From Pine View Farm

January, 2022 archive

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Pliny the Younger:

The lust of lucre has so totally seized upon mankind, that their wealth seems rather to possess them, than they to possess their wealth.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Immunity Impunity 0

C-Dog:  Couple LAPD cops didn't respond to a robbery call 'cause they was playin' Pokeman.  They fired them on the spot.  Lemont:  Wait . . . you mean they didn't put them on paid leave?  C-Dog:  Uh-uh.  Lemont:  They didn't have to

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Practice random acts of politeness.

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A Slip of the Tongue Truth 0

Oh, goodness gracious me, fetch me my pearls that I may clutch them as I fswoon upon my fainting couch!

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Maskless Marauders 0

The Marauder Rewarder.

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Half the Truth, Nothing Like the Truth 0

Republican legislator seated in front of a picture of Martin Luther King, Jr., says to a group of students,

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Maskless Marauders 0

A notable lack of judgement.

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Vincent Price:

A man who limits his interests, limits his life.

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And Now for a Musical Interlude 0

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Be polite to our furry four-legged friends.

Aside:

Yes, I agree, the concept of “support animals” has been warped beyond recognition. But that’s irrelevant to the point of this post, which is that the concept of the “right to bear arms” has been warped beyong recognition.

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A Trumpled Democracy, Reprise 0

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A Trumpled Democracy 0

Title:  New Democracy Island.  Image:  Man on desert island to second man who is wearing a horned hat and holding a torch:  Whoa, whoa, whoa . . . It's my turn to launch and insurrection.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

Florida Man’s Republican cancel culture cancels (a lecture about) the Civil Rights Movement.

Afterthought:

I think that cancelling the Civil Rights Movement, not just lectures about it, would not be an unwelcome outcome in the eyes of today’s Republican Party.

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Vaccine Nation 0

The writer of a letter to the Kansas City Star points out that Santayana was right.

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Prior Restraint 0

The University of Florida’s attempt to keep professors from giving testimony that might anger Florida’s governor does not end well for Florida Man the institution of higher so-called learning in federal district court.

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Brian Karem:

Freedom without responsibility is just a child whining about its toy.

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The Evidence of Things Seen 0

Weaving the threads together so as to see the pattern in the quilt . . . .

Via C&L.

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Dis Coarse Discourse 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Steven Stosny writes of living with resentful persons. He focuses on individuals in their day-to-day environments at work and home, yet I think much of what he says can be expanded to our political discourse.

I suggest that certain public figures foment misdirected or even baseless resentment to further their fortunes.

I offer one snippet in support of my position and commend the entire piece to your attention.

Resentful, angry people see themselves as merely reacting to an unfair world. They often feel offended by what they perceive as a general insensitivity to their “needs.” As a result, they’re likely to feel attacked by any attempt to point out ways in which they might be unfair. They show little concern for the negative effects of their behavior on others.

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The Great Pretender 0

Title:  Trump Truth:  The King's Speech in the Emperor's Clothes.  Image:  Donald Trump, dressed in royal robes, looks at a crown labeled

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