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Fatalism's fatalities

You are excused if you still have not dug yourself out of the blizzard of excuses put forth by Republicans yesterday after six more bodies lay dead in…

Mar 29 •

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Clarence Thomas is the worst thing to happen to this country in my lifetime

I don’t say that lightly. After reading ProPublica’s latest report on Thomas’ trips – by private jet, natch – to be the featured speaker and star draw…

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Double reversed, upside down, and backwards: Inside the new Republican politics of national defense

For the last 60 years or so, the Republican party had the issue of defense all to itself. It began during the Vietnam years, when Democrats slowly…

Sep 21 •

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Extra! Extra! Extra! Lin Wood bonus lip-smacking treat!

When a Georgia grand jury handed down indictments on August 15 against Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants for racketeering in a conspiracy to overturn…

Sep 21 •

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It's almost autumn, and Trump attorney law licenses are falling like leaves

To support my work covering the hearings, trials, and tribulations of Trump lawyers, co-conspirators, and co-defendants, please consider signing up to…

Sep 20 •

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Secession without declaration

I walked past the TV in the living room just now, and the chryron on the screen read, “Election deniers in charge of elections in 17 states.” It came to…

Sep 20 •

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Kristen Welker's interview with Trump got more out of that lying, thieving, psychotic monster than she's being given credit for

How would you like to be assigned to interview Defendant Trump? No matter what you ask, no matter how hard you push him, no matter how many facts you…

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Mark Meadows and Kevin McCarthy: Where do Republicans get these worms?

In politics, it’s an axiom if not a flat-out rule that you should have, if not a soul, at least a brain. What, then, to make of a political party that…

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Lucian Truscott Newsletter

I've covered everything from three wars, a few presidential campaigns, the Stonewall riots and the Rolling Stones. This column reflects that history and is about politics, culture, personal stories, and the nation's descent into anti-democratic madness.

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