March, 2025 archive
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy envisions what the Kennedy Center will be like under Trump’s stewardship sewership.
Transfer of Wealth, Republican Style 0
Michael in Norfolk deconstructs the double-talk.
Suffer the Children 0
That’s no scripture, but that is apparently a Republican family value.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And, as we all know, a polite society is a clean society.
Afterthought:
Funny, when I was a young ‘un, I was taught to verify that a gun was unloaded before I started to clean it.
Of course, I do suspect that, in gun nut world, “clean” does not mean “remove soil and dirt.” Methinks instead it is a code word for “caress and fondle.”
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
As he looks at the Trump maladministration’s attempts to move the clock back to the 1950s–if not, indeed, the 1850s– Carlton Winfrey hears many rhymes.
Link to the NPR story via Atrios.
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*Mark Twain.
The Chaos Agency 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Courtney Beard takes a look at what the DOGE wrecking ball is likely to mean for psychological research. The outlook is not good.
She makes three main points; follow the link a detailed exploration of each.
- Most of our best psychological treatments have been developed with federal funding.
- Without federal funding, we cannot train the next generation of talented psychological researchers.
- Without federal funding, we cannot develop new psychosical treatments.
Aside:
I suspect I’m not the only one who thinks the “E” in “DOGE” actually stands for “emaciation.”
How Republicans Support the Troops, One More Time 0
Republicans erase more veterans, apparently because they weren’t white enough.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Thom discusses Donald Trump’s decsion to defy a court order.
He is somewhat perturbed.
So am I.
Still Rising Again after All These Years, Cancel Culture Dept. 0
Have you noticed that the persons who complain about “cancel culture” are the ones doing the cancelling?
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
More politeness on the pavement . . . .
We are a society of stupid.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Dorothy Jones points out that refusing to talk about it that will not make it go away.
Facts Schmacks 0
David explains why MAGA eschews reality and rejects facts. I think he makes some valid arguments. (Warning: Short promo at the end.)