Down Time at the Farm? (Sticky) 0
My most excellent hosting provider has informed me that maintenance is scheduled for my server “between February 09, 2026, 6:30 AM GMT. and February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM GMT,” and that some hopefully minimal down time may result. Sporadic bloggery is a possibility.
Apparently, History Isn’t 0
Field wonders why the heck are people acting so surprised that Donald Trump did something racist.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Good for doing homework? Not if you actually, like, you know, want to learn stuff.
The Medicine Show 0
Thom debunks Trump’s bunk about bringing drug prices down.
Republican Thought Police, Reprise 0
Via the Charlotte Observer, L. A. Times columnist Gustavo Arellano has a theory as to why the Trump maladministration is so interented in policing thought. Here’s a tiny bit from his article (emphasis added):
Follow the link for the context of his conclusion.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Bob Cesca looks at Donald Trump’s post to “social” media of Barack and Michelle Obama apes and states the obvious that too many ignore, or, worse, deny.
The gist:
And the truth is, racism has always been the iron core of the MAGA movement.
Follow the link for the evidence.
The Medicine Show 0
Sam and the crew dissect RFK Jr.’s bogus blather.
A Movie Experience, Reprise 0
SFgate’s Drew Magary went to see the Melania movie so we don’t have to.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” performs a random act of politeness.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
Aside:
I have long thought that, in gun nut world, “cleaning” is a synonym for “fondling.”
I have cleaned guns. It’s something to do in a workshop or a garage or, failing that, a kitchen, not in a motel room.
Unsticking Together 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Gill Harrop reminds us of a recent press conference in which Donald Trump launched a personal attack on CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins when she dared ask a question about the Epstein files. She notes that
She goes on to explore why Collin’s colleagues sat by in silence. Given the state of dis coarse discourse, methinks her article is well worth a read.
A Movie Experience 0
Stephen looks at the Melania movie (figuratively, not methinks literally).
American Stasi 0
Thom says they should be called what they are: not “detention centers,” but “concentration camps.”