 10 Americans say Donald Trump’s tariffs have led to them paying higher prices, according to an exclusive new poll for the Guardian."
~ Lauren Aratani and Andrew Witherspoon
#Trump #Republicans #economy #prices #affordability #tariffs #billionaires #TaxCuts #BigBeautifulBill
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m…
Seven in 10 Americans say Trump tariffs have cost them more money
Exclusive survey finds negative economic impacts felt across party lines as White House doubles down on tariffsLauren Aratani (The Guardian)
"But anyway, my God, you know, deliberately being dumb is not good policy. Take care."
~ Paul Krugman
#Trump #Iran #war #Republicans #Congress
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"They’re not confused. The administration and its allies are running multiple arguments at the same time, and the arguments don’t need to be consistent with each other. They just need to do the same job: keeping Congress out of the decision-making process and letting Trump do whatever the hell he wants."
~ Parker Molloy
#Trump #Iran #war #Republicans #Congress
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readtpa.com/p/schrodingers-war
Schrödinger's War
They can’t agree on whether it’s a war, a mission, regime change, or self-defense. They don’t need to. They just need Congress to stay out.Parker Molloy (The Present Age)
Sara Paretsky provides a link to the National Planning Commission website that allows people to provide feedback about the demolition of the East Wing of the White House and plans to built a tacky, glitzy, vanity-project Trump ballroom in its place.
She quotes the feedback Anara Guard provided at this link:
#Trump #Republicans #corruption #EconomicElites #grift #ballroom #WhiteHouse
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Sara Paretsky, Writer
Remember the East Wing of the White House? Remember the giant ballroom that the tech billionaires have agreed to fund in its place? The National Trust for Historic Preservation is making a gallant...www.facebook.com
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"if Kristi Noem can bang her sidepiece (allegedly!) in a queen-size bed whilst jetting off to her next LARP function, if she can have some chilled wine during the trip, and if her tuchus can be kept sparkling clean by the bidets in her luxury, taxpayer-funded jet, your sacrifices will have been worth it."
#Trump #Republicans #KristiNoem #corruption #EconomicElites #grift
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(continued from /9)
"and housing may still be prohibitively expensive, and America’s standing in the world may be kaput, and the rest of the planet may loathe us.
But know one thing:"
#Trump #Republicans #KristiNoem #corruption #EconomicElites #grift
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"Your healthcare premiums may have shot up, and the nice guy who runs the neighborhood dry cleaners may have disappeared, and you may be in an ICE concentration camp sleeping on the tile floor of one room with 50 other people and one open toilet, and the funding for your research into an mRNA vaccine for cancer may have gone up in smoke," (continued in /10)
~ Gary Legum
#Trump #Republicans #KristiNoem #corruption #EconomicElites #grift
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wonkette.com/p/check-out-krist…
Check Out Kristi Noem's Luxury Flying Love Nest, It's Deporteriffic!
What else was the government supposed to spend $70 million on, its citizens?Gary Legum (Wonkette)
"And they should care because Trump only has immunity for official acts and there is no way to construe corruption that is explicitly forbidden by the Constitution as official."
"Why don’t people care that the president and members of his cabinet are stealing us blind, are by far, by far, the most corrupt administration in history?
No…why? Journalists, opposition politicians, average Americans, patriots, law enforcement…everyone should care about this. They should care because it’s outrageous. They should care because it undermines our system and gives influence to the highest bidder."
"Or at least say both parties are similarly corrupt.
That is a (to me) infuriating but consistent finding in the data: Trump has at least fought the corruption issue to a draw—and may actually be winning it."
"This is the most corrupt administration of all time, and everybody knows it.
But if you pick a person at random in the country and ask him or her, which of the two major parties is most corrupt—a question that’s easily answerable if you already know that “this is the most corrupt administration of all time”—he or she will likely as not say 'Democrats.'”
~ Brian Beutler
#Trump #Republicans #corruption #EconomicElites #grift
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offmessage.net/p/republicans-m…
Republicans Are Much Much More Corrupt Than Democrats
But most people either do not know this, or refuse to admit it.Brian Beutler (Off Message)
"Trump’s interest in being added to Mount Rushmore does not appear to be related to a desire to advance the interests of the American people. In September 2025 the IRS granted tax-exempt status to the Donald Trump Mount Rushmore Memorial Legacy, making it a charity that can accept tax-free donations.
Happy Presidents Day 2026."
#Trump #Republicans #corruption #EconomicElites #grift #airport
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"Because of the trademark filing, Gerben notes, any airport adopting the Trump name would have to get a license to use the name, potentially paying a licensing fee. Gerben emphasizes that while it is common for public officials to have landmarks named after them, 'never in the history of the United States' has 'a sitting president’s private company…sought trademark rights' before such a naming."
#Trump #Republicans #corruption #EconomicElites #grift #airport
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"As trademark lawyer Josh Gerben of Gerben IP noted, the application also covers merchandise branded 'President Donald J. Trump International Airport,' 'Donald J. Trump International Airport,' and 'DJT,' including 'clothing, handbags, luggage, jewelry, watches, and tie clips.'"
#Trump #Republicans #corruption #EconomicElites #grift #airport
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"On February 13 and 14, President Donald J. Trump’s representatives filed three applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to trademark his name for future use on an airport."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Trump #Republicans #corruption #EconomicElites #grift #airport
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"I said I didn’t understand.
'It’s the Christian right,' he said as if talking to a five-year-old. 'Since Reagan, my party has been a magnet for religious conservatives and Christian fundamentalists, where it’s all about good and evil. Too bad, pal. You’re on the evil side.'
That was thirty years ago. Since then, the divide has only sharpened."
#Trump #polls #ApprovalRating #fascism #Republicans #TrumpCult #ChristianNationalism #evangelicals
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And about the role partisanship plays in US politics, Robert Reich offers this anecdote:
"Some thirty years ago, my dear friend, the late Republican Senator Alan Simpson, told me Democrats viewed Republicans as stupid and Republicans viewed Democrats as evil. 'I’d rather be in the stupid party,' he chuckled.
I asked him why Republicans saw Democrats as evil.
He took a deep breath. 'Religion.'”
#Trump #polls #ApprovalRating #fascism #Republicans #TrumpCult
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robertreich.substack.com/p/why…
Why do Americans hate each other while Canadians love each other?
Could it have something to do with our politics? With the sociopath in the Oval?Robert Reich
Noah Berlatsky asks how Trump could possibly remain as popular with many Americans as he continues to be. Two answers:
"Fascism has a constituency."
"Partisanship is a powerful force."
#Trump #polls #ApprovalRating #fascism #Republicans #TrumpCult
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