2025 archive
Phoning It In, Reprise 0
“Mr. President, Emoluments calling on line two.”
“GOP Jesus” 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers explains the RRV–the Republican Revised Version–of the Bible.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
To exercise politeness properly, you have to receive careful instruction.
Guns 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.
Influencer Idiocy in Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Alexander Danvers explains why you can’t trust many “internet influencers.” The short version is that they try to use what they claim is logical reasoning, while ignoring actual evidence. Here’s a bit (emphasis added):
A caveat: It’s not the best piece of writing I’ve seen; there are a few times when his wording could have been a bit clearer. For instance, he uses the term “logic,” when what he means in context is “logic based on false premises” or “reasoning unsupported by evidence.” (A fitting synonym might be “sales pitch.”) Nevertheless, in this age in which uncredentialed and unqualified yahoos seem capable of attracting many ears and turning many heads, methinks it a worthwhile read.
Twits on Twitter X Offenders
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Sam and the crew discuss a disgusting Xcretion from Utah Senator Mike Lee (then veer into a brief discussion of the split over Iran in right-wing what-passes-for discourse).
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Not only is “responsible gun owner” an oxymoron, it would appear that, for this “responsible gun owner,” “gun safe” and “gun safety” are not on speaking terms.
(snip)
“There was an incident that happened this morning. As I was packing. I was also packing my firearm back in my safe and it went off and on the table, which went into the chair as well. I am truly sorry it was a total accident,” they wrote, offering to replace the damaged furniture since they owned the same set at home.
Republican Thought Police 0
- A diller, a dollar,
No funding for scholars.
A Show of Farce 0
David points out that Donald Trump’s narcissistic personality disorder birthday treating America’s military as a blow-up doll for his own personal gratification bash did not go so well. (Warning: Short promo at the end.)