From Pine View Farm

August, 2024 archive

A Tune for the Times 0

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Hate Fair 0

The San Francisco Chronicle’s Soleil Ho visited her family in rural Illinois and accompanied them to the local state fair and found herself surrounded with persons bearing Trump paraphernalia. She found the experience somewhat–er–disconcerting. Here’s a bit from her article (emphasis added):

Walk around a place like that Illinois county fair and you’ll see that MAGA comes off like an addiction — an obsession that seems much more emotional than rational. It’s the mean-spirited aspect of America, one that looks upon people like my refugee family as a lesser-than group, even if we might be tolerated individually. It’s heartbreaking to be around, knowing that there’s little logic or data that can dislodge a thorn that’s been absorbed so thoroughly.

(Broken link fixed.)

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De-Teflon the Don 0

Via C&L, which has the transcript.

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Gauging the Gouge in This New Gilded Age 0

Sam and the crew reveal the market farces used to rationalize greedflation.

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The Sizemologist 0

Trump watching TV coverage of the Democratic Convention.  Pictures show protesters as announcer says,

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Once again, politeness becomes childs’ play.

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QOTD 0

Sam Rayburn:

You’ll never get mixed up if you simply tell the truth. Then you don’t have to remember what you have said, and you never forget what you have said.

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Alina Habba’s Yacht Rock 0

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

Craven immages.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

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

Police believe the victim was preparing to leave and placed his gun on a nearby chair.

Shortly after, a two-year-old grabbed the gun.

“The child accidentally discharged the firearm, shooting the victim,” Chesterfield Police said.

Too many guns. Too much stupid.

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Republican Family Values 0

Shorter Mark Herrmann:

Yeah. Right.

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Erratic Bloggery for the Next Few days 0

Visitors.

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QOTD 0

Andrew Hutchison:

During the election, Prime Minister Harper ended some of his speeches with the words “God bless Canada.” Indeed, the prophet Isaiah says that God blesses you when you “share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house” (Isaiah 58.7). We urge the Prime Minister to spend tax dollars now in a way that will bring the homeless poor into their own house, and allow them the dignity of sharing their bread with others.

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This Is Not What “Use Your Noodle” Is Supposed To Mean 0

Florida Woman.

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This New Gilded Age, One More Time 0

Man goose-stepping down the street carrying a sign reading,

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This New Gilded Age, Reprise 0

Union-busting is apparently the cool new retro thing for the gilders of this new gilded age.

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Fly the Fiendly Skies 0

They just keep getting fiendlier.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Who can be the polite man?

Why, the candyman can.

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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This New Gilded Age 0

As Mark Twain pointed out, history does not repeat itself, but it often echoes.

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QOTD 0

Tacitus:

It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.

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