Category: Trump

• Elon Musk Just Did The World A Huge Favor: He Killed Twitter

  In the end, it was deliberate. Elon Musk killed Twitter. Buying Twitter turned out to be an ego-driven mistake. Gamesmanship gone bad. But, Elon saw a way to profit regardless – one way or another. And, so, when Elon entered Twitter’s offices with a sink, what he really had in his hands was a sledgehammer.…

  A L Katz

  November 24, 2022

  Branding, Elon Musk, Social Media, Trump, Twitter

  Algorithm, Crypto, Elon Musk, Fediverse, Hyde Park, London, Mastodon, Ponzi scheme, Public square, Servers, sledgehammer, Speakers' Corner, Twitter

• Twitter And The Digital Diaspora

  It started with dribs and drabs – like many diasporas. A few weeks ago, a few concerned souls – their feet still in Twitter – began exploring other options: Counter Social… Tribel… Mastodon. When Elon fired half of Twitter’s employees – Elon’s version of Kristallnacht – that caused the first real “gush” of Twitter refugees.…

  A L Katz

  November 20, 2022

  American News Media, Branding, Corruption, Russia, Trump

  $44 billion, Capitalism, Counter Social, Diaspora, Greed, Jack Dorsey, Kristallnacht, London's Hyde Park, Mastodon, Shareholders, Speakers Corner, Tesla, Tribel, Twitter

• Where Do Republicans Go From Here? Nowhere

  The GOP knew from the jump that Trump was Putin’s chump.

  A L Katz

  November 17, 2022

  Branding, Corruption, Culture, Election 2016, Election 2022, False Patriotism, Mitch McConnell, Racism, Republicanism, Russia, Treason, Trump

  Kevin McCarthy, Nancy Pelosi, National Security Threat, Obstruction, Paul Ryan, Putin pays Rohrbacher and Trump, Road To Nowhere, Russia if you're listening, Speaker of the House, Treason, Ukraine, Whigs

• Trump’s Power Over The GOP Isn’t Cultural, It’s CRIMINAL

  To this very day, our news media doesn’t understand Donald Trump or his power over the GOP. Though the press itself has reported the “why” many times, they don’t seem to consume their own news product. Or, if they do consume it, they don’t believe it. They certainly don’t make it part of the ongoing…

  A L Katz

  November 13, 2022

  American News Media, Bill Barr, Corruption, Election 2016, Republicanism, Russia, Treason, Trump

  "Putin pays Rohrbacher and Trump", Bill Barr, Dana Rohrbacher, Kevin McCarthy, Louie Gohmert, Mueller Report, News Media, Paul Ryan, Putin pays Rohrbacher and Trump, Rod Rosenstein, Secrets and lies, Trump's hold on GOP, Vladimir Putin

• The GOP’s Nightmare Has Only Just Begun

  Yesterday was a huge win for Democrats. It was, aside from Florida and a few districts in New York, an electoral nightmare. Sure, sure – in the morning after, America stands in a seeming fifty-fifty deadlock. But that deadlock really is “seeming”. For starters, the American political playing field is not even remotely “level”. We…

  A L Katz

  November 9, 2022

  American News Media, Branding, Culture, Election 2022, Republicanism, Russia, Treason, Trump

  Bingo, Deadlocked, Florida, Fox News, Gerrymandering, Kevin McCarthy, Level Playing Field, Lindsey Graham, Putin pays Rohrbacher and Trump, Red tsunami, Red wave, Ron DeSantis, Voter Suppression

• America Feels Crazy Cos It’s Fighting Two Wars

  How crazy does America feel right now? Fighting two wars concurrently will do that to a nation. For starters, one of our two political parties doesn’t want to play “Democracy” anymore. That is, they don’t want to play American Democracy if it means losing elections. And they definitely want no part of a diversified America…

  A L Katz

  October 24, 2022

  Corruption, Culture, Election 2016, Election 2020, Freedom, Racism, Republicanism, Russia, Treason, Trump

  Cold War, Confederacy, Democracy, Fallout, Greater Russia, History, Neutron bomb, Newt Gingrich, Party of Lincoln, Slavery, Southern Strategy, WW III

• Kevin McCarthy Can’t Be Speaker Of The House Cos He’s A TRAITOR!

  GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy wants to replace Nancy Pelosi as next Speaker of the House. On the one hand, it’s nice that incompetent, talentless toads like Kevin aspire to big things. On the other, that’s absurd. A cynical, power-mad traitor like Kevin has no business being second in line to the American presidency because Kevin…

  A L Katz

  October 20, 2022

  Corruption, Election 2016, False Patriotism, Republicanism, Russia, Treason, Trump

  Adam Entous, Keeping Secrets, Kevin McCarthy, Mafia, Paul Ryan, Putin pays Rohrbacher and Trump, Speaker of the House, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Washington Post

• Republicans PUT Democracy On The Ballot

  Sometimes, elections aren’t about what you think they’re about. We know damned well what Election 2022 is about – “Democracy: Do Or Die”. While that’s not literally on the ballot, it might as well be. The thing is, “Democracy: Do Or Die” didn’t premier in this election. It’s played in American elections since 2016 –…

  A L Katz

  October 18, 2022

  American Exceptionalism, Corruption, Culture, Election 2016, Republicanism, Rule of Law, Russia, Treason, Trump

  American Exceptionalism, Corruption, Democracy, Diversity, Election 2022, Kevin McCarthy, Koch Network, Nationalism, Putin pays Rohrbacher and Trump, Putinism, Right Wing Money, Secret Sauce

• I ALMOST Cast Donald Trump In Tales From The Crypt

  Casting a movie or TV show is make or break. We all know what happens when an actor inhabits a role completely. Also we know what happens when an actor and a role conflict with each other. Example: casting Donald Trump as President Of The United States. Curious as a stunt, utterly pointless otherwise. In…

  A L Katz

  October 12, 2022

  Culture, Movie Reviews, Showbiz Stories, Trump

  Beverly Hills, Bob Zemeckis, Casting, Donald Trump, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gil Adler, Joel Silver, Morton Downey Jr, Playboy Playmate, Richard Donner, Storer House, Tales From The Crypt, Warner Bros

• Originalism = Bamboozlement

  Cover your ears, kiddies. Originalism is bullshit on steroids. That’s probably why conservatives love it so. Originalism is conservatism’s stalking horse. It’s their Junior Frankenstein lab experiment – powered up and filling something very dead with artificial life. Originalists like Antonin Scalia insist that we must interpret the Constitution exclusively from the founders’ perspective. That…

  A L Katz

  October 5, 2022

  American Exceptionalism, Culture, False Patriotism, Freedom, Magical Thinking, Racism, Republicanism, Rule of Law, Slavery, Treason, Trump

  All Men Are Created Equal, Antonin Scalia, Bamboozlement, Frankenstein, How many jelly beans?, Literacy Tests, Militia, National Guard, Originalism, Poll Taxes, Second Amendment, Stalking horse