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Tuna Souffle 0

Tuna Souffle

This is based on Craig Claiborne’s recipe for salmon souffle in his New York Times Cookbook, 1961 edition. I frankly prefer tuna to salmon in this recipe. (Claiborne is my favorite cook book writer; I’m working on wearing out my third copy of this book and my copy of his New York Times International Cookbook is held together with library tape.)

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Ignoring the Oblivious Oblivion 0

Group of Dinosaurs wearing MAGA gear as meteorite shaped like a coronavirus heads towards them.  One dinosaur says to the others,

Via The Bob Cesca Show Blog.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Politeness takes practice.

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Great Moments in Covidiocy 0

That other epidemic–the epidemic of stupid–continues to spread.

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

A reopening Trumpling.

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“But There’s No Other Explanation,” Reprise 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Robert Muller explores the attraction of conspiracy theories in times to trouble. Give it a look; it helps clarify why folks willingly fall for stuff that makes no sense whatsoever. Here’s a snippet:

Research shows that conspiracy theories satisfy unmet psychological needs and provide security of knowledge in a time of uncertainty. When increased anxiety and powerlessness are present, conspiracy theories provide answers to complex questions and help relieve these unpleasant feelings. Additionally, some research has linked belief in conspiracy theories to the need for uniqueness. In other words, people want to feel powerful and special; as though they are in possession of important information that other people don’t have.

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The Appointment 0

Group of folks yelling and holding signs like,

Via Job’s Anger.

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QOTD 0

Carl Schurz:

The Senator from Wisconsin cannot frighten me by exclaiming, “My country, right or wrong.” In one sense I say so too. My country; and my country is the great American Republic. My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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“Don’t Inject Lysol” 0

A headline I never could have dreamed up.

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The Grand Reopening 0

Two persons in car crossing border into

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One Thing Is Like the Other Thing 0

University of Alabama at Birmingham Professor James McClintock sees similarities between the United States’s (in)action on climate change and on COVID-19. A snippet; follow the link for the rest.

Nevertheless, in a pattern shockingly similar to its ignoring the global spread of COVID-19 infection and death, the leadership of the U.S. government dropped its participation in the Paris Climate Accord and directed the EPA to gut the clean-air act.

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The “Right To Infect” 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Matthew J. Edlund muses on those who defend the right to infect.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Yet another responsible gun owner (sic) cannot tell the difference between a small bird and a large human.

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Pay Attention to the Men behind the Curtain 0

Thom examines who is behind the astro-turf “reopen America” protests by reviewing analyses of Google Analytics trackers on their websites.

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QOTD 0

Ben Hecht:

Like the actor, authority has faith in its false whiskers. But its deepest faith is in the human illusion. People will hang on to illusion as eagerly as life itself.

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All That Was Old Is New Again 0

Frame One, titled

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

Trumpled on the links.

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The Trump Show 0

Donald Trump before a bank of microphones next to a fireplace thrust truth in the fire, while saying,

Via Job’s Anger.

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The Fox Snake Oil Salesmen Walk Back the Snake Oil 0

In related news, Paul Krugman calls out the right-wing for its reliance on quacks and phonies. Here’s a bit:

One thing the coronavirus has thrown into sharp relief is the centrality of quackery — confident pronouncements on technical subjects by people who have no idea what they’re talking about — to the whole enterprise of modern conservatism.

The stupid.

It doesn’t just burn.

It kills.

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