Dang that Zugzwang!
The Grand Old Party behaves just like a mafia gang,
Relying on “flooding the zone” with sturm und drang.
We’re headed for a showdown
Over the looming government shutdown,
But the Democrats find themselves locked in zugzwang.
Day: September 23, 2025
The Rise of ‘Competitive Authoritarianism’
“The kind of authoritarianism I fear is emerging in the United States, which political scientists call ‘competitive authoritarianism,’ doesn’t involve the outright criminalization of the opposition or formal martial law. … Instead, it depends on perverting the law, modifying and twisting it with the intent of incrementally undermining the opposition’s ability to compete fairly in elections.”
— Zack Beauchamp
Paging Doctor Trump
On what is Doctor Trump’s medical advice predicated?
His guidance on Tylenol seems definitely addlepated.
He allegedly told us to inject bleach
When COVID vaccines were within reach,
Perhaps the president is just a little over-chlorinated?
Trump Tells the Truth!
“We’ve got a lot of stupid people in this country running things.”
— President Trump, speaking to reporters Monday.
CEOs Agree: Trump Is Bad for Their Business
“In private, the leaders of some of the country’s best-known companies say that a number of White House policies have been bad for their businesses — and possibly illegal, per the results of a survey from Yale School of Management,” Axios reports.
Some results:
- 71% of the CEOs said tariffs were harmful to their businesses.
- 74% said that the courts were correct to find that the Trump’s tariffs are illegal as executed.
- 80% said that the president was not acting in the country’s best interest by pressuring Fed chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates.
- 76% said that Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. is putting U.S. public health at risk.
