“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Jamelle Bouie hears a rhyme from half a century ago:
Follow the link for his parsing of the poesy.
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*Mark Twain.
The Greenland New Deal 0
Rick Strom takes a look at the international reaction to Donald Trump’s Greenland fetish and some of the reasons that might explain said fetish.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, an oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” exposes a portable phallus to a child.
According to police, the 6-year-old discovered a gun and accidentally shot the 3-year-old.
The victim is being treated for non-life threatening injuries at OhioHealth Mansfield.
Idolaters of The False Idol 0
Michael in Norfolk sums it up nicely.
Suffer the Children 0
We are again reminded that that’s not scripture. That’s Republican policy.
Swiss Cheek 0
Seth takes a closer look at Trump’s speech at Davos. It is not pretty.
Aside:
Many years ago, we hosted a high-school exchange student from Denmark. The next year, we visited Denmark and met her parents, who were marvelous hosts. We had a wonderful visit with gracious people.
I would not want to hear what they would have to say about my country today, now that it is ruled by a narcissistic toddler who fancies himself not president, but king.
The ICE Men Cometh, and Bring with Them the Rule of Lawless 0
Via The Kansas City Star, Llewellyn King explains the implications. Here’s a bit from his article:
ICE agents are also the affair of the whole world, for while they are symbols of local terror, they are also symbols of America’s withdrawal from the one critical underpinning of civilization: the rule of law.
Without it, society isn’t much. No one is secure, even those in charge.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Assimilating you just like the Zuckerborg? Security maven Bruce Schneier notes
Meta: Sidebar 0
I’ve removed Progress Pond from the sidebar because the Booman has moved to Substack.
The Greenland New Deal 0
Jonathan ALter argues that Trump’s obsession with Greenland is not just about ego. It’s also about rolling back the clock to the age of empire. A snippet:
Follow the link, where Alter follows the money.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom decodes de code.