August, 2018 archive
“The Suit” 0
My local rag has a fascinating story about the protective gear that bomb disposal techs wear.
I commend it to your attention.
Facebook Frolics 0
Just the kind of guy we would want guiding our children’s educational experiences.
Man, you see stuff like this and can’t help wondering, “Don’t these folks know how to behave in public?” Then you realize that “social” media purposefully lulls its “users” into forgetting that the internet is a public place.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Commemorate your idols politely.
Police said the fight turned physical and then one of the subjects, identified as 44-year-old Michael Jermell Hatton, produced a firearm, shooting the other man at least once outside the shop.
Russian Impulses 0
Shaun Mullen tracks the collusion course.
QOTD 0
Rex Stout, in the voice of Nero Wolfe:
Complete candor is beyond the reach of man or woman.
Stout, Rex, “When a Man Murders,” Three Witnesses (New York: Bantam, 1994), p. 79
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
Trumpled at the high school soccer game:
Her sister, Darcy said she also had racial slurs shouted at her.
“One person said, ‘Hey, number 20. I hope you’re embarrassed.’ I heard another one of them say, ‘Nice shot, n****,'” said Darcy.
Both girls said they brought the harassment to the attention of a referee and staff members, but nothing was done to stop it during the game.
Much more at the link.
Via Raw Story.
Walking the Walk 0
I think Atrios is onto something here.
Facebook Frolics 0
Fair-housing frolics. From the San Jose Mercury-News (emphasis added):
Much more at the link.
Afterthought:
And this surprises you how?
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Put the spotlight on politeness.
“It was right after the sun went down, between 9 and 10 p.m.,” Titus County Sheriff’s Lt. Chris Bragg told McClatchy. “So he starts feeling around in the dark for his spotlight.”
The man, who Bragg said is from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, thought he had found it. He pulled the trigger before he realized what he had actually found on the vehicle’s floor was his .40 caliber Glock handgun.
Yup. He shot himself in the leg.
And, in yet more news of the polite . . . .
The Medicine Show 0
Thom and Wendell Potter discuss how Big Pharma and Big Insurance are trying to scare Americans from fixing the healthcare mess that feeds their bottom lines.
More here.
Trumpling towards Totalitarianism 0
The Des Moines Register’s Rekha Basu sees a trend. An excerpt:
Or is that a strongman?
Since taking the oath of office last year, Trump has repeatedly emulated the tactics of totalitarian leaders he seems to admire, including Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. He demonizes the free press as the enemy of the people and fake news purveyors, while waging disinformation campaigns against his perceived enemies.
I fear that she is quite correct.
Remember, experiments fail, even noble ones.
How Stuff Works, Everyone’s a Clickit Dept. 0
Sunday’s New York Times offered a detailed exploration of the lucrative business of selling ersatz “views” of YouTube videos, duplicitous “likes” on Facebook, and spurious listens on SoundCloud.
No Nunes Is Good Nunes 0
Mike considers the recently revealed remarks by Dennis Nunes regarding protecting Donald Trump. His remarks about Republicans who are retiring at about the five minute mark are spot on. (Warning: language).
