2019 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And yet another gun that fired itself . . . .
Fellow Travelers 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Peter Wehner tries to understand why Republicans, who once styled themselves as the party of rectitude, so willingly defend and support Donald Trump, for whom rectitude is a unknown concept. Here’s a bit; follow the link th read the rest.
When the accommodation involves compromising one’s sense of integrity, the tensions are reduced when others join in the effort. This creates a powerful sense of cohesion, harmony and groupthink. The greater the compromise, the more fierce the justification for it — and the greater the need to denounce those who call them out for their compromise.
Unpresidented 0
Susan Estrich argues that one President is not like the other President. A snippet:
(snip)
For Trump, it’s not insecurity. Just the opposite. It is the monumental arrogance of a monarch who is above the law. It is precisely what the Founding Fathers rebelled against.
Do please read the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite to the neighborhood children.
The boy said he and his friends play in the street and on the sidewalk all the time, but this time, he said, Spahn wouldn’t give them the ball back and threatened them with a revolver.
Sins of Omission Omission of Sin
0
Honest to Pete, you can’t make this stuff up.
Facebook Frolics 0
The Zuckerborg takes a tip from the musical Hair and sings, “Assimilation can make you mine.”
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 (October 3, 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.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Kyle Whitmore maintains that “your civics teacher lied” to you about the rule of law. Follow the link for his evidence.
Afterthought:
Do they even have civics teachers these days?
