September, 2021 archive
Revisiting the No-Account Recount 0
The Arizona Republic’s Laurie Roberts reports on the no-accounters “reunion” and their constant search for straws for which to grasp. A snippet:
Turns out it was a Phoenix police plane searching for a stolen vehicle and it wasn’t anywhere near the coliseum but … hey … facts.
(Typos correxxed.)
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
When you are walking with your child, demonstrate politeness.
Courting Disaster 0
At Above the Law, Elizabeth Dye minces no words.
Poor Planning 0
Here’s a bit of the artist’s commentary:
History Bluff 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Jesse Robison comments on America’s stubborn refusal to face its own history. A snippet:
Many Americans are stretched thin, and people aren’t doing their homework in the United States when it comes to analyzing and understanding issues. Numerous political jurisdictions in America are also trying to control and/or revise the direction of our history through legislation.
Read the rest.
The History Buff 0
Elsewhere, coincidental but relevant, Betsy Biesenbach reflects on what I can only call “selective historiography,” and Tony Norman delivers a case study.
Image via Juanita Jean.
Amendment, Amended 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice discusses the reasoning of a “Constitutional originalist” judge who has forcefully argued that the 2nd Amendment did not “originally” mean what the gun manufacturers and their dupes, symps, and fellow travelers claim it does. A snippet:
Follow the link for his full explication.
Vaccine Nation, Triage Dept. 0
Idaho’s hospitals are filling up with COVID patients, so much so that the state is implementing a plan that involves rationing care. Here’s a bit of the story (emphasis added); details at the link.
Meanwhile, Mistermix looks for the common denominator among the states with the worst COVID numbers.
Me! Me! Me! Me! Me! Me! 0
At the Hartford Courant, Jennifer Schneider bemoans the loss of the concept of the common good.
QOTD 0
Stephen Kinzer:
No authoritarian leader cedes power easily or turns it over to bodies he cannot control.
Q. E. D.
Geeking Out 0
I do likes me my pretty pictures.
Mageia v. 8 with Fluxbox. GKrellM and Xclock are to the right. Thunderbird and Firefox are shaded in a tabbed window. The wallpaper is from my collecction.
And, no, you can’t shade or tab applications if you use Windows.
