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September, 2023 archive

The Trump Party Platform 0

Picture of Bill Barr and Kellyanne Conway erecting a sign in front of the White House.  Over the White House flies a flag reading

Via Yellowdoggranny.

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All the News that Fits 0

Goat:  What do you think is the role of the media ina democracy?  Rat:  To hold the rich and powerful accountable.  Goat:  And what if the rich and powerful make it a point ot buy up all that media?  (Rat lies in bed)  Rat:  This is why I don't get up in the morning.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” discharges his responsibility.

The 30-year-old man was at a business in the West District about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday when he reached for his wallet and instead accidently (sic) fired a gun that was inside a satchel, Chief Shon Barnes said in his blog.

The man did not realize what had happened right away as he thought it just sounded like something fell. The man then noticed he had shot himself in the thigh, Barnes said.

Musical NotesGuns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You won’t find one without the other.

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Facebook Frolics 0

The EFF weighs in on Facebook’s flagrant failure to forestall repulsive rhetoric. Here’s a bit:

This incident serves as part of the growing body of evidence that Facebook’s systems are inadequate in detecting seriously harmful content, particularly that which targets marginalized and vulnerable communities.

Follow the link for the full post and a link to their full submission to Meta’s Overlook Oversight Board.

And remember, “social” media isn’t.

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QOTD 0

Quinton Crisp:

When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, ‘Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don’t believe?

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“Doubling Down on Disfunction” 0

Via C&L, which has commentary.

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The Appraisal 0

PoliticalProf applies for a loan.

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“When the Truth Hurts, Hurt the Truth” 0

Michael Paul Williams points out that those who complain most vociferously about “indoctrination” in schools are, in truth, the indoctrinators.

Follow the link for his reasoning.

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The Art of the Steal 0

Also, too.

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Patriot Gamers 0

Voice comes from the House side of the Capitol:  Look--We were elected to shut down the government and do the wrong thing for the American people.

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I think it’s safe to say that today’s Republican Party does not deal in good faith.

Indeed, I doubt that it even understands the concept.

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Chicken of the She 0

Florida Woman.

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This New Gilded Age 0

Suffer the children.

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QOTD 0

Jens Martin Skibsted:

Immigrants are not the main threat to the industrialized world’s workforce: robots are – or, rather, artificially intelligent robots are.

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Targeting Targets (Updated) 0

Addendum:

Grung_e_Gene has more

Addendum-Dee-Dum-Dum:

And then there’s this.

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Karen Karen-Like 0

The Karen next door.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” exposes a child to politeness.

Aside:

Yeah, I know you probably find these posts tiresome.

No more tiresome than I find the pointless pain perpetuated by the proponents of the portable phallus.

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“Influencer” Idiocy 0

At Psychology Today, Tamara Sobel looks at mounting evidence that “social” media isn’t. Here’s a tiny excerpt; follow the link for the article:

Troubling research from this year (as well as what we glean from our children, students, patients, and selves) shows us that exposure to advertising by influencers on social media is directly related to lower satisfaction with ourselves.

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The Fee Hand of the Market 0

Television:  Laughter is the best medicine.  Grimm:  That's not true.  Atilla:  Why not?  Grimm:  Drug companies would have found a way to overcharge us for it by now.

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Republican Family Values 0

Suffer the children appears to be a Republican Family Value.

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Backfire 0

In a longer piece springboarding off Mitt Romney’s decision to retire when his Senate term expires, Paul Krugman sums up how Richard Nixon’s loathsome southern strategy backfired on the Republican Party:

For the basic story of the Republican Party, going back to the 1970s, is this: Advocates of right-wing economic policies, which redistributed income from workers to the wealthy, sought to sell their agenda by exploiting social intolerance and animosity. They had considerable success with this strategy. But eventually the extremists they thought they were using ended up ruling the party.

I commend the complete article to your attention.

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