2018 archive
Bull’s Eye 0
Badtux, in two sentences, exposes the con behind gun fetishists’ primary talking point.
There are more sentences at the link.
Afterthought:
I use the word “fetishist” advisedly. What better describes one who is enamored of a portable penis of death?
The Hollow Men 0
Farron remarks on the emptiness of Republican “thoughts and prayers.”
What Is the Common Good? 0
Thom answers a caller’s question.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another educational day in NRA Paradise . . . . .
CNN is reporting at least 17 people are dead, citing law enforcement officials.
Geeking Out 0
Listening to an episode of Sexton Blake from Old Radio Programs in a VM of Windows 7 in VirtualBox on Slackware v. 14.2 on a Zareason desktop computer. In the background, there’s a VM of CentOS 7.
Remember, in Republican World, There Is No Such Thing as the “Common Good.” 0
Ben Sprage reveals the con hidden (not very skillfully) in Donald Trump’s “infrastructure” plan:
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
Trumpling the students:
(snip)
The email was opened by two of the six intended recipients, MLive reported, who then alerted school authorities. The other four emails were deleted from the students’ inboxes before they could be opened.
“U need ta [sic] get your n**ger loving as* out of here and all this black lives matter bullsh*t,” the email read. The sender went on use the slur multiple times when writing that African Americans should “leave this country.”
“One day your kids will get what they deserve being on this land,” the email continued. “White lives matter….go Trump!!!!”
“Look Away, Look Away, Look Away” 0
Shorter Tony Norman: It’s an ugly society that dares not look in the mirror.