January, 2020 archive
The Quest 0
Nancy Letourneau attempts to make sense of for Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran.
The Grand Stragety 0
Trump’s Iran “policy” seems to be one of beating plowshares into swords.
Wars and Mongers of War, One More Time 0
Mel Gurtov examines how endless warriors cook up endless wars. Here’s one ingredient from the recipe (emphasis in the original):
Follow the link for his complete list of ingredients.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Selfie politeness is the politest kind.
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Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies don’t know just what the woman was doing with the phone when she shot it but believe she was holding it in a selfie-like position based on the angle.
Geeking Out 0
The QMMP media player with the Catubi3000 Winamp skin playing The Broken Rosary from Librivox on the Fluxbox window manager on Ubuntu MATE on a Zareason MediaBox. The wallpaper is from my collection.
Credit Where Credit is Undue 0
(Warning: Commercial starts at about the five minute mark.)
War and Mongers of War 0
Also, they never consider the possibility that things might not go exactly as they want them to.
Steal from the Poor, Give to the Rich 0
Gene Nichol offers a primer on Trumponomics.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness never ends.
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Officials said four hunters were trying to drive a deer when two were mistaken for deer and shot. They both died from their injuries.
How is this not negligent homicide?
Gutting Postal 0
Sam discusses Republican efforts to undermine the U. S. Post Office.
Behind that Curtain 0
In The Roanoke Times, James Ballou looks behind the smokescreen of Republican rhetoric to discern the essence of today’s Republican Party.
A nugget:
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Did you remember to usher in the New Year with politeness?