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Hoist on the Elmer Gantries 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., marvels at the plethora of prophets proposing to profit from meteorlogical despoilation.
The Biblical “scribes and pharisees” had nothing on this lot.
Bush League 0
Trudy Rubin explains why Trump is not even close.
Tell a Tale of Privilege 0
Richard G. Carlson tells one such tale in The Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Excerpt or summary won’t do it justice. Just read it.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
At The Daily Banter, Bob Cesca looks at America’s response to climate change and despairs. A snippet:
For example, rather than eating right and exercising, while supporting efforts to improve our food supply, we’d rather pop a few Lipitor to reduce our cholesterol, or a Nexium to reduce the acid reflux.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Just another day in NRA Paradise.
“Just the Equifax, Ma’am” 0
Thom and his guest discuss the Equihacks.
Naked Lunch 0
The Miss Grundys of the world are never satisfied.
Afterthought:
By the by, if you have not read William S. Borroughs’s Naked Lunch, do so. Among other things, you will learn the etymology of the phrase “Steely Dan.”
But Where Are the Trolls?
Send in the Trolls.
Don’t Bother, They’re Here.
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In a long and thoughtful piece, Josh Marshall explains why he sees the Trump-Russia investigation and the issue of Russian bots on the Zuckerborg heading for a collision. He delivers this trenchant observation almost as an aside:
He goes on to expand on this theme later in the article:
Facebook is so accustomed to treating its ‘internal policies’ as though they were something like laws that they appear to have a sort of blind spot that prevents them from seeing how ridiculous their resistance sounds. To use the cliche, it feels like a real shark jumping moment. As someone recently observed, Facebook’s ‘internal policies’ are crafted to create the appearance of civic concerns for privacy, free speech, and other similar concerns. But they’re actually just a business model.
Marshall also senses a rising public resentment against the intrusiveness of “Big Data.”
Follow the link. It’s worth your while.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Don’t hog the politeness.
Coroner Charlie Boseman identified the victim as 40-year-old Kenneth Jason Young of Starr. Boseman said a couple was out hunting when they spotted something, which Boseman said was later determined to be the victim, on all fours crawling around through the thermal scope, and then shot.
Plus ca Change (Updated) 0
Addendum, Later That Same Day:
The Charlotte Observer reports on how coastal real estate developers are trying to weasel out of being honest about the dangers of flooding.
