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		<title>This is  How Trump Ends</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2023/12/23/this-is-how-trump-ends/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Trump&#8217;s support comes from a minority of Americans who are true believers mixed with a similar number of individuals who support him out of either convenience or fear. Among those fearful of him, or more exactly, fearful of attacks or undermining by violent supporters or politically equipped sycophants, are elected or appointed officers of the &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2023/12/23/this-is-how-trump-ends/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">This is  How Trump Ends</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>What&#8217;s a Governor To Do?</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2023/09/30/whats-a-governor-to-do/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 11:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let me start out by saying that I am neither an expert on, nor a fan of, the California political system. I sense that the Jungle Primary system has given the political process to the rich and famous, which is a very California thing to do. Living in what might be the grassiest and rootiest &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2023/09/30/whats-a-governor-to-do/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">What&#8217;s a Governor To Do?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump, by design, is above the law</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/12/20/trump-by-design-is-above-the-law/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 04:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2024 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trump]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every now and then a person of privilege, who has done something seriously wrong, gets popped and spends some time in prison. They pay fines all the time, and spend piles of money on lawyers, so &#8220;justice&#8221; is served against those offenders, but that justice is milquetoast at best. For the most part, the privileged &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/12/20/trump-by-design-is-above-the-law/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Trump, by design, is above the law</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>NPR Political Bias Annoys Blogger</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/12/18/npr-political-bias-annoys-blogger/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2022 15:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2024 Election]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[False Balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurrection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jan 6 committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trump Arrest Imminent]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Damn, I am annoyed. But I see hope. On this morning&#8217;s &#8220;Weekend Edition&#8221; report on Monday&#8217;s expected US House January 6th referral of former President Trump for criminal charges, NPR&#8217;s national political correspondent Mara Liasson repeatedly referred to Trump&#8217;s effort to &#8220;Stop the Steal&#8221; as though there was a &#8220;steal&#8221; to stop. &#8220;&#8230; when the &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/12/18/npr-political-bias-annoys-blogger/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">NPR Political Bias Annoys Blogger</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Inflation was a right wing plot</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/12/14/inflation-was-a-right-wing-plot/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2024 Election]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vast right wing conspiracy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Crank up prices, bilk customers, get rich, and strike fear in the heart of voters nation-wide; price fixing and gouging is good business. I don&#8217;t know why industrialists and business owners in all areas and at all times love Republicans, but they do, and they did cause the inflation bubble of 2022, in order to &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/12/14/inflation-was-a-right-wing-plot/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Inflation was a right wing plot</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Please eschew the Twitter-Virtue Olympics</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/11/20/please-eschew-the-twitter-virtue-olympics/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2022 21:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please eschew the Twitter-Virtue Olympics. As Musk sullies up the place, and Trump throws his tantrum, and the Nazis, anti-Semites, racists, and other slobs throw their vacuous weight around, many people are considering leaving Twitter, or have already left. Others have chosen to stay until some threshold is reached, and still others don&#8217;t have solid &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/11/20/please-eschew-the-twitter-virtue-olympics/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Please eschew the Twitter-Virtue Olympics</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>This is what a red wave looks like; a preliminary analysis of the Nov 2022 election*</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/11/10/this-is-what-a-red-wave-looks-like-a-preliminary-analysis-of-the-nov-2022-election/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2022 Election]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Republicans told us they expected a red wave in this year&#8217;s election. There was absolutely no rational reason to say that, but they said it, and since they said it, the so-called but not-really &#8220;liberal&#8221; press reported it as fact. So, since the Republicans, who only lie and would not know the truth if it &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/11/10/this-is-what-a-red-wave-looks-like-a-preliminary-analysis-of-the-nov-2022-election/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">This is what a red wave looks like; a preliminary analysis of the Nov 2022 election*</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>This is not the West Wing: Listen to Dan Pfeiffer spill his guts</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/11/04/this-is-not-the-west-wing-listen-to-dan-pfeiffer-spill-his-guts/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[2022 Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a take that gets a blog. I direct you to a five minute portion of the November 3rd episode of Pod Save America, &#8220;Last Call for Democracy.&#8221; Pfeiffer is correct, and you have to listen to his rant on Pod Save America. This is a brilliantly articulated version of what rolls around in &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/11/04/this-is-not-the-west-wing-listen-to-dan-pfeiffer-spill-his-guts/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">This is not the West Wing: Listen to Dan Pfeiffer spill his guts</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Local Liberal Press Produces Mild October Surprise</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/10/22/local-liberal-press-produces-mild-october-surprise/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2022 14:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An unusually upbeat (in a sense) day in our local paper, just before the election. Star Tribune headline tells us that the MAGA extremist running for Governor has a tax plan that would ruin the economy. Tope headline of the paper. Lower down on the same page: Jan 6 panel subpoenas Trump, with a pic &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/10/22/local-liberal-press-produces-mild-october-surprise/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Local Liberal Press Produces Mild October Surprise</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The End Of Democracy As We Know It. Coming soon to a polling place near you.</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/10/20/the-end-of-democracy-as-we-know-it-coming-soon-to-a-polling-place-near-you/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 22:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As if you care. There is new polling, extensive and high quality polling, that seems to make clear one small problem we have in the United States. Nobody really gives a hoot about key issues such as abortion rights or democracy. People will get mad, there will be demonstrations, but when large percentages of Democrats &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2022/10/20/the-end-of-democracy-as-we-know-it-coming-soon-to-a-polling-place-near-you/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The End Of Democracy As We Know It. Coming soon to a polling place near you.</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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