Tag Archives: Donald Trump
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INSERT FOOT: Pay attention to the Toomaj Salehi death sentence in Iran
A woman holds the portrait of Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, accused of “corruption on Earth” during the demonstration against Iranian repression in Lyon, France on Jan. 8, 2023. Photo by Robert Deyrail/Gamma-Rapho. I’m more confused than usual this week, and not just by people making six-point turnarounds to back…
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Insert Foot: After 50 years, Journey is going to let Donald Trump break up the band?
Insert Foot picks Neal Schon’s side while lamenting the probable end of Journey. Merry Christmas. Journey is dead. I don’t want to screw up Jesus’ birthday for fans, but Jonathan Cain has attached himself to the flaming orange Hindenburg that is Donald Trump, and Neal Schon – the other…
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Insert Foot: A bad week for Elon Musk, Trump in a country that might be waking up
Elon Musk, pictured considering whether to record an EDM song. It was a bad week for bullies, which made a great week for the rest of us. Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. Two of the world’s worst had terrible weeks, during which many of their followers finally screwed their brains on…
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Insert Foot: The Supreme Court takes a trip back to the 18th century
Lady Justice being cut apart, courtesy Chuck Todd/chucktodd.net. It creeps me out to infinity that Brett Kavanaugh can decide what happens to my daughter’s uterus. Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. Well … not in California. Not yet. Say what you want about California, but we recognized the arrival of the 21st century.…
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Insert Foot: Ukraine, Donald Trump, mask protests: When will it end?
Original photo: Ukrainians and Israelis who support them gather during a protest against Russian attacks on Ukraine, on Feb. 26, 2022, in Tel Aviv. Photo: Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency. Excuse me if I’m annoyed and seemingly jumping around topically today, but I’m kind of fed up with American exceptionalism (exceptional…
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Insert Foot: Celebrating Four Seasons Total Landscaping Day with Laura Jane Grace
INSERT FOOT, Laura Jane Grace and Four Seasons Total Landscaping Day. Laura Jane Grace, who fronts punk band Against Me!, just announced she’ll play a solo set at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia on Aug 21. Admitting your career is over so blatantly seems kind of weird. But…
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OPINION: The ramifications of American fascism, which is still here
A gallows erected by pro-Trump rioters outside the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021. Courtesy: Tyler Merbler. All of this was entirely avoidable. Those words have rung in my ears well beyond the last four years, but they have become deafening as a result of…
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Insert Foot: On Donald Trump’s ‘rebels’ in the U.S. Capitol
Insert Foot Vs. the mob in the U.S. Capitol. Original photo: Supporters of President Donald Trump roam under the Capitol Rotunda after invading the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Saul LOEB / AFP via Getty Images. Anyone else wonder why so many of the…
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REWIND: Six open letters to the newsmakers of the week
The road to sedition: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), autocrat Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey. In my defense, last week when I wrote about having a glimmer of optimism about 2021 I did specifically…
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Everyone involved in the assault on the Capitol and sedition must face charges
“Trump Inciter in Chief 2021: What the hell do you have to lose?” Illustration courtesy of Chuck Todd; www.chucktodd.net. As you’re all probably aware, on Wednesday a large group of pro-fascist insurgents breached, occupied and ransacked the United States Capitol while both the House and Senate were in session.…