December, 2024 archive
Fiefdom of the Press 0
Thom muses on media’s choosing to kowtow to Trump.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Words fail me.
An initial investigation showed that the victim showed up at the home with a semi-automatic handgun.
He and three other minors were passing the gun around to take photos and videos for social media when one of them pointed the gun and accidentally fired a shot, hitting the victim.
The stupid. It burns.
And we are again reminded that “social” media isn’t.
Republican Thought Police 0
Now they’re coming for art shows.
Decorated 0
It’s been a little difficult getting into the holiday spirit this year, but I finally got around to doing my decorating . . . .
A Tune for the Times 0
(Warning: Short one minute long commercial at about the one-minute mark, but the tune is worth it.)
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Oh, my. It looks like another gun fired itself (emphasis added).
Also, pigs, wings.
Guns don’t fire themselves.
Let me decode de code: “accidentally fired” translates to “someone accidentally negligently fired.”
The police and press, in wording their reports, need to stop letting “responsible gun owners” off the hook when said “responsible gun owners” (clearly seem to) have failed to exercise their gun ownership responsibly.
Furfu.
The Recycle Heap 0
David argues that Donald Trump’s proposed policies, such as tariffs, deregulation, trickle on economics, etc., amount to recycling failed policies from the past and will fail again.
Admissions Test 0
Michael in Norfolk sums it up:
Follow the link for context.
The Privatization Scam 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini makes a strong case that, in Arizona, the privatization scam just got scammier.
Nor Any Drop To Drink 0
Plastics people, you’re such a drag.*
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With apologies to the Mothers of Invention.
Aside:
I remember many years ago, when I was a young ‘un, walking through the place where the sororities at my alma mater were located on my way to a restaurant for dinner and shouting, “Plastic people, you’re such a drag.”
I have never regretted it.
She Is Accused of a “Terroristic Threat” 0
Thom wanders, where’s the threat?
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner.”
Another unsecured gun.
We are a society poisoning itself with lead. At Psychology Today Blogs, Tahir Rahman offers some thoughts as to possible antidotes.
