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A Tune for the Times 0
Afterthought:
That this video was created by a New Zealander should cause some disquiet as to what MAGA has done to the international reputation of the United States.
We are being derided from the other side of the world, and deservedly so.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The Des Moines Register’s Rekha Basu highlights the hypocrisy of Donald Trump’s fear mongering about those from foreign shores. Here’s a tiny bit:
Follow the link for a link to the Esquire story and more Trumpian hypocrisy (of which there seems an unending supply).
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” performs a random act of politeness.
Oh! And speaking of life in NRA Paradise . . . .
Vance Planning 0
. . . in case you needed any more evidence that today’s Republican Party is little more than the party of the New Secesh.
Mystery Man 0
At nj.com, Kevin Manahan reports that Stephanie Ruhle has tracked down that mysterious “undecided voter” that the media keeps talking about.
Who’s Next? 0
C&L’s John Amato wants to know.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Carolyn Reinach Wolf finds a straw at which to grasp. Here’s a teaser:
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What happens next is uncertain, but we’ve already seen a major shift in legal precedent. Earlier this year, two separate juries in Michigan found the parents of a school shooter guilty of manslaughter after prosecutors showed they not only purchased the weapon he used in the shooting for their son and failed to secure it, but also ignored numerous warnings from the school and cries for help from their own child.
A Pillow of the Community 0
Farron discusses Mike Lindell’s attempt to phish Georgia election officials’ personal information.
The Climates They Are a-Changing . . . 0
. . . and the sea levels they are arising.
And, despite what Donald Trump seems to think, that won’t create more waterfront property. Indeed, it will create less.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Writing at The Charlotte Observer, Esther Alejandra Sierra, a legal immigrant working in health care, reports that the hatred and bile towards immigrants being spread by Donald Trump and J. D. Vance is spreading. Here’s a bit from her article:
Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article292728654.html#storylink=cpy
Gutting Out the Vote 0
Thom talks with Greg Palast about Palast’s new film detailing Republicans’ efforts to deny American citizens their right to vote.