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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
August 5th is the 217th day of the year.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
I fear that Alby may have a point.
Cocoon 0
After the stripping the milkweed plant bare, the Monarch caterpillars settle down for a nap. This one chose the milkweed pot itself.
The milkweeds themselves are amazing. The caterpillars pick them bare–when they have eaten all the leaves, they start start eating the stems–and leaves come right back to feed the next brood.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
Farron discusses how the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights act has led to gutting out the vote.
“Mass Trauma of Our Own Making” 0
Deborah J. Cohen does the math of cruelty.
In a similar vein, Ravi Chandra suggests that the two primary underlying traits of white supremacists are narcissism and tribalism.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is a family value.
The Sun Rises Up 0
Warning: Language.
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
Roy B. Johnson points out that a Republican President is sowing seeds of discord again still.
One Thing Is Not Like the Other Thing 0
Or, muses The Roanoke Times, there may be more similarities than one would expect.