2021 archive
QOTD 0
Mary Roberts Rinehart:
Every act of one’s life is the unavoidable result of every act that has preceded it.
Signs of the Times 0
Seen at the entrance to a local bank.
Hoarders 0
Thom and his guest discuss the “morbidly wealthy” and their dynastic desires.
“Morbidly weathy.” What a well-turned phrase.
Limitations of Statues 0
The Arizona Republic’s Laurie Roberts remarks on the hypocrisy of Republicans who would deny America’s history of racism while honoring those who fought to preserve race-based chattel slavery. A nugget:
Follow the link for her complete article.
And, while on the topic . . . . F. T. Rea reflects on Confederate statues and the removal thereof in the estwhile capital of the Confederacy.
“It Can’t Happen Here” 0
Au contraire, argues Gwynne Dyer. Here’s a bit of her article, from the Bangor Daily News:
Writing just after the G7 summit, he warned that “the most dangerous threat (facing the world) is the transformation of the Republican Party in the US into a fascist movement.” Almost every journalist alive has toyed with this analogy – and then avoided it because it sounds like partisan rhetoric rather than hard analysis.
Cockburn points out that Trump’s presidency had many of the attitudes and behaviors of a fascist regime – extreme nationalism, racist hatred of minorities, disregard of the law and constant denial of the truth – but that it failed one crucial test. It did not include automatic re-election, and so Trump lost control.
Follow the link for a discussion of Republican strategies to remedy that last failing.
Plastic People, You’re Such a Drag 0
Norfolk’s Gardens by the Sea is currently running an exhibit of art made for detritus retrieved from the sea. The intent of the exhibit is to impress viewers with the extent, diversity, and permanence of the trash we so blithely discard.
Here are a few of the items.
This contains, among other things, water bottles, a toilet seat, a refrigerator door, and several cooler lids.
When the Truth Hurts, Hurt the Truth 0
At The Hartford Courant, a history professor muses on Republicans’ fear of historical fact. A snippet (emphasis added):
A Bridge Too Far Out 0
The stupid. It burns.
The Sauce of Discontent 0
Surprisingly, this did not involve Florida Man.
