It's been five long years of blogging the Trump years. We've laughed, we've cried, we've pulled some of our remaining hair out, but we've made it. It is almost done and our democracy, nation, and souls are still largely intact. Unfortunately, we're not through.There is much more to come as we stitch ourselves back together like some kind of common Frankenstein monster as we recover from the PTSD that Trump gave us and the needless deaths and suffering from #COVID19. We also have to keep #BidenHarris honest & progressive, oppose Republican obstructionism anti-democratic tendencies, and whatever other black swans await us. All of which will be addressed using good old-fashioned snarcky, sarcasticky, profaney fun and psychological insights.
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Don’t waste another minute worrying about an armed insurrection, military coup, or civil war being fought to keep Trump in office. Trump is a narcissist. He is not a visionary, leader, or organizer. He just isn’t capable of doing it.
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Festivus 2020 is almost upon us! You’ve got to hurry to get ready. here are suggestions for Festivus dinner, traditions, decorations, and cards! Everything you’ll need to celebrate the holiday for the rest of us!
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The WH and Mitch McConnell are fixing to try and delay and confuse until either the Dems cave and protect corporations from liability or no bill gets passed. Either way, they blame Biden and the Dems for whatever happens. We have to stop them. Contact your MoC and Tweet at Mitch!
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I KNOW, TL;DR, right? I guess I didn’t have to include four scenarios to demonstrate diffusion of responsibility, but I did, so sue me, okay? It’s a cute and clever application of the principle to explain the ongoing coup attempt and the lack of violence among MAGAs.
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The process we use to elect a president seems simple when everything goes “right” and goes unchallenged. However, when you take the deep dive into the process it because quite Byzantine and has plenty of places where it can be challenged, corrupted, and complex. But, Safe Harbor Day is the day we drive the stake through the heart of Trump’s attempt to steal the Election 2020 from #BidenHarris!
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The similarities between Trump and Hitler don’t end with their use of lying and the Big Lie. It extends to targeting a mutual enemy, keeping people angry and riled up, and sowing chaos whenever possible. The comparison is amazing in how closely it matches. If Trump were capable of planning and executing plans, you’d think he had.
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If we are doomed to repeat the history we don’t know about, then we should know about some history, right? We find ourselves in the biggest Big Lie blizzard of the past four years and it comes straight out of Hitler’s Playbook.
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Brush up on your Festivus lore just in time for the Holidays! Impress your friends, family, and strangers you’re hitting on with the true origin story of the holiday or just annoy people like I usually end up doing. At any rate Festivus is a holiday for the rest of us, and everyone is welcome to celebrate at Ye Olde Blogge this year!
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TL;DR, I KNOW, right? Who has seven minutes to give for their democracy? That’s asking for a huge sacrifice! There are two big possibilities left. The second one is a killer, likely to work, and probably will be tried!
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What is wrong with white voters? A LOT! How could anyone in their right minds vote for four more years of Trump? Well, 57% of white voters did. There is a lot wrong there when you see 270,000+ needless deaths and want four more years of that shit.
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Why do we have MAGAs showing up in hospitals with #COVID19 but refusing to believe that they have #COVID19? Is it just social support for their continuing cognitive dissonance or is this an example of Freud’s death drive at work? You decide.
I’ve reblogged Vox’s article on the true story that inspired Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving masterpiece — the Charlie Brown’s Christmas of Thanksgiving, amirite? — to help us to be more thankful for the good things we’ve got and treat each other with kindness in these stressful times.
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Narcissism makes people who have it predictable. using the narcissist’s playbook, these are predictions of Trump’s post-election behavior.
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Take a minute to get yourself organized to save our democracy! Taking control of the senate is our best chance of saving our democracy. Sending postcards to voters in Georgia is the most effective way you can influence the vote there!
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Please take a moment to contact that leaders of the Michigan State legislature to support them in resisting the pressure that Trump, the GOP, and MAGAs will put them under to appoint a competitive Trump-friendly slate of electors
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Do you think that the crazy wild accusations of voter fraud and worldwide conspiracy to steal Trump’s landslide victory will eventually hurt Republican candidates? Think again. It plays into their plans to create single-party pseudo-democratic minority rule.
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We all wonder why @GSAEmily doesn’t just sign the papers to ascertain that #BidenHarris are the apparent winners of Election 2020. She is complying in advance with the desires of an authoritarian. She’s heard the messages of Trump and the GOP and is doing what they want. In the meantime, she is responsible for the thousands of deaths from #COVID19 by denying Biden vital information in the transition.
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My original Defund the Police post generated a fair amount of discussion in the comments. I found myself repeating information about the affect heuristic a lot, so I thought I’d make it into a blog post. The affect heuristic proves that Defund the Police was a dumb slogan that was bound to drive white suburban women to vote Republican.
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The circular firing squad is back on as progressive and moderate Dems argue over who snatched a squeaker from the jaws of a landslide in 2020. Of course, we can’t just celebrate having won one, right? Much of the debate turns on the role of “Defund the Police.” Unfortunately, the cognitive psychology of it points the finger squarely at it.
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There is much talk about bridging our political divide with lots of talk about reaching for white voters being regurgitated. The real problem is the social support that the lies of Trump and the GOP have. To break that social support, we have to consider banning knowingly telling lies for political gain. Those lies are destroying the country.
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