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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, we are reminded that “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
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.
It’s the Stupid, Economy 0
Chris Hayes argues we’ve seen this before.
A Consummation Devoutly To Be Wished 0
The Newark Star-Ledger’s Paul Mulshine makes a convincing case that the term “black Friday” as it is currently used should be stricken from the lexicon.
Aside:
When I lived in Philly, I learned that term originated with the Philadelphia police to refer to the traffic for the Army-Navy game, which used to be played in Philadelphia (neutral territory about half-way between West Point and Annapolis) on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Then, somewhere along the way, it became a marketing term in our retail-obsessed economy, where companies want persons to spend quantities of money that those same companies are unwilling pay them.
It’s All about the Algorithm 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Nigel Bairstow and Jeremy Neofytos argue that you don’t use “social” media. It uses you. A snippet:
Remember, “social” media isn’t.
The Journalist 0
“Totally stole a car today! Something I never thought of doing,” Vanessa Guerra wrote.
Words fail me.
The Privatization Scam 0
In the Charlotte Observer, a doctor speaks out on how the privatization scam is harming public school students with disabilities in North Carolina. Here’s a bit of his article; follow the link for the rest.
The lawmakers who voted for vouchers should know private-school funding with public money is not popular with voters. Across the country, ballot measures to publicly pay for private schools failed in 2024.
That’s why all our Republican legislators and Democratic Reps. Carla Cunningham, Michael Wray and Shelly Willingham waited until after the election to overturn Gov. Cooper’s veto. They knew it would be unpopular with voters and may cost them.
“Economic Arson” 0
David sees a pattern. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” practices random acts of politeness.
A Dental Examination 0
Michael Hiltzik drills through the conspiracy mongering, deception, and outright lies behyind RFK Jr.’s crusade against fluoridated drinking water and concludes it could lead quite literally to decay in our society.
Here’s a bit:
Who would benefit from the end of community fluoridation and a recrudescence of tooth decay? Dental supply companies, investors in which are rubbing their hands in glee at the prospect of more demand for their products. For example, shares of Henry Schein Inc., a distributor of specialty dental products, have risen more than 9% since RFK Jr. was named as Trump’s choice for HHS secretary.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers hears a Thanksgiving rhyme.
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*Mark Twain.
Kleptocracy 0
Jim Hightower sees a pattern in Trump’s cabinet picks:
Follow the link for the evidence.
Taking Exception 0
Methinks this cartoonist has got it exactly backwards as to who failed to learn from history.
And methinks we shall all pay a great price for that failure to learn.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Farron points out that the Trump administration plans to target not just immigrants, but naturalized citizens.
It’s Bubblelicious 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Amir Levine takes a deep look at “information bubbles”: Where they come from, how they work, and the dangers they pose. Here’s one of said dangers (emphasis in the original:
Follow the link for his recommendations as to how best to avoid getting caught in a bubble.