February, 2025 archive
Devolution 0
In less than two weeks, we seem to have gone from a government of checks and balances to one that is unbalanced and unchecked.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
A Texas judge who was dealing with immigration case decided to visit the Texas-Mexico border. What he found was not what we’re being told. Here’s a tiny bit from his article:
Follow the link for some of the lessons he learned.
“Nice Little Business You’ve Got Here. Wouldn’t Want Anything To Happen to It.” 0
Joe Conason marvels at Trump’s grift of grab. A snippet:
Follow the link for context.
Store Crazy 0
Florida Woman goes bananas.
The Fires This Time 0
Farron dissects the GOP ransom note.
I don’t think it’s pushing the envelope to suggest that today’s Republican Party is willing, to paraphrase the Founders, to put faction over nation six days a week and twice on Sundays.
And Now for a Change of Pace 0
Peggy Lee performs “Johnny Guitar.”
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Clearly, if we don’t talk about America’s original sin of chattel slavery, then it must not have happened.
Because that’s the way history works.
Genius at Work 0
PoliticalProf has a couple of thoughts about Donald Trump’s unilateral (that is, in the absence of Congressional action) attempt to impose tariffs on our friends and allies. He notes, among other things, that
Yeah, Right.
Countering Chaos Agents 0
Thom offers some pointers on how to deal with the flood of lies.
The Climate They Are a-Changing 0
And you can see it, if only you will look.
Here, the thermometer hit 79 Fahrenheits on the last day of January.
This is not normal. It’s not even a normal aberration.
A Tune for the Times 0
A short tune about Donald Trump’s reaction to the Washington–I refuse to call it “Reagan”–National Airport crash.