The Rule of Lawless 0
Farron discusses how Republicans are attempting to impeach judges who have the unmitigated gall to rule against the Trump maladministration.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And, as we all know, a polite society is a cleaning society.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Vaccine Nation 0
One of the reasons that measles and other preventable diseases are making comebacks it that there has been a concerted campaign to undermine Americans faith in science. At the Psychology Today website, Lawrence T. White notes that
It’s not a huge mystery why this is so. For years, prominent voices have been telling Americans that scientists should not be trusted.
Follow the link for his thoughts as to how to combat this contagion of ignorance.
War and Mongers of War 0
Robert Reich considers Donald Trump’s war of choice with Iran and asks
Follow the link for his answer.
Patriot Gamers 0
It appears that the Trump maladministration now wants to militarize our national park rangers (and, according to the report, retired park rangers do not take kindly to the idea).
Honest to Betsy, we are governed by ten-year olds using government personnel paid with our tax money in order to play toy soldiers.
American Stasi 0
We are again reminded that “suffer the children” is not scripture.
Rather, it’s a Republican family value.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” feels compelled to expose his portable phallus.
We are a society of stupid.
Rhyme Time 0
Driftglass offers an ode to the enablers.
It’s All about the Algorithm 0
At the Psychology Today website, Rosanna E. Guadagno argues that “social” media is by design, er, antisocial.
She makes three main points:
- Outrage drives engagement, so social media platforms amplify it by design.
- Reordering social media feeds alone shifted partisan warmth by more than 2 points in a 2025 field study.
- Disagreement is healthy, but contempt is what social media algorithms actually produce and reward.
Follow the link for some hints to avoid the artificially augmented algorithmic anger.
Cancel Culture, Republican Style 0
Thom looks at how and why today’s Republican Party is trying to cancel voters. (Short commercial at the end.)
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” discharges his responsibility. From the police press release:
And yet again we are reninded that “accidentally” and “negligently” are not synonyms.
“Negligently” refers to failing to exercise due care and responsibility, as implied by the phrase “responsible gun owner.”
“Accidentally” is a “Get Out of Jail Free” card for oxymoronic (emphasis on the “moronic”) “responsible gun owners.”
Indoctrination Nation 0
Apparently, the Republican thought police are ready to follow you wherever you go, even into the movie theatre.
Desecration Nation, Reprise 0
SFgate’s Drew Magary visits the Reflection Pool in Washington, D. C., to see how Donald Trump’s “renovation” of it has turned out.
He was not impressed. He says that, thanks to Trump
Follow the link to learn why.