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The Mentor and the Mentee 0

Donald Trump says,

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So Much for That Day in Court 0

Robert Reich delves into why the Trump maladministration has set its sights on law firms. A snippet:

. . . Trump’s bullying of Washington law firms is cutting off the litigation lifeline for nonprofit public-interest groups to challenge his policies — which is exactly why he’s doing it.

Follow the link for his evidence.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

More random acts of politeness.

We are a broken society.

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The Last Stand at the Lemonade Stand 0

Florida Man.

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QOTD 0

Jim Hightower:

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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How Stuff Works, All the News That Fits Dept. 0

Rob:  I don't know Fungo or his ferret buddies, but if I were to, I'd just quietly shut Weaseleaks down.  Bucky:  Wussiness noted.  I, on the other hand, am not afraid of ferrets.  A ferret is nothing more than a rat with a tailpee (sic) fact.  Rob:  Hmmm.  Your grasp of facts is . . . loose.  Bucky:  Robert, I moved beyond

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0

Michael in Norfolk hearSS a rhyme.

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*Mark Twain.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Constitution, schmonstitution.

Shreds of the Constitution rearranged to read

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Intercepted Signals 0

Mrs. Betty Bowers dissects the deception.

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All the World’s a Stage 0

And all the men and women merely players (whether they want to be or not).

One more time, “social” media isn’t.

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Word Salad 0

The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini tries to make sense of the anti-DEI* bill passed by the Arizona legislature and finds that it doesn’t–make sense, that is.

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*Remember, that translates to pro-uniformity, pro-inequality, and pro-exclusion.

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QOTD 0

Robert Wilson Lynd:

The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Consider the Source 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Jason Shimiaie reminds that “(g)aslighting is a way of replacing your subjective reality with someone else’s.”

Go read his and consider, does it remind you of anyone in–or of anyone “providing”–the news?

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The Same Playbook 0

Two officers stand on bridge of warship.  One says,

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0

Thom’s caller hears a rhyme.

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*Mark Twain.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Yet another “responsible gun owner” performs a random act of politeness.

In related news, neighborly politeness again goes to for the dogs.

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

More mean for the sake of mean:

An unknown couple left behind a racist note for a restaurant worker at the Planet Hollywood inside Los Angeles International Airport last month. Guillermo Ortiz, who’s worked at the restaurant in the Tom Bradley International Terminal for over a decade, told KTLA-TV that when he returned to pick up the receipt after the couple had left, instead of a tip, they scrawled a handwritten note that read: “No tip for illegal,” and “Go back to Mexico.”

The story goes on to point out that, natch, he’s not illegal, he’s not an immigrant, and he’s not even of Mexican descent.

We have lost our way.

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

If you get deported by ICE, you can expect to fly the fiendly skies.

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