2021 archive
Taking the Low Road 0
A century after the Tulsa riot, which destroyed a thriving black neighborhood and led to the murder of many of its residents by the white mob, Oklahoma has chosen to name a highway after Donald Trump.
The Aggrieved 0
You will sometimes hear folks on the left theorizing that right-wingers do hate-full things solely to “own the libs.” Steve M, though, thinks there is more to it than that. In an article about the recent anti-vaccine stunt by hatWRKS, he observes:
Follow the link for the complete article.
“Our Low-Grade Civil War” 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear is less than optimistic.
The Lies of the Land 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Gary Wenk explores the human tendency to believe in lies. A snippet:
Follow the link for his answer to that question.
A Well-Turned Phrase 0
One member of the coroner’s jury to another, who is being rather obnoxious, in R. Austin Freeman’s The Eye of Osiris:
The Void 0
At NJ.com, a woman describes witnessing first-hand an outburst of hatred against an aged man of Asian descent. It is quite appalling. But, in her article, I think she may have gotten to a nugget of truth:
Follow the link and read the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The Las Vegas Sun’s Brian Greenspun begs to take issue with the above slogan from the NRA.
Methinks he has a point.
When the Truth Hurts . . . 0
The Electronic Frontier Foundation documents how the Trump administration tried to make the truth go away to penalize “social” media outfits for fact-checking.
Just read it.
The Noaccount Recount 0
David dissects the duplicity.
Cancelled 0
Driftglass has been kicked off Twitter.
Remember, “social” media isn’t.
Aside:
I am a long-time listener to his podcast.
None Dare Call It Treason . . . 0
. . . even though it was.
I’ll say it, even if no one else is willing to.
To quote the Constitution of the United States of America:
The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.
I think it is reasonable to argue that inciting a takeover of the Capitol Building with the intent of overturning the result of a legitimate election falls under the category of “levying War against them.”
The Acolytes 0
Thom discusses a study which casts light on the fealty of the Trumpettes.
