Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Beware the pool creature’s wrath


The creature from the green lagoon invited bad publicity in June when his minions arrested a passerby named David Hearn at the Jefferson Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. This week the U.S. Department of Justice — an Orwellian name … Continue reading →

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Immigrants vs. the new Know Nothings


My ne’er-do-well neighbor Swamp Rabbit was annoyed. “Give it a rest, Odd Man. You just wrote about the disappearing immigrants last week. Get off your soapbox for a while.” We were discussing an article about the MAGA mindset on immigration. … Continue reading →

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The media could help unmask ICE agents


“They wear masks, carry guns and show no identification. They grab people off the streets and whisk them away in unmarked SUVs. They stage raids on private homes and workplaces, make arrests without warrants, shoot and kill with impunity. Who … Continue reading →

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Oops, I got my mad kings mixed up


It was too hot to exercise, so I nodded out with NPR on the radio. When I woke, the network’s hosts and reporters were reading from a list of grievances: He has made judges dependent on his will alone, for … Continue reading →

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Green is the new orange


NYT columnist Maureen Dowd tweaked the title of an old monster movie for a recent headline: “The creature from the green lagoon.” Could there be a more apt way to describe the shiny beast who polluted the Reflecting Pool at … Continue reading →

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Trump’s VP is making (up) history


Years before becoming Donald Trump’s vice president, JD Vance suggested that Trump might be “America’s Hitler.” That may have been his last truthful moment. Now he’s one of Dear Leader’s most prolific liars, and most of his lies tend to … Continue reading →

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Matching Trump’s flunkies with Hitler’s


We were discussing yes-men last week when I raised a question: How do Donald Trump’s sycophants match up with Adolph Hitler’s? I mentioned Rudolph Hess, the longtime Hitler comrade who flew solo to Scotland with the idea of persuading the … Continue reading →

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Trump’s flunkies — ‘willfully ignorant’ or just stupid?


I was telling my neighbor Swamp Rabbit that Doug Burgum, the Secretary of the Interior, says solar farms aren’t a good alternative to gas and coal because “when the sun goes down, they produce zero electricity.” Swamp Rabbit’s bloodshot eyes … Continue reading →

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Can’t live with aliens, can’t live without ’em


The Trump administration just released formerly classified files related to UFO sightings, and my neighbor Swamp Rabbit couldn’t be happier. He’s hoping the new information will confirm the existence of extraterrestrials he claims have landed in Bog Water Homes, the … Continue reading →

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Pope Leo vs. JD Vance (the Faustian bargainer)


Earlier this week I asked my neighbor Swamp Rabbit to name his choice for the most odious Donald Trump underling. He started mimicking Vice President JD Vance: “Who should I attack today, sir? The childless cat ladies are still up … Continue reading →

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