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What happened when I put “total” back in “totalitarianism”
Feeling a bit foolish. When I came to the section on totalitarianism in my world history tome, I had to smack myself on the head. I’d never actually considered that the primary word in totalitarianism was “total.” Right now we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Fascism, Government, Journalism, MAGA, News media, Propaganda, Racism, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights
Tagged A History of the Modern World, authoritarianism, BlueSky, CDC, constitutional government, democratic republic, Donald Trump, fascism, Fox News, Jamelle Bouie, Jewish science, Kennedy Center, National Guardsman, National Institutes of Health, Nazi science, New York Post, simulacra, Smithsonian, totalitarianism, Trump's face banners
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The Daily News does it again with a pun-jammed headline!
It’s in the entertainment section and announces a return to Broadway for “Mamma Mia:” ABBA-CADABRA, IT’S MAGIC ‘Mamma Mia!’ back on B’way means Swede surrender for fans
Posted in Culture, Journalism, News media, The Facts of Life
Tagged "Mamma Mia", ABBA, Daily News
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My fave quote today: Trump as CEO of…EVERYTHING
The opening paragraphs of an opinion column in today’s Times, by Bill Saporito, a former editor of Fortune: Not content to steer the ship of state, our president apparently wants to run the ship of commerce, too. Literally. The entire … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Fascism, Journalism, News media, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Bill Saporito, Fortune, New York Times, Trump as CEO
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