2019 archive
Twits on Twitter 0
Sportswriter extraordinaire Bob Molinaro:
California Schemin’ 0
Paul Krugman looks for the motives behind Donald Trump’s war on California. A snippet:
Conservatives confidently predicted disaster, declaring that the state was committing “economic suicide.” You might think that the failure of that disaster to materialize, especially combined with the way California has outperformed states like Kansas and North Carolina that turned hard right while it was turning left, might induce them to reconsider their worldview. That is, you might think that if you haven’t been paying any attention to the right-wing mindset.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is a family value.
No foul play is suspected in the death of Daiqualis Poe . . . .
One more time, “negligent” and “accidental” are not synonyms.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
David discusses a recent ADL report and muses about Donald Trump’s role in weaponizing white supremacy.
Lies and Lying Liars 0
Elie Mystal surveys the lies of the land.
QOTD 0
Kelly Hunter, as Kate Malpas:
All over the world, people make piles of stones and think they’ve found God.
Another Sign of a Crumbling Civilization 0
I ran out of ink for my fountain pen.
I had to order a new bottle on line, as it’s no longer available in my local physical emporium.
USAdammerung 0
Will Bunch is not sanguine.
Orangeade 0
When I first visited Los Angeles in the late 1970s on a business trip, the air was orange and burned my eyes.
The last time I visited Los Angeles (actually, Burbank) in the early aughts, also on a business trip, it was better. Looking from Burbank down into the LA basin, there was a hint of orange, but it was nothing like three decades earlier.
Donald Trump wants to bring back the orange.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues.
No doubt it was the bushy tail–oh, never mind.
Follow the Money 0
Facing South dogs the dinaros. A snippet:
Follow the link for details.
Dragnet 0
Solomon Jones recounts tales of being while black.