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Normalizing Nastiness 0
Emma talks with with Andy Campbell about the “Proud Boys.”
Aside:
I think Emma’s comparing this to frat boy culture is quite on point.
Patriot Gamers 0
Tom Moran of the Newark Star-Ledger argues forcefully that patriotism does not mean boosterism, nor does it mean turning a blind eye to a nation’s faults. An excerpt:
Another Special Election in Georgia 0
A newly elected Republican state legislator won’t even make it into office, in yet another example of Republican family values.
Here’s the lede from the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
You can’t make this stuff up.
“The Twitter Oligarch” 0
Gil Duran, a self-described “local journalist with fewer than 7,500 followers,” tells his story of getting banned from Twitter for asking a question. He contends that Elon Musk’s rule of Twitter is increasingly authoritarian and arbitrary. An excerpt; follow the link for his evidence.
Twits on Twitter 0
Aside:
Why is it that anti-social persons seem to get the most attention on “social” media?
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another child is sacrificed to the NRA’s leaden idol in yet another random act of politeness.
We are a failing state.
The Sound of Silence 0
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s editorial board argues that the Republican Party’s silence about George Santos speaks volumes. A snippet:
The Petulance of the Privileged 0
Paul Krugman is not surprised at Elon Musk’s antics in this, our new Gilded Age. Here’s a bit from his article:
The more interesting question is why we’re now ruled by such people. For we’re clearly living in the age of the petulant oligarch.
Follow the link for his answer.
