From Pine View Farm

June, 2024 archive

Copyrights and Copywrongs 0

Dr. Frankenstein says,

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Size Matters Matters of Size 0

David dissects Donald’s disciples’ dedication to dissimulation about the density of Donald’s devotees at his rallies. He points out that lies about crowd size are not unprecedented in the history of authoritarians and would-be authoritarians of recent memory.

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

Methinks Atrios makes a telling point.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Here’s the gist. More at the link.

This past weekend, Travis County (Texas–ed.) Assistant District Attorney Joseph Francis Frederick III was arrested after he allegedly pointed a gun at his roommate following an argument that reportedly started because the lawyer was having difficulties streaming pornography on a TV.

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

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If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0

PoliticalProf sums it up.

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QOTD 0

Grace Hopper:

A human must turn information into intelligence or knowledge. We’ve tended to forget that no computer will ever ask a new question.

Given the current hoopla over “AI,” methinks this quite a timely statement.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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A Question of Identification 0

Honest to Betsy, you can’t make this stuff up.

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Republican Family Values 0

Heavily-armed GOP Elephant wearing MAGA hat, F**k Biden vest, a slew of buttons with hateful slogans, points to Pride flag and says,

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The Privatization Scam 0

Thom talks with Dr. David Himmelstein about the deleterious effects of Medicare (Dis)Advantage.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

If you find someone’s celebration to be annoying, admonish the celebrants with politeness.

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

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

A threat to the polity? Most certainly.

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Courting Disaster 0

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier finds himself doubting (Clarence) Thomas.

Learn why.

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QOTD 0

Chris Adami:

We found evolution will punish you if you’re selfish and mean. For a short time and against a specific set of opponents, some selfish organisms may come out ahead. But selfishness isn’t evolutionarily sustainable.

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Psycho Analysis 0

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The Elector Rejector 0

Robert Reich looks ahead. He points out that

As usual, Trump signals what he’s planning to do before he does it.

He’s already signaled that he won’t accept the results of the 2024 election if he loses.

He then wonders

Do we still have time to harden our democracy in the fewer than five months remaining before the 2024 election?

Follow the link for the rest.

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Facebook Frolics 0

Facebook frolicker gets an eight-year jail term for his hate-filled Facebook frolics.

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The Idolator 0

Sam and the crew discuss Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comparing Donald Trump to Jesus Christ.

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Establishmentarians, Reprise 0

A establishmentarian in robes.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Self-politeness is the politest kind.

Too many guns. Too much stupid.

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