From Pine View Farm

2021 archive

The Self-Promotion Society 0

Frame One:  Close Up of man laying new patio tiles.  He asks,

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And the Moral of the Story Is . . . . 0

Virginia's governor-elect Youngkin, holding a paper saying,

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Vaccine Nation 0

The state of Iowa sanctions endangering public health in the name of the Lord.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

Michael Paul Williams takes a look at the recent election in Virginia. Methinks he has a point, for the last thing many white Americans want to do is confront the dark reality of America’s history. Here’s a bit; follow the link for the rest.

. . . white grievance, as served up by Glenn Youngkin in his quest to be governor, proved to be the winning ticket as he and his fellow Republicans were propelled into statewide office by an issue spun out of whole cloth.

In the 1970s, white parents fled to the suburbs rather than have their children sit in a classroom with Black children. Today, parents in suburban locales such as Chesterfield, Hanover, Loudoun and Stafford counties are trying to keep the history of anti-Black racism out of the classroom.

America’s original sin (and the denial thereof) casts a long and dark shadow.

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Vaccine Nation 0

The stupid. It burns.

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All the News that Fits 0

In the “no surprises here” category, Tucker Carlson is making stuff up about the January 6 insurrection.

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No Place To Hide 0

Goat, looking at phone:  How is it I'm seeing these ads online for flights to Italy just as I'm planning a trip?  Rat:  They track your online searches and give you ads based on that.  Goat:  But I haven't searched for it.  I've only talked about it with friends.  Rat:  This is where I tell you not to worry that your phone has a really good built-in microphone.  Goat:  Please don't make me as paranoid as you.  Rat:  Don't be.  Since when has a tech company breached our privacy?

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QOTD 0

Sam Rayburn:

You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.

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Real Big Men 0

Warning: Language.

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Dis Coarse Discourse 0

Woman reading newspaper says,

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The Privileged F(l)ew 0

An insurrectionist, much to her surprise, is going to jail. A snippet:

Ryan denied in her letter (to the judge–ed.) that a tweet where she wrote that she had “blonde hair white skin a great job a great future and I’m not going to jail” didn’t indicate that she was above the law.

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Gutting Out the Vote 0

The University of Florida exercises its freedom of squelch.

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The UF’s defense of its actions is a masterpiece of lily-livered weasel-wording.

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The Final Frontier 0

Title:  Humankind;s insatiable need to explore the universe.  Image:  Two space suited astronauts atop a pile of garbage.  One of them is emptying a trash can.  The other says,

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A Second Coming 0

You can’t make this stuff up.

We are a society of stupid.

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Dialectic 0

Badtux.

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QOTD 0

Mark Holma:

Just because it’s old doesn’t mean it’s historic.

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Totally Tubular 0

Cat in tube in cat tower

Afterthought:

You should see the catrobatics when he tries to change his position.

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Follow the Money If You Can 0

Two men walking past a landscape filled with campaign signs.  One carries a briefcase labeled

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Vaccine Nation 0

At Al.com, a physician steps back, takes a larger perspective, and looks at the history of pandemics and vaccines, leading him to wonder what happened to the concept of the common good. Here’s a bit; follow the link for a valuable perspective.

Of course, in the ancient world, it was easy enough to attribute infectious disease to an enraged deity. With that mindset, a logical solution was simply to banish the person who had offended the god or gods in charge.

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Methinks the “ancient world” isn’t so ancient after all.

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The Alumnus 0

Thom talks with Art Cohen about his experience in exposing the Trump University con.

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