June, 2019 archive
Adventures in Branding 1
Whatever happened to words (emphasis added)?
The new bank is to be called Truist, Winston-Salem-based BB&T and Atlanta-based SunTrust said.
Why the hell should I trust a bank that can’t speak its native tongue?
The stupid. It burns.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Expose children to politeness from an early age.
The incident happened Monday afternoon. Charleston police say four children were left unattended when one of them found a loaded gun. Officers say the child accidentally pulled the trigger, shooting the little girl.
Hate! in the Name of Love 0
The Kansas City Star’s editorial board dissects the doublespeak.
Recognize Anyone? 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Jean Kim offers a taxonomy of narcissists.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is family value.
Investigators are still trying to determine what led to the outbreak of politeness.
Misdirection Play, the Projection Project Dept. 0
The SPLC analyzes how the right-wing blames everyone else for its violent ways. An excerpt:
The right’s refusal to acknowledge actual political violence only aids white nationalists, not only by downplaying their culpability but also by allowing white nationalists space to push the narrative that the “violent left” is the real threat. . . . Accordingly, the right wing has strategically pushed what one commenter on the neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer called “the ‘out of control, violent left’ meme.”
For a large swath of extremists on the far right, violence is the ultimate goal; it’s not a desire they try to hide. On social media and white nationalist platforms, they openly pine for the opportunity to attack and kill leftists and fantasize about a potential civil war.
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
Speaking of polling places, we voted in the primary today. When we were there midmorning, there were more polling stations than voters–six polling stations and two voters.
The Music of the Fears 0
Shaun Mullen has tired of listening to Congressional Democrats play their favorite musical instrument: The Dithering-do.
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Thursday 0
Join us to discuss the Virginia primaries and whatever else you wish to discuss.
When: Thursday, June 13, 6 p. m.
Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)
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