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A Tune for the Times 0

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The Ambush 0

Caption:  Trump Six-Shooter.  Image:  Tiny little hands hold a revolver pointed at Lady Justice, who's standing on Fifth Avenue.  Bullets in the chamber are labeled

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Suffer the Children 0

Once again, that’s not scripture. That’s Republican policy.

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

Sam and the crew justifiably deride Tom Homan’s lamer attempts to justify ICE’s violations of the law, due process, and the Constitution.

(Warning: The last minute or so devolves into Sam stupidly making fun of Tom Homan’s speaking patterns. It’s so stupid I considered not using the video. Nevertheless, I think the larger point about the sophistries, misrepresentations, and lies used by the Trump maladministration to justify putting persons in concentration camps for being brown outweigh the stupid, so instead I’ll suggest that you hit stop when that silliness starts and forgive Sam for his lapse of judgment.)

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

This time, politeness didn’t go to the dogs. It went to the cats.

I guess nothing beats pointless cruelty with the point of a gun to show people who’s a real big man.

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Misfire 0

Via The Japan Times, Columbia University Professor Zongyuan Zoe Liu makes a strong case that China is winning the trade war that Trump chose to start. Here’s a tiny bit:

From the Chinese government’s perspective, the Trump administration’s determination to decouple the two economies at any cost is the culmination of American efforts to stifle China’s rise. While China does not want a trade war or to decouple, it is willing to risk a trade war that the United States may lose — and it would rather decouple than kowtow to Trump.

That is why Chinese leaders, businesspeople and entrepreneurs have focused on building resilience and self-reliance, which means, first and foremost, reducing dependence on U.S. markets and technology.

Afterthought:

Trump is indeed running the government like a business, and that business is Enron.

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Retaliation Nation 0

Law firm to associate:

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QOTD 0

Anthony Daniels:

Nothing is easier – or more gratifying – than to apologise for what your ancestors, enemies or political opponents have done or omitted to do. We get the kudos for having apologised, they get the blame for what we apologise for.

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A Tune for the Times 0

(Warning: Mild language.)

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

Man and child watch Superman flying through the sky.  Child asks,

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Afterthought:

It’s amazing and appalling that the racism of the Trump maladministration’s crackdown on rendition of immigrants to concentration camps is not getting the notice it deserves.

As David Ferguson points out on the Bob Cesca Show, they’re targeting anyoone whose skin is darker than a brown paper bag.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

And another “responsible gun owner” exposes children to a portable phallus.

Detectives investigated the shooting and said the 7-year-old found the gun in an adult’s backpack. He pulled the gun out of the bag, and it went off while in his hand.

And another reminder that “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.

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The Foul Baller 0

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Executive Ethics 0

Caption:  Phil's struggle to stay on the oliggarch diet continues.   Image:  Two executives stand in front of a food truck labeled

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Republican Thought Police 0

Via The Charlotte Observer, Dion Lefler explains why Donald Trump is gunning for public broadcasting. A snippte:

With Trump’s unquenchable egotism, there are only two types of broadcasters: Those that spend all their airtime showering him with praise, and enemies of his regime needing to be crushed.

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, John Nosta wonders whether we should stick with “not so much,” or should we (these are my words, not his) continue to invite the singularity over for dinner.

Where is Neo when you need him?

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QOTD 0

Gustave Flaubert:

Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in.

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Copywrongs 0

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but If Often Rhymes”* 0

AL.com’s J. D. Crowe visualizes a rhyme.

ICE agent casting a shadow of a KKKlansman.

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*Mark Twain.

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Republican Thought Police 0

Robert Reich dissects the duplicity.

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“Feed the Hungry” 0

Now that is scriptural.

It’s just contrary to Republican policy.

Afterthought:

The mean for the sake of mean leaves one somewhat taken aback, does it not?

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