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Unprecedentedly Partisan 0
Michael in Norfolk, a lawyer with decades of experience, notes that
Follow the link for context.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” indulges in a random act of politeness.
. . . just in case you needed more evidence that we are a broken society.
Establishmentarians 0
At the Kansas City Star, Dion Lefler argues that life has started to echo Monty Python.
As the comedy troupe Monty Python once said, “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.”
I certainly didn’t expect it in Oklahoma.
But Inquisition 2024 came to our neighboring state on Thursday, when Oklahoma’s authoritarian superintendent of public instruction, Ryan Walters, issued an edict that every classroom from fifth to 12th grade must have a Bible in it, and every teacher, regardless of their own beliefs, has to teach from it — or else.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
And, in a related piece, Marty Ryan points out that there is a certain–er–lack of consensus on the number and wording of the Ten (or so) Commandments.
A Close Encounter 0
Yesterday, as I was running an errand, I saw a Tesla Cybertruck sitting at a red light.
The darn thing is uglier in real life than I imagined from pictures of it.
It is a crime against design.
A 1958 Ford Elsel looks elegant in comparison.
Afterthought:
Every time I see a Tesla, there’s this moment of near-panic when I think, “I hope the driver isn’t stupid enough to be using Tesla’s autopilot.”
Courting Disaster 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice excoriates the Supreme Court’s overturning of the Chevron doctrine. A snippet:
“The Man Who Would Be King” 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Kim Shinkoskey posits that we face a stark choice in November: democracy or autocracy.
Ominous Omens 0
PoliticalProf is not sanguine.
Money Ball 0
Bob Molinaro, sportswriter extraordinaire:
This New Gilded Age 0
Thom explains Trumponomics.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
It’s happened again: More politeness on the pavement.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
State of Secrecy 0
Scott Maxwell discusses the underhanded strategies that Florida’s Governor DeSantis is using to keep Florida’s citizens from knowing the state’s public employees are doing. Here’s a tiny bit:
(snip)
Fortunately, the court system has so far rejected DeSantis’ secret-keeping scheme involving records his staff created while plotting to fly migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard.
The Match-Up 0
No, I will waste my time watching the debate, as I already know who I’ll be voting for (and I already know who I would not under any circumstances vote for).
I’ll read about it in the morning,