Above, TV on the Radio performs, Trouble. Yeah, we got trouble and pretty much all of it is manufactured between the Republicans and their collusion with the media.

Left Jabs asserts the main stream media is complicit in the current assault on our democracy.

Dan Pfeiffer says K-Mac is "not the sharpest knife in the drawer. In fact, he’s a spoon."

eVille Times notes that religion is dying off, and that is driving the theocrats frantic grasp at power.

The Institute for Policy Studies finds that 62% of the federal discretionary budget was spent on militarism and war last year.

Bonus Track: Open Culture Helen Keller Writes a Letter to Nazi Students Before They Burn Her Book: “History Has Taught You Nothing If You Think You Can Kill Ideas” (1933). Plus ça change!

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Fediverse. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).