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Always a Snake

Credit for referencing Spy. Indeed, there were those back then who knew the snake was a snake and were willing to say so. I suspect news operations today stick with mealy-mouthed euphemisms for “lie” in order to maintain their self-imposed fantasy of “objectivity.” One can also imagine the hell-fury that would descend on those outlets that actually call the snake a snake. Even equivocators such as CNN (and soon, it seems, CBS) would rather pay off Trump than give his supporters more reason to call them “fake news.”

--Randall Patnode

via Substack

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No Need for House, Senate

I have been calling my senators and my congressman every couple of days, reminding them that they were Americans BEFORE they were Republicans, and before they were elected representives of the people. This week, I will remind them that, if this keeps up, all 535 members of Congress will be rendered surplus to requirements and sent home to their old jobs. The king and his court will rule. Is that what you really want?

--Jim McCraw

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