2018 archive
A Separate Reality (Updated) 0
The Republican Party has decided to tell itself stories about domestic terrorism. Here’s a bit from the report at TPM; follow the link for the complete article.
Without any evidence, members of the far-right media, think tank heads, and Twitter activists shared their conspiratorial theories on social media.
Today’s Republican party is a vile and loathsome (not to mention delusional and dangerous) thing clear and present danger to the polity; it demonstrates the degree to which we have become a society of stupid.
Addendum, Late that Same Evening:
There is no truth to the rumor that I’m trying to start that the Republican Party intends to rename itself the “Pipe Bomb Party.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness with your paramour is paramount.
The couple was parked at America’s Best Value Inn near Airline Drive and the North Freeway about 1:35 a.m. when the weapon discharged, the Houston Police Department said. Investigators believe the man was either showing off or simply playing around with the weapon when it fired.
Thus passeth another day in NRA Paradise.
A Guide to the Trumplers 0
You can’t tell the players without a program.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom and his guest discuss an adventure of voting while black.
Donald Trump’s One Note Samba 0
Will Bunch tells a tale of Trumpian tactics. A snippet:
Follow the link for the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Show courtesy on the nation’s thoroughfares.
Lt. Chris Cook, a spokesman with Arlington police, said a slower car was sideswiped when one driver aggressively tried to pass the vehicle.
When the two cars pulled over near the New York Avenue exit, one of the drivers exited the vehicle to exchange insurance information but was shot in the head.
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
Juanita Jean is on the case.
VB City Council Candidate Forum 0
My friend Andrew Jackson tells me that there will a Virginia Beach City Council candidate forum–likely the last one of this election season–on Thursday, October 25, at 6:30 p. m. at the Morning Star Baptist Church, 4780 First Court Road, Virginia Beach.
There is no URL that I can point you to, but I plan to be there (heck, for all practical purposes, it’s just around the corner for me). You can be there too.
Aside:
After that, I should be able to finish my PVF Endorsements, over there (——>) on the sidebar.
I don’t expect to have an endorsement for every contest, but I’ll do the best I can.
War of Words 0
Ravi Chandra explores the similarities between the rhetoric of Donald Trump and Trumpettes to classic authoritarian propaganda. After pointing out that it’s common to try to gin up the base before an election, Chandra notes that
Follow the link for the rest, including specific examples.
The Voter Fraud Fraud, Test Case Dept. 0
Thom looks back at the history of the Republican voter fraud scam.
Mobbed Up 0
Aside:
I think it noteworthy that, when Trump holds public events, those event are almost always only for his supporters.
Image via Job’s Anger.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
In the NRA’s Garden of Eden, politeness is a family value.
Arms Race 0
In a timely piece Psychology Today Blogs, Art Markman examines the current state of research into the extent to which race affects police shootings of unarmed suspects.
The five minutes it will take you to read it is well worth the expenditure. Some of the findings may surprise you, especially as regards information received from police dispatchers.