March, 2025 archive
Signal Achievements, Reprise 0
Emma and the crew discuss the increasingly obvious incompetence of the Trump maladministration, with a focus on “signalgate.” (Warning: Short promo at the end.)
Afterthought:
In a video clip, Donald Trump says, “To be honest with you.”
Yeah. Right.
Judicial Restraint Restraining the Judiciary
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The EFF does not think much of Republicans’ latest strategy to help Donald Trump avoid legal defeats by hamstringing federal courts.
Here’s a bit of their article (emphasis added):
EFF opposes both bills. We see this legislation for what it is: a transparent attempt to limit courts’ ability to act as an effective check on the Trump administration’s recent flood of illegal orders and actions – some of which EFF itself is challenging. Congress should firmly oppose any effort to prevent the judicial branch from fulfilling its constitutional duty.
Afterthought:
I guess Republicans’ idea is, if you can’t beat ’em, castrate ’em.
Vaccine Nation 0
Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be a vaccine against the epidemic of stupid.
The Bidder’s Bidding 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini looks at Elon Musk’s attempt to bribe persons to vote for lubricate the election of a judge in Wisconsin.
Just go read it.
QOTD 0
Rex Stout:
The avoidance of idiocy should be the primary and constant concern of every intelligent person.
Stout, Rex, The Rubber Band (with The Red Box), (New York: Bantam, 2009) p. 44
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” performs a random act of politeness:
Investigators said Thursday afternoon they found fragments believed to belong to a bullet and that, out of an abundance of caution, dismissed the students early for the day.
The Rule of Lawless 0
David comments on Brian Kilmeade’s argument for ignoring constitutional rights. Spoiler: David finds it to be somewhat questionable. (Warning: Short promo at the end.)
Oh, and speaking of Fox News . . . .
This New Gilded Age 0
At the Bangor Daily News, Greg Rossel points out the Donald Trump loves the talk about the first Gilded Age, specifically how great a president William McKinley was, and speculates as to why.
Disciples of Dumb 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Timmen L. Cermak argues that we are in the midst of a war on science. In light of, say, just to pick one example, the anti-VAX movement, which is willing to endanger endanger everyone’s health based on one discredited article, despite over two centuries of evidence that vaccines work, methinks he makes some good points.
Here’s a tiny bit:
Follow the link for the rest.
A Moment of Duh! 0
It came to me today, as I was reading about this, that the reason the white right-wing is against DEI is right there in the words themselves.
The opposite of DEI is UIE: uniformity, inequality, and exclusion.
The Unwelcome Mat 0
Sam and the crew discuss how Trump’s hate-full behavior is turning tourists, especially Canadian tourists, away from the United States.
Republican Thought Police 0
Heaven forbid that school students should be equipped to deal with America’s racism problems.
