The Alternate Reality Republican National Convention

“And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed—if all records told the same tale—then the lie passed into history and became truth. ‘Who controls the past’ ran the Party slogan, ‘controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.’” – 1984, by George Orwell I was struck by something the Washington … Read more

ODNI confirms that Republican senators are dupes for Russian propaganda

Update to Senate Republicans prove to be Putin’s comrades in election interference. Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman of the Washington Post report “President Trump’s own intelligence officials just released a statement confirming something we all know: Russia is interfering in our election with the express goal of harming Trump’s opponent, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.” … Read more

Mafia ‘Don’ Trump commutes wise guy Roger Stone’s sentence to reward his silence (updated)

“Never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.” That’s a famous line from Robert Di Niro’s organized crime boss character in the movie “Goodfellas.” A rat, commonly known as an FBI informant, often refers someone from an organized crime family who has gotten arrested and cooperated with the federal government to provide … Read more