2021 archive
Twits on Twitter 0
Ted Cruz gets a Fauci ouchie.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And it happens again . . . .
There should be tests for hunting licenses, just as for drivers licenses.
Furrfu.
The Rittenhouse Rules, One More Time 0
Brian Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, believes that, in the reaction to Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal, some questions remain unanswered. A snippet:
What is a 17-year old boy doing with a semi-automatic AR-15 military-style rifle and why does society (read that his parents, friends, others adults in his presence and the police) allow him to strap that rifle across his body and march right into a protest against police brutality in the middle of Kenosha where emotions are high, flames of burning buildings even higher, and who knows how high many of the participants on both sides of the street might be?Follow the link for more of his questions.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues.
She didn’t make it.
One more time, “accidentally” and “negligently” are not synonyms.
A Consumerist Economy 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear makes a convincing argument that our society is suffering from a case of consumption. A snippet:
We are a broken society.
Vaccine Nation 0
The Bangor Daily News investigates the exodus of health care workers in the second year of the pandemic. According to the story, most of the persons leaving the field worked for hospitals and nursing homes, facilities hit hardest by COVID-19. The work force at those facilities is down by about 10% in Maine, about half the national average. Some have left heath care completely; others are moving to less stressful areas within the profession.
Follow the link for details; here’s a bit that I think is particularly significant (emphasis added):
“It’s always felt a little frustrating to treat someone for something that’s preventable,” Oberson said. “People claiming it’s not real or that it’s not serious when you are seeing it first-hand.”
And, in more news of Vaccine Nation . . . .
The Scales of Justice . . . 0
. . . and the systemic thumb upon those scales.
The Rittenhouse Rules, Reprise 0
Via C&L, which notes, in part, that
Follow the link for the rest of their report.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Demonstrate politeness when showing off for “social” media.
(snip)
Police determined that a 13-year-old male was handling a gun and, along with several other juveniles, trying to make a video for social media. An initial investigation led police to believe the weapon was fired accidentally.
We are a broken society.