2023 archive
Denial It Not Just a River in Egypt 0
At the Detroit Free Press, William Proctor recounts his telephone conversation with a Trump true believer who has been convicted of leaving threatening voice mails to government officials after the 2020 election and the January 6 insurrection.
Read his article and look into the darkness.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A “responsible gun owner” politely shows off his new acquisition.
We are a society of stupid.
Courting Disaster 0
It seems that the hot new hobby amongst right-wing billionaires is collecting judges.
A Notion of Immigrants, Mean for the Sake of Mean Dept. 0
At the Austin American-Statesman, Rex Huppke writes about Texas Governor Abbott’s fixation with razor-wiring the border. He notes that Texas has now strung razor wire along part of the border between Texas and New Mexico. A snippet:
It’s a way for Abbott to pretend he’s tough on immigration while pillorying President Joe Biden’s border policies, which have focused more on addressing root causes than cruel stunts. It’s another thing Abbott can add to his “Nobody Is Crueler To Migrants Than Ol’ Greg!” vision board.
Merchant of Hate 0
In a brilliant article at the Des Moines Register, Kathy Kiely, veteran reporter and Lee Hills Chair in Free Press Studies at the Missouri School of Journalism, calls out the hate-full remarks of Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen.
Just go read it for yourself.
(Broken link fixed.)
Twits Own Twitter X Offenders
0
Sam and the crew parse the perfidy.
(Wait for Emma’s comment at about the 10:56 mark. It’s a gem.)
Aside:
I submit that this is a classic case of psychological projection. It’s not San Francisco that is suffering from a “mind virus.”
Like Elon Musk cares about San Francisco. Or anything or anyone other than himself.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society,” Reprise 0
Steve M. cites a column by Jamelle Bouie, in which Bouie argues forcefully that America’s gun culture poses not only a threat to other Americans (take a look at the numbers), but also to democracy. Steve M. points out that
Methinks his post is worth a read.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner” treats a family member to his politeness.
An “Informed Electorate” . . . 0
. . . may be a thing of the past.
At The Seattle Times, Brier Dudley looks at survey results indicating that fewer and fewer persons are following the news and notes
I fear he may be onto something. Read his piece and think for yourself.
Aside:
If persons think that “getting news” is something that can be reliably done using “social” media . . . .
Facebook Frolics 0
A Tennessee police department found out the hard way that, even though a frolicker posts something stupid and disrespectful and insipid, it ain’t inherently a crime.
We are becoming an uncivil society. And “social” media is accelerating our desce–oh, never mind.