From Pine View Farm

January, 2020 archive

The Quest 0

Nancy Letourneau attempts to make sense of for Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran.

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The Grand Stragety 0

Tiny hand sticking up from large sleeve labeled

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Trump’s Iran “policy” seems to be one of beating plowshares into swords.

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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):

Lie when you have to: Most everyone on the ground saw the disconnect between what was actually happening and what had to be said in public. Lying became commonplace. As one colonel said, “Every data point was altered to present the best picture possible.”

Follow the link for his complete list of ingredients.

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In the Job Market 0

West VI\irginia cadets giving the Nazi salute.  One says,

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(The back story, in case you missed it.)

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Selfie politeness is the politest kind.

Washington County’s (Oregon–ed.) first shooting call of 2020 came after a Bethany woman shot through her own phone and into her neighbor’s wall.

(snip)

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.

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QOTD 0

Ulysses S. Grant:

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.

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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.

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War and Mongers of War, Reprise 0

Image of soldiers preparing to parachute from plane in a war zone.  One says to another,

Badtux does the cost-benefit analysis.

Image via Juanita Jean.

(Broken link fixed.)

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Credit Where Credit is Undue 0

(Warning: Commercial starts at about the five minute mark.)

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War and Mongers of War 0

What Noz said.

Also, they never consider the possibility that things might not go exactly as they want them to.

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The Kool-Aid Kids 0

Republicans drinking from a Kool-Aid pitcher bearing Donald Trump's face while saying,

Via Juanita Jean.

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

A Snapchat Trumpling.

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Steal from the Poor, Give to the Rich 0

Gene Nichol offers a primer on Trumponomics.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

The hunt for politeness never ends.

A father and his 9-year-old daughter were shot and killed in a hunting accident in South Carolina on New Year’s Day, according to multiple reports.

(snip)

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?

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QOTD 0

Shelby Foote:

A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library. The library is the university.

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The Canary in the Coal Mine 0

Two miner coal miners wielding picks in the

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Gutting Postal 0

Sam discusses Republican efforts to undermine the U. S. Post Office.

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All the Spews that Fit 0

Frame One, titled

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(Syntax error fixed.)

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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:

For the Republican Party, the stoking of the racist, homophobic, 2nd amendment and religious fears of the poor and lower middle classes is only a means to an end. The true goal is to grow the riches of the wealthy. However, to do so they need the votes of rural poor and lower middle class whites. The Republican Party is now composed of corporations, the greed driven super wealthy and by a much larger group of dissatisfied whites who are afraid they will be unable to maintain their vision of a status quo and who have become conditioned to blame people of color, other religions and sexual orientations for their perceived plight.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Did you remember to usher in the New Year with politeness?

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