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A Tune for the Times 0

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False Pretenses 0

“A. I.” does not stand for “artificial intelligence.” That misrepresents what it does. It does not think. It assembles.

“A. I.” stands for “automated infringement” of intellectual property.

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The Obliterator 0

Image of Donald Trump as a bomber dropping bombs on

Click to view the original image.

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The Vice of the Turtle 0

At The Colorado Sun, Mike Littwin argues forcefully that Mitch McConnell’s legacy is, well, how shall I put this? somewhat contrary to the ideals of the Founders, who rebelled against a king, fought a war for independence, and attempted to establish a democracy, however imperfect it may have been at the time of its inception, as today’s Supreme Supremacist Court, created through McConnell’s duplicitous machinations, seems willing to crown a king.

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This New Gilded Age 0

John Oliver rips Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and how it will make the rich richer and the poor even poorer. (Warning: Mild language.)

Via C&L, which has commentary.

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Typhoid Bobby 0

Cartoon showing RFK Jr.'s new vaccine adviosry panel:  RFK Jr. and a panel of communicable diseases.

Via Job’s Anger.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Another case of courtesy on the concrete.

We are a broken society.

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QOTD 0

Lewis J. Stadlen, in the voice of John Taylor:

That’s what makes this country great. Everybody has a right to express an opinion, no matter how little they know.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

A successor to Shakespeare? To be or not to cumquat, that is the merchant of the tempest.

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The Privatization Scam 0

And it is a scam.

It’s Robin Hood in reverse.

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“We’re Just Following Orders” 0

The post title is quote from an ICE agent caught in the video.

Where have we heard that excuse before?

Oh, yeah.

Why do I find no comfort in that realization?

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Republican Family Values 0

As we know, “suffer the children” is a Republican family value.

Donald Trump says to a group of school children,

Click for the original image and the artist’s comments.

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Understanding MAGA, Reprise 0

Via the Sacramento Bee, Claude S. Fisher explains why Trump and the Trumpettes want to roll back the clock to the 1950s–or at least to their whitewashed ideas of what the ’50s were like.

I think you will find it a worthwhile read.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

And, as we know, politeness takes practice.

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QOTD 0

Catherine of Siena:

The poison of selfishness destroys the world.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Understanding MAGA 0

Methinks this article may help.

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A Trumpled Poem 0

Donald Trump is rewriting The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus. Here’s an early draft:

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Have Cake, Eat It Too, Republican Family Values Dept. 0

Farrno deciphers the duplicity.

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