April, 2026 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
This “responsible gun owner” was packing politeness while purchasing provisions.
I will venture to suggest that, in a society that is not broken, persons don’t have a need to bring their portable phalluses to the grocery store.
But that’s just me.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Truthful? At the Psychology Today website, Steven C. Hayes notes that
AI labs are training systems to deceive and flatter users, and the problem compounds over time.
Follow the link to find out why he suspects this practice may have–er–some downsides.
“There’s One Born Every Minute” 0
Sportswriter extraordinaire Bob Molinaro points out that
In the 18-to-49 age range, 52% of men . . . have a sports gambling account.
Republican Thought Police 0
It appears that the Trump maladministration has decided that the military newspaper, Stars and Stripes, should report only all the news that fits.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Sam and the crew are taken aback by racism in full display.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Accessory-before-fact? You be the judge.
And, while we’re on the subject, Joe Patrice reports that AI hallucinated another non-existent legal precedent.
What’s in a Name? 0
Just ask Florida woman.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Doug Jones sums up the Trump maladministration’s attempt to prosecute the Southern Poverty Law Center for being:
“This is a pure political retribution,” Jones said in a video posted to social media.
Follow the link for context.
Hoist on Her Own Petard 0
A Trump voter is surprised to find that she got what she voted for.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At the Portland Oregonian, letter to the editor writer Kyle J. Tobin reminds Ciatta Thompson, candidate for the Oregon House, that, when she points a finger at someone else, four fingers are pointing back at her.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” reveals her politeness, this time at a gender reveal party.
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.