The real harm is in the cumulative effect. And that includes the entire Republican party and right wing apparatus - which has been at it for decades. Extremists did not swallow the elephant whole - they ate it bite by bite before $#!++!"@ it out in their own image, a Trump administration. And they did it through showing up reliably as Republican voters. By voting as a strategic joint exercise in taking power. With help from their friends.
From Charles Koch and Leonard Leo to Peter Thiel and Elon Musk. From William F. Buckley and George Will to Rush Limbaugh and Alex Jones. Trump is Reagan writ large and writ vulgar. Same antidemocratic agenda, different style. The spawn of Movement Conservatives in bed with the Religious Right.
The Putin/Orbán style “long plan” of the Heritage Foundation began in the 70’s. Evidence of the through-line can be seen in the blueprint/partnership (puppet strings) for & with Reagan. How about the name? “Mandate for Leadership” … 🙄
Ebenezer Scrooge saw the light and got back on the right path. None of the GQP/MAGAT cult, and this includes Heinrich Himmler, aka Stephen Miller, will ever do so. They are evil to the bone.
I have participated in the staging of ‘A Christmas Carol’ many times, and even at its most voluminous, our cast did not hold a proverbial Bob Cratchit candle to the number of infamous, incompetent ne’er-do-wells placed in positions of responsibility by this ‘administration.’
Even Dickens’ portrayal of Charnel house evil can't compare with the Trumpublican Senators who have bent the knee, spread the cheeks, or unzipped dear leader’s trousers in a rush to confirm every goddamn ineffectual one of them!
Miller for some reason would look smashing in an SS uniform, swastika armband, officer’s cap with the silver skull, knee high black leather boots. It’s those dead eyes and perpetual sneer on his face that screams Nazi. The psychopathy completes the effect.
Hitler's antisemitic deportation chief Adolf Eichmann back as Trump's Jewish deportation chief Stephen Miller.
At Nuremberg, jurists were charged with draining German law of justice to serve the murderous abuses of the Nazi regime.
Of course, for years, the Federalist Society Supreme Court majority has been turning the Constitution on its head to drain American law of justice - of equality before the law and equal representation. And now, with the devolution of the Republican party, our democratic republic depends on jurists who would just as soon repurpose it as a ChristoFascist state, just not in such an unseemly and blatantly unconstitutional manner.
Steven Miller is unusual in that when he is being affable and cordial he’s even more repulsive. Perhaps that’s because it’s not his essence, which seems to be hate. A child-snatching, dictator-loving, power hungry liar. Pretty awful. A man to be watched; doing good is not what he’s about.
Bravo Ann! You’re speaking for people across the world and giving us hope and the courage to call them out. Congratulations on your well-deserved Pulitzer!
When Steve the Vulgarian and other autocrats obtain power, their favorite targets are always people without power, who cannot defend themselves - physically or financially.
Of all of the hangers-on around Chump the grifter king, Miller may be the most odious based on a number of “qualities” including cruelty, hate, myopia, and sheer stupidity. Miller wants to hope his boss stays on forever because he is virtually un-hireable via anybody sane. The consummate, asshole!!
Respectfully,Peter...must disagree with your assertion Miller is s case of " sheer stupidity."The man is a shrewd, conniving, and patently evil to the very core!
Do heart fully agree with you 100% ...that he is " the consummate ' anal aperture" tho!
My dear mother...born in Wales in 1889 would not countenance my use of the " A " word on Mother's Day.
Vile. The nation has been invaded by body snatchers, the living dead. If you just look at his eyes you see the same hate, cruelty, and love of death that has characterized all the world's villains. 80 +years ago that was the nazi menace. Now it is putin, erdogan, orban, fico, etc. I heard a stat the other day from a psychologist that 1 in 149 people labor under severe pyschopathology. That is a lot of people. No wonder there is so much deliberate cruelty and criminality in the world and why it is so important to call it out and oppose it. These people are "abby normal" to quote Igor (eyegore) from Young Frankenstein.
Vilest of the vile crew.
That's a tough call.
No need to pick one.
The real harm is in the cumulative effect. And that includes the entire Republican party and right wing apparatus - which has been at it for decades. Extremists did not swallow the elephant whole - they ate it bite by bite before $#!++!"@ it out in their own image, a Trump administration. And they did it through showing up reliably as Republican voters. By voting as a strategic joint exercise in taking power. With help from their friends.
From Charles Koch and Leonard Leo to Peter Thiel and Elon Musk. From William F. Buckley and George Will to Rush Limbaugh and Alex Jones. Trump is Reagan writ large and writ vulgar. Same antidemocratic agenda, different style. The spawn of Movement Conservatives in bed with the Religious Right.
A sea of monsters and we must keep our leaky ship afloat or...
"Ship of Fools" comes to mind, also.
The Putin/Orbán style “long plan” of the Heritage Foundation began in the 70’s. Evidence of the through-line can be seen in the blueprint/partnership (puppet strings) for & with Reagan. How about the name? “Mandate for Leadership” … 🙄
At least thus far. There’s no limit to how low they’ll go.
Just when I think they can’t go any lower, they do.
Malvina Reynolds wrote a song with the line "when you think you've hit bottom, there's a bottom below".
There is no bottom to their pit of depravity.
Never say that! Because this devil spawn will try harder!
I can’t believe when he says this demented Nazi stuff out loud in front of cameras.
Might I suggest a cartoon remake of 'A Christmas Carol' featuring Trump
and his cabinet of villains and horribles. Just a thought, Ann
... or the Dickens novel..." Bleak House...might be another choice, Lawrence! & Ann.
Miller does suggest a heartless, malevolent character from a Dickens novel.
Uriah Heep
And don’t forget Hard Times…
Or perhaps the sniveling sycophant Uriah Heep?
Yes! Or Golum.
Mike Pence had Uriah Heep down pat.
YES!
Ebenezer Scrooge saw the light and got back on the right path. None of the GQP/MAGAT cult, and this includes Heinrich Himmler, aka Stephen Miller, will ever do so. They are evil to the bone.
You do so know your Dickens, Mary. Well and truly said.
Can’t I leave a cartoon comment? No “paste” allowed?
I have participated in the staging of ‘A Christmas Carol’ many times, and even at its most voluminous, our cast did not hold a proverbial Bob Cratchit candle to the number of infamous, incompetent ne’er-do-wells placed in positions of responsibility by this ‘administration.’
Even Dickens’ portrayal of Charnel house evil can't compare with the Trumpublican Senators who have bent the knee, spread the cheeks, or unzipped dear leader’s trousers in a rush to confirm every goddamn ineffectual one of them!
Brilliant!
On his days off, he joins Kristi Noem — they look for puppies.
Good one!
Miller for some reason would look smashing in an SS uniform, swastika armband, officer’s cap with the silver skull, knee high black leather boots. It’s those dead eyes and perpetual sneer on his face that screams Nazi. The psychopathy completes the effect.
But then he'd have to send himself to a camp. What a Quisling.
That meme has been done, many times now…
And it still remains dead accurate.
It sure does!
You captured the emptiness in his eyes, and thus his soul, perfectly.
he has no soul, he has no reflection.
Karmic irony?
Hitler's antisemitic deportation chief Adolf Eichmann back as Trump's Jewish deportation chief Stephen Miller.
At Nuremberg, jurists were charged with draining German law of justice to serve the murderous abuses of the Nazi regime.
Of course, for years, the Federalist Society Supreme Court majority has been turning the Constitution on its head to drain American law of justice - of equality before the law and equal representation. And now, with the devolution of the Republican party, our democratic republic depends on jurists who would just as soon repurpose it as a ChristoFascist state, just not in such an unseemly and blatantly unconstitutional manner.
Wow!... Just Wow!. What an image.tRump has managed to attract some classic villains to his orbit. Good one, Ann!
Or classic villains have managed to create a Trump presidency.
Bingo!
Steven Miller is unusual in that when he is being affable and cordial he’s even more repulsive. Perhaps that’s because it’s not his essence, which seems to be hate. A child-snatching, dictator-loving, power hungry liar. Pretty awful. A man to be watched; doing good is not what he’s about.
Oh..too right, William...Spot on , dear sir!
Bravo Ann! You’re speaking for people across the world and giving us hope and the courage to call them out. Congratulations on your well-deserved Pulitzer!
Miller is what happens when a self-hating Jew goes full fascist.
Oh yes- my kids were petrified of that character in the classic movie. A perfect illustration here.
When Steve the Vulgarian and other autocrats obtain power, their favorite targets are always people without power, who cannot defend themselves - physically or financially.
Immigrants and their children
Working class people
Trans people, gay people
Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security
Anyone who isn’t rich enough to fight back.
Great depiction of Miller! Perhaps the whole cabinet with Trump as Captain Hurt and his evil DC gang wouldn't go amiss.
Of all of the hangers-on around Chump the grifter king, Miller may be the most odious based on a number of “qualities” including cruelty, hate, myopia, and sheer stupidity. Miller wants to hope his boss stays on forever because he is virtually un-hireable via anybody sane. The consummate, asshole!!
Respectfully,Peter...must disagree with your assertion Miller is s case of " sheer stupidity."The man is a shrewd, conniving, and patently evil to the very core!
Do heart fully agree with you 100% ...that he is " the consummate ' anal aperture" tho!
My dear mother...born in Wales in 1889 would not countenance my use of the " A " word on Mother's Day.
There’s a special place in hell for him, not to mention the chief grifter.
Am in total accord with your sentiments...
....and with all haste....please!
Ok, this is probably THE best you’ve done so far. It should be the official logo for this regime. How do we get it to go viral?????
Vile. The nation has been invaded by body snatchers, the living dead. If you just look at his eyes you see the same hate, cruelty, and love of death that has characterized all the world's villains. 80 +years ago that was the nazi menace. Now it is putin, erdogan, orban, fico, etc. I heard a stat the other day from a psychologist that 1 in 149 people labor under severe pyschopathology. That is a lot of people. No wonder there is so much deliberate cruelty and criminality in the world and why it is so important to call it out and oppose it. These people are "abby normal" to quote Igor (eyegore) from Young Frankenstein.
Are those " 1 in 249" all serving in congress as republicans, Linda ?🤔
1 in 149! Definitely in the cabinet. Given the potential numbers I'd venture a good number are in the gop.
Would have thought the " psychopathology," in our current congressional makeup to be demonstrably much higher given.their kleptocratic behaviors...
Sure fooled me...