Many Americans, especially on the Right, are extremely proud of their nationality and citizenship. But this country and its government do so many awful things so often that such pride requires a lot of cognitive dissonance.
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Democrats Keep On Republicaning
Democrats say and think they’ll stop ICE from abusing alleged illegal immigrants if and when they return to power. If history repeats itself, however, there is no reason to believe that. After all, Obama told Bush’s torturers they would never be held accountable.
A Fantasy
If impersonating a law enforcement officer breaks the law, how can people pretend to be ICE officers without presenting ID or exposing their faces so we know who they are and where they work?
Just Because You’re Paranoid…
In the past, only paranoid schizophrenics believed the government was out to get them. Now, it seems nearly everyone does, and it’s largely true.
Poor Sweet Hunky ICE Officer
The Trump administration is distorting reality to an extreme degree. ICE officers, who are brutalizing and terrorizing Americans as well as undocumented workers, are being treated with leniency by the White House, as though their lives were in serious danger. To paraphrase the TV show Breaking Bad, they are the danger.
Missing: Israel’s Humanity
The war in Gaza may be over, but the repercussions for the state of Israel have just begun. Reporters from the Western world, including the United States, will flood into the occupied territory. They will witness and report conditions so horrific and war crimes so egregious that the reputation of the Jewish state may never recover.
Fight Us Here So We Don’t Have To Fight Them There
George W. Bush said we have to fight them over there to avoid fighting them here. Now Trump is sending troops to fight Americans on American soil. So, we fight here so we don’t have to fight them there?
In Search Of: The Radical Left
Trump and the Republicans keep saying that there’s some Radical Left that’s responsible for everything wrong in the United States. If that’s so, can someone please tell me where and how to join it?
In the Meantime, You’re Dead
As President Trump has shown with his drone assassinations of unidentified Venezuelans on boats in the Southern Caribbean, if the leader of the free world wants to kill you, he can come up with a legal justification that won’t withstand legal scrutiny. But by the time you make it before a judge, you’ll be blown to bits.
I’m Just an Executive Order
In the classic “I’m Just a Bill” skit from “Schoolhouse Rock,” the process to go from proposal to law is complicated. Now that Trump is governing via executive orders with a compliant Congress, no Democratic opposition, and a rubber-stamp Supreme Court, his ideas become de facto law overnight.
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Trump Is Every Day. The Resistance Is Every Few Months. Wonder Why He’s Winning?
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Hundreds of thousands of anti-Trump “No Kings” demonstrators marched on Saturday through the streets of thousands of American cities, to expose general opposition to the ruling Republican Party and to express outrage over their various policies. Like its predecessors, this effort will have zero effect. Performative protests like “No Kings,” the 2017 Women’s March and the Hand’s Off marches this past April—organized by Democratic Party affiliates and allies—cannot accomplish meaningful change because they do not exert political pressure. Because they are nonviolent to the point of self-policing would-be militants in their midst and, occurring on weekends when most businesses and government offices are closed and therefore non-disruptive, the crowds pose no threat to the rich and powerful or their pet politicians. Trump and MAGA world are every day. They work tirelessly to push their radical right agenda. “No Kings” and likeminded exercises in safe, sanitized street displays (“in many places the events looked more like a street party”) meet once…
Read MoreDMZ America Podcast Ep 218: “Interview with Matt Wuerker”
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LIVE 1 pm Eastern, and then streaming whenever you wanna hear/watch it: Tune in to the “DMZ America Podcast” as nationally-syndicated editorial cartoonists Ted Rall and Scott Stantis interview Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Matt Wuerker of “The Politico.” They’ll discuss their own cartoons about the news and issues of the week, as well as those of their peers. Don’t be surprised if the state of the media and cartooning come up as well. Matt Wuerker, born in 1956, is renowned for his incisive, visually rich commentary on the absurdities of power. A graduate of Lewis & Clark College with a BA in 1979, he honed his craft as chief editorial cartoonist for the student newspaper, The Pioneer Log, blending satire with masterful draftsmanship inspired by Saul Steinberg and 19th-century masters like A.B. Frost. Since 2006, Wuerker has been Politico’s founding staff cartoonist, his watercolors, cross-hatching, and animated works appearing on front pages and gracing outlets like The Washington Post, The…
Read MoreDeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou: “Trump to Bibi: Last Warning”
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LIVE 9:00 am Eastern time, Streaming Anytime: On DeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou: mysterious bodies washing ashore in Trinidad prompt questions about U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean, Silicon Valley tech bros convince Trump to cancel a federal troop surge in San Francisco, and a U.S. official warns Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu that stunts like a bill to annex parts of the West Bank could cause the U.S. to cut off Israel entirely. Not So Fun in the Sun: Unidentified corpses with burn marks and missing limbs wash ashore in Trinidad, linked to U.S. military strikes targeting Venezuela’s supposed drug boats. Trinidad’s Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar supports the U.S. campaign, but locals question the lack of asking questions about the dead. The mystery deepens as two Trinidadians, Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, are reportedly killed in a recent strike, raising concerns about civilian casualties. Silicon Valley Tells Trump To Back Off SF: Tech bros Jensen Huang and Marc Benioff persuade…
Read MoreDeprogram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou: “SFPD vs. ICE”
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Live 9 am Eastern and Streaming 24-7: Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, back from Mexico, tell you about the reaction to Donald Trump’s radical move to demolish the White House’s East Wing to replace it with a hulking a $250 million ballroom, San Francisco’s bold legal stance against immigration raids, with local officials warning that federal agents could face arrest, and the military’s lethal strikes on boats in the eastern Pacific. Trump’s Ballroom Blitz: A White House wrecking crew tears down the historic East Wing to build a massive $250 million ballroom, evoking Obama’s 2011 satirical vision of a garish Trump White House. Critics, including historians, condemn the project as a symbol of his disruptive presidency. The National Trust for Historic Preservation urges a pause, citing the ballroom’s overwhelming scale. San Francisco Threatens ICE: Nancy Pelosi and SF officials warn that federal agents conducting immigration raids in San Francisco could face arrest for breaking California law.…
Read MoreDeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou: “Gaza Genocide 2.0”
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LIVE 9:00 am Eastern time, Streaming Anytime: Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou explore topics shaking the world stage. Trump-Putin Talks on Hold: The White House now says there are no immediate plans for President Trump to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin, despite Trump’s earlier suggestion of a Budapest summit to end the Ukraine war. After a “productive call” between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russia’s Sergey Lavrov, Trump’s pattern of pivoting from sanctions or aid to diplomacy raises eyebrows. Experts warn of a familiar cycle with little progress. Shutdown Gets Real: Democrats are about to get the fight they want on November 1, when ACA subscribers see their premiums skyrocket. Premiums nationwide are set to rise by 18 percent on average. Nationally, the average marketplace consumer will pay $1,904 in annual premiums next year, up from $888 in 2025. The situation is particularly acute in Georgia, which recorded the second-highest enrollment of any state-run marketplace this…
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