Category Archives: Government

Want to make Elon crazier than he is already? Do this…

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Naomi

Jamie Raskin has set up on his site a simple action for each of us: Fill in and file a FOIL request (Freedom of Information Law) for all you information which DOGE has collected on you.  (Jamie tells us why … Continue reading →

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Revised terminology: what Muskrump is doing is a “CouPutsch”

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Naomi

It’s not really a coup, but it isn’t entirely a putsch, either. Along with watching and reading the events, I’ve been muddling through this. In doing so, I went back to the earlier post I wrote about this, deriving accurate descriptions … Continue reading →

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Fearful historians. Combative lawyers. Everybody yelling at Democrats

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Naomi

Yesterday, I watched and listened to Paul Krugman having a penetrating conversation with a military historian, Phillips O’Brien, who teaches at the University of St. Andrews (Scotland). They were discussing us, i.e., America in the throes of today. It was … Continue reading →

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