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July, 2024 archive

“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Another child . . . .

Douglas (GA–ed.) police say a 2-year-old was injured after an “accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound,” according to a statement.

Just another day in the NRA’s Garden of Bleedin’.

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A Celebration . . . 0

. . . or a wake?

Title:  July 4, 2024.  Happy Independence Day!

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The Rule of Flaw 0

Screenshot of Twitter post that reads

Via PoliticalProf, who comments, “That’s about the size of it.”

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Republican Family Values 0

Rebecca Watson cites statistics showing that state that recently enacted strict anti-abortion laws are experiencing significant increases in infant and maternal mortality.

Of you can read the transcript.

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The Bell Tolls . . . . 0

Jim Wright is, let’s see here, somewhat pessimistic.

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QOTD 0

Theodore Roosevelt:

No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man’s permission when we ask him to obey it.

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Donald Trump Meets Mr. Wizard 0

(Warning: Mild language.)

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The Business of America Is Giving America the Business 0

Title:  A Brief History of Self-Regulation.  Frame One, captioned

Via Job’s Anger.

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Coronation Nation 0

David discusses President Biden’s response to the Supreme Supremacist Court’s decision crowning Donald Trump as a sovereign. (Warning: Short promo at the end.)

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Ask Not for Whom the Watch Tolls 0

It tolls for Florida Woman.

There must be something in the water . . . .

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0

This time, it is John J. Farmer, Jr., who hears a rhyme.

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*Mark Twain.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

And another oxymoronic (emphasis on the “moronic”) “responsible gun owner” exposes a child to politeness . . . .

Police spoke to witnesses at the scene who said they saw 41-year-old Brian Siegfried handling a handgun while on the front porch of a home. At some point, Siegfried allegedly cocked the gun, put it down and walked across the street.

Siegfried also allegedly told police that he was tired of holding the gun and put it down.

During this time, four toddlers under the age of five were said to be in the direct vicinity of the handgun.

One of the children was able to pick up the gun and accidentally shoot the victim.

More at the link.

We are a society of stupid.

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The Perjurors 0

At Above the Law, Joe Patrice delineates the deceit.

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QOTD 0

Andy Rooney:

People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.

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And Now for a Musical Interlude 0

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Originalist Sin 0

PoliticalProf parses the perfidy.

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The Rule of Lawless, Reprise 0

Chief Justice Roberts stands next to a chainsawiwielding killer with a

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The Rule of Lawless 0

At Above the Law, Joe Patrice dissects the Supreme Supremacist Court’s duplicitous doubletalk crowning Donald Trump (or, for that matter, any President, including Joe Biden, though methinks he would decline the privilege, as he believes in the rule of law) as Get out of Jail free carda king somehow above the rule of law.

The Founding Fathers, who, granted, had many flaws, not the least of which was tolerance of chattel slavery, wished to escape the rule of a sovereign,

Today’s Republican Party wishes to crown one.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Whilst in the merchandise mart, show politeness to your fellow shoppers.

A Kentucky man was shot and killed at a gun store when a firearm being handled by another customer went off, according to Kentucky State Police.

(snip)

The preliminary investigation indicates that a customer was viewing a gun for sale and “manipulating” it when a single round discharged, hitting another person in the store.

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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Disinformation Nation 0

In an absolutely wrenching article, Jessica Piper describes how her now late father went down the rabbit hole of Trumpism.

No summary or excerpt will do it justice.

Just go read it.

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