March, 2026 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
I’ve heard of lap dogs, but, really, lap guns? Not a good idea.
That man was shot in the leg, and another man was shot in the knee.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You won’t find one without the other.
Signs of the Times 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire sees an ominous sign: the banner of Dear Leader Donald Trump hanging from the Department of (sic) Justice. A snippet:
Below his face, the banner says, “Make America Safe Again.”
Somehow, though, the banner doesn’t evoke safety. I can’t think of another instance in history when heads of state hung pictures of themselves from the sides of public buildings that didn’t end badly.
If you know of an exception, please share it with me.
War and Mongers of War 0
In responding to the news of the Trump maladministration’s attack on Iran, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine asks a question to which methinks the answer is clear:
Follow the link for more reactions from Virginia’s Congresspersons.
Stray Thought 0
For the half of the electorate who did not vote in 2024:
If you let an idiot win an election, don’t act surprised when you end up with an idiocracy.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Subversively seductive? At the Psychology Today website, Darren J. Edwards argues that AI may be leading us into its own version of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. A snippet:
Methinks his piece is well worth the few minutes it will to read it.