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		<title>Trump The tank Engine Goes Off The Rails</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/11/07/trump-the-tank-engine-goes-off-the-rails/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 19:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is how we usher in a new era. The observant will have noticed that over the last several days, during the closing six weeks of an intense campaign season, I posted as my Facebook banner an image representing each of the United States Presidents, starting with George Washington. There have been several interesting comments &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/11/07/trump-the-tank-engine-goes-off-the-rails/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Trump The tank Engine Goes Off The Rails</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Murderous dictator stands by Trump</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/09/06/murderous-dictator-stands-by-trump/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 13:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have no words. Kim Jong Un of North Korea proclaims “unwavering faith in President Trump.” Thank you to Chairman Kim. We will get it done together! &#8212; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2018 Here, the President casts Americans &#8212; the citizens, the elected government, the appointed and hired civil servants &#8212; aside and &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/09/06/murderous-dictator-stands-by-trump/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Murderous dictator stands by Trump</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The two pronged attack by Republicans: Happening now, and look for more of it</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/07/25/the-two-pronged-attack-by-republicans-happening-now-and-look-for-more-of-it/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just as we are moving slowly past Trump&#8217;s attempts to order eleven of his enemies (who are mostly public servants with excellent records) to be rounded up and handed over Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, we now see the House Freedom Caucus, aka Teabagging Asses, calling for the impeachment of Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the investigation &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/07/25/the-two-pronged-attack-by-republicans-happening-now-and-look-for-more-of-it/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The two pronged attack by Republicans: Happening now, and look for more of it</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Americans Should Not Be On an American President&#8217;s Enemies List</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/07/24/americans-should-not-be-on-an-american-presidents-enemies-list/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 16:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Especially if the &#8220;enemies&#8221; on the list are mainly enemies of a hostile foreign autocrat (Vladimir Putin). Some commentary and details:]]></description>
		
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		<title>This is what dictators do</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/07/23/this-is-what-dictators-do/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 20:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[According to the Washington Post: President Trump plans to revoke the security clearances of &#8230; former CIA director John Brennan; former FBI director James B. Comey; former CIA director Michael V. Hayden; former national security adviser Susan E. Rice; former director of national intelligence James R. Clapper Jr.; and former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe. &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/07/23/this-is-what-dictators-do/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">This is what dictators do</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How Trump Gets To Be Dictator</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/04/08/how-trump-gets-to-be-dictator/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 22:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When you see an election result like &#8220;98%&#8221; for a sitting president who is actually a dictator do not assume that this dictator would have lost the election had the election been fair. I lived in Zaire. Mobotu Sese Seku Kuku Kibombe, the arch-typical syphilitic dictator, the model for all the other African dictators found &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/04/08/how-trump-gets-to-be-dictator/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How Trump Gets To Be Dictator</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump Gives CDC List of Verbotene Wörter</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/12/15/trump-gives-cdc-list-verbotene-worter/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 01:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has sent the CDC a list of words that they are verboten &#8230; er, sorry, forbidden, not sure why I keep reverting to the language of the FATHERLAND! &#8230; anyway, words that the CDC if forbidden to use in describing their budgetary needs. The list includes these words: fetus trangender vulnerable entitlement &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/12/15/trump-gives-cdc-list-verbotene-worter/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Trump Gives CDC List of Verbotene Wörter</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Despot&#8217;s Apprentice: Donald Trump&#8217;s Attack on Democracy (Book Note)</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/11/16/despots-apprentice-donald-trumps-attack-democracy-book-note/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Despot&#8217;s Apprentice: Donald Trump&#8217;s Attack on Democracy by Brian Klass. It is the current Amazon best seller in the category &#8230; wait for it &#8230; &#8220;facism.&#8221; Here&#8217;s the details: An ex-US campaign advisor who has sat with the world’s dictators explains Donald Trump’s increasingly authoritarian tactics and the threat they pose to American democracy. &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/11/16/despots-apprentice-donald-trumps-attack-democracy-book-note/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Despot&#8217;s Apprentice: Donald Trump&#8217;s Attack on Democracy (Book Note)</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump went full on dictator this morning</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/07/01/trump-went-full-on-dictator-this-morning/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 13:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve made the point several times now. We live in a constitutional democracy, but many of the first line (and last line) protections are not enforceable laws, but rather, agreements made among people who all want to live in and respect a constitutional democracy. But if a large enough cadre of members of Congress, a &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/07/01/trump-went-full-on-dictator-this-morning/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Trump went full on dictator this morning</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump Dictates To The Press: Mika, Obamacare, Bullying the Press Corp</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/06/29/trump-dictates-to-the-press-mika-obamacare-bullying-the-press-corp/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 15:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Trump is reportedly pressuring public news media and other outlets to not distribute information about Obamacare, as they normally would, in an effort to sabotage the n-Law. This is what dictators do. Trump&#8217;s people in the &#8220;press&#8221; room have bullied the press to the point that they are finally starting to lash out. This is &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/06/29/trump-dictates-to-the-press-mika-obamacare-bullying-the-press-corp/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Trump Dictates To The Press: Mika, Obamacare, Bullying the Press Corp</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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