2021 archive
The Fakers 0
John Fluharty, once the executive director of the Delaware Republican Party and now a registered independent, is not happy with the current state of his ex-party. Here’s a bit of his article:
As most recently evidenced by failed U.S. Senate candidate Lauren Witzke’s revealing spat with openly gay Trump advisor Ric Grenell, there is an ascendant faction of fake conservatives who believe that bigotry, intolerance and exclusion represent the party’s path back to political prominence. These fake conservatives are energized, emboldened, and believe — mistakenly — that they are the rightful inheritors of the party of Lincoln, Roosevelt, Eisenhower and Reagan.
Follow the link for the rest.
Aside:
I have some quibbles with the first part of the quotation, but none at all with the last part.
A Day in the Life 0
At the Hartford Courant, an American child of Indian immigrants to the United States describes the casual stereotypes and bigotry (some would call them “microaggressions,” but they are still aggessions) that she encounters every day.
If it doesn’t tear your heart out, it’s because you don’t have one.
Geeking Out 0
I do likes me my pretty pictures. This is Machu Picchu.
Ubuntu MATE with the Fluxbox window manager.
From Dystopian Fiction to Dystopia 0
Gene Collier, writing at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, makes a strong case that we are descending (have descended?) into Idiocracy.
Methinks he makes a pretty good case.
All the News that Fits, Seussing It Out Dept. 0
David takes a look about the phony Dr. Seuss “cancellation” scamdal and tries to separate the truth from the right-wing gibberish. (Warning: Short ad stars at about the eight-and-a-half minute mark.)
As an aside, Dr. Seuss stories were not a part of my childhood, but they were certainly part of my kids’.
Patriot Gamers 0
Capitol insurrectionist is tired of waiting and wants out of the pokey.