June, 2023 archive
Mean for the Sake of Mean 0
Sam and his crew call out the cruelty.
The News Recycle 0
Rebecca Watson looks at some recent reports about two apparently unrelated topics: UFOs and COVID. She argues that, as dissimilar as the topics may seem, the news reports have something in common: they are not “news,” they are warmed up leftovers. A bit:
1. Both are masquerading as “news” when in fact there doesn’t appear to be any new information we didn’t already know for at least a year
2. Both have no solid evidence to back them up . . .
Follow the link for solid evidence of the lack of evidence.
Extortion Contortions 0
At the Hartford Courant, Democratic Congressman John Larson argues forcefully that the debt ceiling as it currently exists is a failed policy. He states (emphasis added)
Follow the link for his reasoning.
The Rule of Flaw 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of the Law Vegas Sun nominates the oafs of office.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
Llewellyn King, who travels frequently by air, sounds a warning.
If you want to know what you are indeed “in for,” follow the link.
The Bullies’ Pulpit 0
We are again reminded that “social” media isn’t.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The Sacramento Bee has obtained a copy of Florida Governor DeSantis’s trafficking ticket (that is, the “release” his minions had migrants sign before trafficking them to California).
Mean for the Sake of Mean 0
(snip)
Texas is the state where the most workers die from high temperatures, government data shows. At least 42 workers died in Texas between 2011 and 2021 from environmental heat exposure, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Workers’ unions claim this data doesn’t fully reflect the magnitude of the problem because heat-related deaths are often recorded under a different primary cause of injury.
Follow the link to learn why Texas Republicans think this is a good law.
A Disgruntled Founding Father 0
Brian Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, suggests that, on this Father’s Day, the “Father of our country” would be less than happy with the behavior of some of our country’s current inhabitants. He spotlights their spinelessness (emphasis added):
Imagine how Washington would have felt about people like Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who just can’t bring himself to condemn the acts for which Trump has been charged.
(snip)
And how do you think President Washington would feel about the rest of the motley crew of elected Republicans in the Senate and the House who roar in favor of law and order and run from the need to stand up for it because it would put them at odds with their fearless and feckless leader?
The complete piece is worth your while.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Quin Hillyer writes of the resurrection of a rationale for rebellion and reminds us that it once led to the Civil War. Here’s a tiny bit from his article:
This “nullification” idea is demonstrably, factually wrong — and dangerous. It was already discredited long before the Civil War by none other than “Father of the Constitution” James Madison. And that war itself, at the cost of some 750,000 lives, settled the issue once and for all.
Follow the link for the rest.
