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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
This time it is Kim Brening Solomon, an American expat living in Vienna, Austria, who hears a rhyme. A snippet:
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*Mark Twain.
Taken Aback 0
Sam and the crew suggest that right-wing media is short-circuiting at the prospect of Kamala Harris’s being the Democratic nominee for president.
She’s got my vote, but, as someone said at Juanita Jean’s, I’d vote for a refrigerator before I’d vote for Trump.
Still Rising Again after All These Years . . . 0
. . . and, per Nikki Merritt at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Republican Thought Police are providing tactical support.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At No More Mister Nice Blog, Steve M. makes a pretty strong case that the New York Times is actively normalizing right-wing nutbags.
Follow the link and decide for yourself.
In a Quandary? 0
Michael Hiltzik offers a way out:
1. Examine closely the position taken by Elon Musk, and;
2. Go the other way.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
This New Gilded Age 0
Farron discusses Donald Trump’s attempts to pretend that he didn’t know anything about the “Heritage” Foundation’s Project 2025.
The Cult of Poisonality 0
Michael in Norfolk has a few questions about the Trump and his cultists.
Follow the link for context.
Republican Thought Police 0
Thom reports on Texas police trying to arrest librarians for having books in libraries.
Republican Family Values 0
Steve M. points out that, in Republican World, not all families are valued.
Mike Johnson to Republicans: “Keep It under Your Hoods” 0
Sam and the crew discuss Speaker Mike Johnson’s having to remind Republicans not to say racist things about Vice President Harris.
So You Think Your Boot Is Secure? 0
Per security maven Bruce Schneier, it may well not be.
What’s in a Word? 0
Per the Ohio State Supreme Court, not very much.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Self-politeness is the politest kind.
Afterthought:
These “responsible gun owners” need to learn not to play with their portable phalluses.
Addendum:
And, in more news of the polite . . . .