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5 days ago | 
salon.com | Heather Digby Parton
In the run-up to the disastrous war in Iraq, a senior British official to a Newsweek reporter: "Everyone wants to go to Baghdad. Real men go to Tehran." There's no evidence that anyone whispered those words in Donald Trump's ears last week, but you can be sure he would have appreciated the sentiment.
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1 week ago | 
salon.com | Heather Digby Parton
If there's one thing we have learned about Donald J. Trump over the last decade, it's that he loves to talk big and carry a small stick. He's a man full of bluster and dominance displays, which he employs both impulsively and tactically against friend and foe alike. But he almost always fails to follow through if he suspects that it carries the slightest risk. Over the years, he's learned he can convince many people that he's the ultimate strongman. But in reality, he is weak and indecisive.
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1 week ago | 
smirkingchimp.com | Heather Digby Parton
— from Salon To say that Donald Trump's second term is more chaotic and volatile than his chaotic and volatile first term is, at this point, a cliché. There are no guardrails to stop him from making destructive decisions.
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1 week ago | 
salon.com | Heather Digby Parton
To say that Donald Trump's second term is more chaotic and volatile than his chaotic and volatile first term is, at this point, a cliché. There are no guardrails to stop him from making destructive decisions.
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1 week ago | 
smirkingchimp.com | Heather Digby Parton
— from Salon Five months into Donald Trump's second term, it already feels like five years. The administration's shock and awe strategy has left the country dizzy. There's the daft tariff scheme that has caused Americans to be worried about an economic crash. We've watched as the civil service, legal system, academia, corporations and even churches have been forced to deal with an unprecedented assault by an administration hellbent on dominating nearly every independent institution in our society.
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1 week ago | 
salon.com | Heather Digby Parton
Five months into Donald Trump's second term, it already feels like five years. The administration's shock and awe strategy has left the country dizzy. There's the daft tariff scheme that has left Americans worried about an economic crash. We've watched as the civil service, legal system, academia, corporations and even churches have been forced to deal with an unprecedented assault by an administration hellbent on dominating every independent institution in our society.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Heather Digby Parton
Five months into Donald Trump's second term, it already feels like five years. The administration's shock and awe strategy has left the country dizzy. There's the daft tariff scheme that has caused Americans to be worried about an economic crash. We've watched as the civil service, legal system, academia, corporations and even churches have been forced to deal with an unprecedented assault by an administration hellbent on dominating nearly every independent institution in our society.
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1 week ago | 
smirkingchimp.com | Heather Digby Parton
— from Salon In March 2024, Donald Trump hosted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at Mar-a-Lago. After years of receiving praise and pilgrimages from the American right, the autocrat had begun appearing at conservative events in the U.S. Instead of visiting the White House to see then-President Joe Biden, Orbán spoke at the Heritage Foundation — the conservative think tank behind Project 2025 — before heading to Florida.
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2 weeks ago | 
salon.com | Heather Digby Parton
In March 2024, Donald Trump hosted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at Mar-a-Lago. After years of receiving praise and pilgrimages from the American right, the autocrat had begun appearing at conservative events in the U.S. Instead of visiting the White House to see then-President Joe Biden, Orbán spoke at the Heritage Foundation — the conservative think tank behind Project 2025 — before heading to Florida.
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2 weeks ago | 
smirkingchimp.com | Heather Digby Parton
— from Salon Even after Donald Trump incited a historic insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in which hundreds of police officers were viciously assaulted, the vice president was threatened with hanging, the building was defaced and vandalized, and the American flag was replaced with a Trump flag, one of Trump's first acts after taking office a second time was to pardon every last one of the rioters, calling them patriots. All the while, he condemned the police and prosecutors.
