August, 2021 archive
The Law and Order Party 0
While we’re on the topic, as much as I am not a fan of Maureen Dowd,* I think she asks a legitimate question.
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*Not that I necessarily disagree with her, but I find that, when faced with a choice between snark and solidity, she opts for snark far too often.
Chaos Agents 0
Writing at the Jersey Journal, Joan Quigley expresses being puzzled at the malevolcnce of certain (not Democratic, by the way) elected officials. A snippet:
But I really can’t understand how so many ordinary members of Congress brag about fostering chaos and stagnation. They brazenly promised their constituents to go to Washington and work to make the world a better place, while secretly pledging to do all they could to obstruct progress, refuse to help, and to make people miserable.
Follow the link for context.
Facebook Frolics 0
The Zuckerborg tells researchers, “You can’t track our frolickers. That’s our shtick.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A moment of stupidity leads to two lives sacrificed on the altar of gun worship.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Maskless Marauders 0
In a related vein, Hal Crowther wonders whether we are (becoming) a failed state.
Typhoid Mary Florida Man
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Farron discusses how Florida doctors are starting to speak up against their governor’s failure to deal with (capitulation to?) COVID-19.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
Just don’t forget to pack the duct tape.
QOTD 0
Rex Stout, in the voice of Archie Goodwin:
Skepticism is a good watchdog if you know when to take the leash off.
Stout, Rex, Fer-de-Lance (New York: Bantam, 1962), p. 143.
Devolution 0
Writing at The Roanoke Times, Professor Robert Strong is not sanguine. A snippet:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
A Pillow of the Community 0
We are a society of stupid.