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Castles in the Sand, Part Six (Last) 0
More pictures from the Neptune Festival. (Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Part Four. Part Five.)
Atlantis, by Zsolt Toth
The Kavanaugh Test 0
Ellie Mystal looks back at President George the Worst’s nomination of Harriet Miers to Supreme Court and has second thoughts about his opposing her confirmation. A snippet:
The Art of the Con 0
Jay Bookman considers the recent New York Times reporting on Donald Trump’s ersatz business acumen. A snippet:
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite as you execute carry out your parental duties.
Had the students been armed, no doubt this would not have happened. Just ask the NRA.
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Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Supreme Court Jester 0
As Barney Frank once said, “‘Moderate’ Republicans are the ones who aren’t there when you need them.”
Afterthought:
For some reason, this feels more like a coup than an appointment.
Remember, experiments fail, even noble ones.
“Weaponized Cognitive Dissonance” 0
David explores the right wing’s willingness to excuse Donald Trump’s financial shenanigans.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Exercise courtesy whilst utilizing your personal conveyance.
Both drivers got out of their cars and witnesses told the station the man in the black car pulled out a gun and shot the truck driver.
Castles in the Sand, Part Four 0
More pictures from the Neptune Festival. (Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Part Five. Part Six.)
Heavy Metal 0
Mike looks at the latest from the Environmental Poisoning Agency and what it reveals about the hypocrisy of evangelical “Christians” (warning: language).
I had a coworker, a conscientious and good-hearted man, some years ago who became afflicted with mercury poisoning; it eventually ended his career and I lost touch with him. The cause was not fixed, but was believed to be defective dental fillings.
His decline was a horrible thing to witness.