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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 . . . .
Establishmentarians 0
It would appear that the Establishmentarians’ Golden Rule is “do unto others.”
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
TYT Sports hears many rhymes.
I’m a Southern boy. I grew up under Jim Crow. I know racism when I see it.
Today’s Republican Party is the party of racism.
Racism is all they got.
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*Mark Twain.
House of PCI Cards 0
Security maven Bruce Schneir takes a look at last week/s CrowdStrike computer failure and concludes that the potential for such an event is a feature, not a bug, fostered by the fee hand of the market.
Here’s a bit from his article (emphasis added):
Follow the link for the context of that comparison.