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State Media by Proxy (Gary Krenz)

Posted on November 26, 2025 by gdkrenz

Ben Schwartz has an excellent piece in The Nation, “Trump’s Quest for Total Media Control.”  It lays out in concise fashion how the various strands of Trump’s attacks on media — from trying to get Jimmy Kimmel and others fired to … Continue reading →

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Shutdown Resolution: Debacle, Destiny, Deliverance?

Posted on November 10, 2025 by gdkrenz

Like many of us, I suspect, I am still reeling from the Democrats’ whiplash reversal on the shutdown, thanks to 8 Dems going rogue and siding with Republicans to fund the continuing resolution. The Rogue 8 were able to gain … Continue reading →

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No Excuses for Greed and Selfishness

Posted on November 4, 2025 by barbkrenz

On Morning Joe today, they were talking about news companies appeasing Trump.  As Mike Barnacle put it, “the blanket of fear” that President Trump has spread over everything, including the media, “is the largest story of our times.” Then Joe … Continue reading →

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No, Spkr Johnson: “No Kings” IS “Love America”

Posted on October 13, 2025 by gdkrenz

We Americans love to label things, no doubt. And labeling things can be important in politics. Labels can give us a shorthand, and they can serve as rallying cries. At this point, we can’t for instance any longer avoid calling … Continue reading →

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Whispering in the Storm

Posted on October 3, 2025 by gdkrenz

The daily nightmares continue. There are reasons for hope – more on that another time. But there continue to be reasons to fear, perhaps most significant among them is that the more Trump feels cornered, the more desperate his actions … Continue reading →

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