June, 2018 archive
The Sounds of the Trumpling 0
It’s a difficult listen, but listen do.
Para-Military Side Effects 0
Arthur Rizer and Emily Mooney argue that, in a most insidious fashion, the clothes may indeed make the man.
Space Farce 0
In related news, Elie Mystal comments on Trump’s “space force” idea. A snippet:
Image via Job’s Anger.
A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight 0
Our household air conditioner broke on Sunday.
A new one is scheduled to be installed tomorrow. Natch, this happened just in time for the hottest hot spell of the year so far. That’s just how stuff works.
At the ABC Store today, I mentioned this to the clerk. He wanted to know who I called for service. When I told him, he was most gratified that I had not called [some other outfit]. He was most emphatic about it.
I filed his remarks away and will not call [some other outfit] in the future.
Flip Joints 0
It seems that most of the waiting rooms I visit–the ones with televisions, that is–have reached a consensus that HGTV is the least offensive channel to set their TV dials to (remember dials?). Accordingly, I see far more home renovation and house flipping shows than I would willingly submit to.
I have, however, seen enough that I found this New York Times article on real-life house flippers and how their experiences differ from the HGTV narratives an interesting read.
It illustrates again that “reality TV” and reality are in no way related, just as “Fox” and “News” ar–oh, never mind.
QOTD 0
Rex Stout:
Nothing is obvious in itself. Obviousness is subjective.
Stout, Rex, The Silent Speaker (New York: Bantam, 1958), p. 117
(QOTD was late to work today.)
Standing and Deliverance 0
Elie Wystal is not impressed with the Supreme Court’s decision not to rule on the Wisconsin gerrymandering case because of “lack of standing.” A snippet:
That’s like arguing that a bird has no interest in the tree, and can only argue for the preservation of her particular branch.
Do read the rest.
Hostages 0
Mike Littvin infers that the inhumanity is intentional.
The unforgivable grabbing of more than 2,300 children from their parents at the border — some of these parents here to seek asylum — and housing them in what amounts to cages is meant to force bleeding-heart Democrats to the table to give Trump his ridiculous $25 billion border wall.
Follow the link for the entire article.
All that Was Old Is New Again 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear has seen it all before.
Trade Warriors 0
Republicans refuse to act to stop Donald Trump’s authority to impose tariffs against friendly nations in the name of “national security.”
Dialectic 0
Josh Marshall muses on the internal contradictions of Trumpery.
The Bible Tells Me So . . . , Reprise 0
Mike discusses the Trump Administration’s program to rip children from their mothers and its defending the practice as sanctioned by the Bible. Warning: Language.
Wedging the Issues 0
Writing at Psychology Today Blogs, Roy Eidelson explores the mechanics of the politics of hate. A snippet:
Read the whole thing. It’s worth your while.
Side Effects Include . . . . 0
You will recall that the publisher of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette fired editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers for being critical of Donald Trump. Ann Telnaes comments:
Follow the link for the rest.
How Do You Know that Donald Trump Is Lying? 0
Jay Bookman answers, His mouth is open.”
