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Fatal Attraction 0
In a longer post addressing Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide, Ed at Gin and Tacos sums up the attraction of conspiracy theories.
Plus, real life is messy. Conspiracy theories are tidy. Methinks they appeal to folks who can’t grok the messiness.
Follow the link for the rest of the post.
That Was the Week That Was 0
The Jakarta Post sums up a week in American gunnuttery.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite as you outfit yourself for you angling expedition.
Gainesville Fire Rescue crews treated a man after he injured himself with a firearm. GFR says the man was carrying a gun in his pocket when it accidentally discharged twice, hitting his leg both times.
What the Q? 0
Sam marvels at the creepy insanity of Q-Anon and its dupes, symps, and fellow travelers.
Misdirection Play, Firearms Fondlers Gun Nut Dept., Reprise
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Leonard Pitts, Jr., comments on the Republican dance of distraction. An excerpt (emphasis added):
Which suggests a cognitive bankruptcy that defies overstatement. Because while Kaepernick and Obama may be singularly American, this is hardly the only country where people play video games. It is not the only country where they watch zombies on television, suffer mental illness or use pot. It’s not even the only country where citizens keep and bear arms. But it is the only country where mass murder is routine. The only one.
Misdirection Play, Firearms Fondlers Gun Nut Dept.
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Thom points out the hypocrisy of Republicans’ blaming “mental illness” for gun violence while making it easier for persons with mental issues to obtain guns.
Legally Unpresidented 0
Elie Mystal examines the “Trump Defense.”
What is the “Trump Defense,” you might ask?
Follow the link for Mystal’s thoughts on this–er–tactic.
Customer Care 0
I got a call from the “business development” arm of my hosting provider yesterday to inquire as to what needs I might have. They call about once a quarter.
After introductory pleasantries, I informed the caller that my site is not a business site, but a hobbyist site (unsaid was, “So whatever you’re selling, I ain’t buying”). He asked, “By the way, what’s the hobby?”
I said, “Running a website.”
That’s when he started laughing . . . .
(By the by, I am quite happy with my hosting provider, particularly with the tech support, which has proven extremely competent. It’s the calibre of the tech support that keeps me with them. I don’t need tech support often, because I generally know what I’m doing, but, when I do need it, I need it bad.)