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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Celebrate your birthday with politeness.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
I wish I could say I found this surprising, but, in these times in which one of our two major political parties has chosen bigotry and hate as part of their platform, I can’t say that I do.
No, the Land Did Not Slide 0
Michael in Norfolk points out a fact that seems to have disappeared from dis coarse discourse. A snippet:
Mevertheless, methinks Trump will act as if the land slid and, in so doing, do even greater harm than he has already done to this “noble experiment.”
I do not sleep well these days.
Influencer Idiocy 0
Emily Balcetis, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, has some issues with how “influencers” promote products. She believes that
Stricter rules are needed to limit harmful social media marketing.
Follow the link for her reasoning and, remember, “social” media isn’t.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini hears a rhyme swirling from the past.
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*Mark Twain.
This New Gilded Age 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Kim Shinkoskey argues that
Follow the link and get the points.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
The dialog (at the four minute mark): Don’t even think about going to the law about our private business.
The closed caption: Don’t even think about going to the Lord about our private business.
The stupid: It burns.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And, as we all know, a polite society is clean society.
No Place To Hide 0
There’s a reason internet companies make their terms of service virtually unreadable.
It enables stuff like this.
The Fires This Time 0
Afterthought:
Back in the olden days, when I was a young ‘un growing up about 40 miles north of where I type this, we would have had several at least light frosts by this time of year.
We haven’t yet had a low below freezing.
Climate change is real, it’s happening, and I fear it is well beyond the tipping point.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Michael Parker, writing at The Philadelphia Inquirer, hears a rhyme from Down Under.
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*Mark Twain.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues apace.
The Trumpler 0
Trump’s consiglieri adviser appears to be a real piece of work.