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Gutting Out the Vote 0
Noah Feldman argues that persons aren’t really noticing because the right-wing is doing it one baby step at a time.
The Eagle Has Landed Watered
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One of a series of photos from my brother in Virginia’s Northern Neck.
I must say that it never occurred to me that eagles might enjoy a dip from time to time. (Although, given how miserably hot and humid the weather was last week, on second thought, I guess I shouldn’t be all that surprised.) My brother tells me that they use their wings to propel themselves through the water.
Tales of the Establishmentarians. 0
The Establishmentarian who worships a false idol.
Stray Thought 0
Today’s Republican Party does not want to govern.
It wants to rule.
Know Them by the Company They Keep 0
That pretty much sums up what Pete Buttigieg said about J. D. Vance.
Meta: Down at the Farm 0
I woke this morning to a broken blog. The error message told me that one of the database tables needed repair.
Quick like a bunny, before even having a cup of coffee, I logged into my hosting provider, started phpMyAdmin, and ran a check, repair, and optimize on on the primary database. (As a matter of routine, I do a check, repair, and optimize, as well as a database backup, at least once a week, ever since I had major database crash back when this blog was still a toddler.) The process took less than two minutes.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Victoria Hugo-Vidal predicts an avalanche of sexism in response to Kamala Harris’s run for president. She starts by discussing an email signed “A Friend” that she received in response to an earlier column:
This sexism will come from the mouths of friends, strangers, family members and household names.
I think her prediction will be borne out and commend her article to your attention.
All the News that Fits 0
Michael in Norfolk find the dissimulation disturbing.
Follow the link to learn why he is troubled.
This New Gilded Age 0
Sam and the crew talk with Anne Kim, contributing editor at Washington Monthly, about the roots of the privitization scam.
The Wedding Industrial Complex 0
This couple sold tickets to bride.
I suspect I’m not the only person who thinks the wedding industrial complex is out of control.
Vaccine Nation 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Dr. L. Kenneth Zweig points out that, despite the scare-mongering from anti-VAXXers, side effects from vaccinations are almost always good things. A snippet:
Follow the link for the full picture.
QOTD 0
Jame Stewart, in the voice of David:
Don’t look for trouble where there isn’t any, because, if you don’t find it, you’ll make it.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy anticipates how Republicans will treat Tim Walz.
So far, he pretty much seems to have nailed it.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Al Pearce wonders that driver Bubba Wallace may be the most reviled–by racing fans, that is–driver on the NASCAR circuit. In his article, he says,
Methinks that, in his article, he makes it pretty clear he does understand why. But the why is not pretty and he doesn’t like what it is.