September, 2018 archive
The Con of “Colorblindness” 0
Thom explores how “colorblindness” is a cover for racism.
Blatherskate 2
In case you wonder what lies white Southerners tell to convince themselves and others that the Civil War was not about slavery and theft of labor based on race, you need look no further than this heaping mound of propaganda which for some fool reason a reputable newspaper has published.
How do I know that this is Southern propaganda?
Because it’s the sort of stuff I heard over and over when I was a young white Southerner growing up under Jim Crow. Most Southerners don’t want to admit, even to themselves, that their ancestors fought to preserve chattel slavery, even though every state that seceded cited preservation of slavery in its secession documents.
End Game 0
Steven M. advances a theory as to why so much excrement has impacted the ventilator this week. A snippet:
. . . as far as establishment Republicans are concerned, Trump’s work is done.
Follow the link for a lengthy explanation as to why he says that.
Afterthought:
I find that his argument sounds plausible, but I am skeptical. It assumes a degree of organization that does not seem manifest in the Trumpling.
I also wonder that any such thing as an “establishment Republican” remains in a Trumpled party.
This Week in the Trumpling 0
Shaun Mullen brings us up to date.
He is less than sanguine.
You may also wish to read Will Bunch’s latest on the Trumpling. Given that the Republican Party has chosen to make party, not polity, its first loyalty, I fear that you will find it less than comforting.
Swampwater 0
President George the Worst’s mercenaries are back in the news.
QOTD 0
Agatha Christie, in the voice of Hercule Poirot:
And originality becomes eccentricity as the years go by?
Christie, Agatha, “Dead Man’s Mirror” in the collection, Dead Man’s Mirror (New York: Berkley, 1984), p. 6.
An Apple for the Teacher 0
North Carolina state superintendent of schools goes on an iJunket.
The Fee Hand of the Market 0
This is a Pyrrhic gesture, but a useful one:
Taylor-Made 0
Oh, my.
My elected representative incongruously assembled gets called out for his skulduggery.
Just before announcing his ruling, Richmond Circuit Judge Gregory Rupe told Democratic Party lawyers he agreed that Brown’s name should be removed because members of U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor’s campaign staff collected fraudulent signatures to assist Brown and many petitions may have been illegally notarized before being sent to the state Department of Elections.
Emphasis added.
Details at the link.
I could go on, but I will limit myself to two comments.
The judge got it right.
The judge got it right.
Make TWUUG Your LUG 0
Learn about the wonderful world of free and open source. Use computers to do what you want, not what someone else wants you to do. Learn how to use GNU/Linux and its plethora of free and open source software to get stuff done with computers.
It’s not hard; it’s just different.
When: Monthly TWUUG meeting at 7:30 p. m. on the first Thursday of the month (Today,September 6, 2018). Pre-meeting dinner at Chicago Uno, JANAF shopping center, 6:00 p. m. (map)
Who: Everyone in TideWater/Hampton Roads with interest in any/all flavors of Unix/Linux. There are no dues or signup requirements. All are welcome.
Where: Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk Training Room (map). (Wireless and wired internet connection available.) Turn right upon entering, then left at the last corridor and look for the open meeting room.
