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December, 2019 archive

Now for a Musical Interlude 0

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The Self-Censor 0

Caption:  Trump Administration shuts down pollution-tracking map--News Item.  Image;  Donald Trump as the three

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Snow Use 0

Couple looking a sign in front of bar.  Sign says,

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The Credulous 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Bobby Azarian probes the Evangelical “Christians” willingness to swallow Donald Trump’s particular type of hogwash, despite the hog’s being in plain sight. It’s an interesting read.

Here is a snippet (emphasis added):

One reason Trump supporters believe him comes from a basic fact about the brain: it takes more mental effort to reject an idea as false than to accept it as true. In other words, it’s easier to believe than to not.

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For Christian fundamentalists, being taught to suppress critical thinking begins at a very early age. It is the combination of the brain’s vulnerability to believing unsupported facts and aggressive indoctrination that create the perfect storm for gullibility. Due to the brain’s neuroplasticity, or ability to be sculpted by lived experiences, evangelicals literally become hardwired to believe far-fetched statements.

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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.

Tidewater Unix Users Group

When: Monthly TWUUG meeting at 7:30 p. m. on the first Thursday of the month (December 5, 2019). 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.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Oh, tweet politeness:

The tweet then goes on to say that AR-15s make it easier, and that the user “jsit (sic) killed my whole family, and i couldnt have done it without a gun!”

    Guns don’t kill people, people do. Guns just make it a lot easier. AR-15 makes it super easy.

    I jsit killed my whole family, and i couldnt have done it without a gun! I’m too much of a coward, a knife would have been waaay too hard. So, thanks to everyone at the NRA,
    — KevinH (@kevinheimsoth_h) December 26, 2019

Follow the link for the full story, including reportage on the Bellingham Herald’s efforts to get comment from the NRA.

Aside:

I didn’t believe this story when I first saw it from Yahoo! News Australia. I thought it likely a satirical piece mistakenly recast as news (something that happens far too frequently, particularly on “social” media), so I tracked it back to the source.

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The Fetishist’s Lament 0

Gun nut holding assault rifle complains to Sparky, saying,

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QOTD 0

Ogden Nash:

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

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Christmas in NRA Paradise 0

Ralphie from

Via All Things Amazing, an image site (some images may be NSFW).

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Gutting Out the Vote 0

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Facebook Frolics 0

Facebook on drugs.

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“The Rich Are Different from You and Me” 0

Paul Krugman describes how.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Politeness takes practice.

One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.

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Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes 0

Frame One, titled

At The Roanoke Times, Nancy Liebrecht provides context.

Image via Job’s Anger.

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Political Affairs 0

Senator Barbara Boxer comments on the Republican double standard.

Via C&L.

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QOTD 0

Thomas Mann:

War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

E. J. Montini explains.

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Lies and Lying Liars 0

David considers the dynamics of pathological liars and his tactic for dealing with them.

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Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0

Trumpling Tina.

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Pre-Deliberated for Your Cogitative Convenience 0

Mitch McConnell gestures towards the Senate, saying

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