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Unbending the Twigs 0

Headline: Ted Cruz’s Daughters Attend a Private School That Is ‘Antiracist’

Adminstrator of the school which Ted Cruz's speaks:  Yes, it's true we educate the children of Ted Cruz.  And it's true we take a strong anti-racism approach to education, like the school that educates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's children.  And we will continue to endure that diversity, equity, and inclusion are taught to future generations of leaders, (sheepish look) so they don't grow up to be like their parents.

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Afterthought:

It’s really not hard to treat people like people. All you need to do is remember that they are people.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Celebrate life’s little milestones with politeness.

And thus passeth two more lives in NRA Paradise.

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Hurdles 0

Helen Ubiñas points out that Republicans’ blatantly rude and disrespectful behavior towards Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is not unprecedented.

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A Question of Identification 0

David and a caller discuss the rise of the right as it relates to cultural identification and prejudice. (Warning: short commercial at the end.)

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Lies and Lying Liars 0

Isaac Bailey has had it with the Graham cracker.

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A Picture Is Worth 0

Man filling car with gas stares in horror at the price on the pump.  The hose from the pump to the car spells,

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QOTD 0

Helen Hayes, in the voice of Jane Marple:

I’m afraid that, when an idealist becomes a fanatic, the line between right and wrong becomes a blur.

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And Now for a Musical Interlude 0

Later:

Yet the embed code was freely accessible with no error or warning.

Watch it on Youtube. It’s fun.

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Disparate Treatment 0

Small black girl watching television, which is showing Judge Jackson's confirmation hearing.  She asks,

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How Stuff Works: Say It Again, Sam, Dept. 0

Rebecca explores how repetition perpetuates truthiness.

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A. Multiple Choice: Racism, Hypocrisy, or Both 0

Q. What is the vice of the turtle?

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They’re Not Even Trying To Hide It Any More, Reprise 0

The Republican Party has become the party of racism.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Yet another responsible gun owner shows how responsible he is.

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Republican Family Values 0

Frame One:  Republican Elephant says,

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QOTD 0

V. S. Naipaul:

The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.

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A Tune for Times 0

(Warning: Mild language.)

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

The challenge of politeness.

We are a society of stupid.

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The Conservative Clown Show 0

Judge Kitanji Jackson sits at the witness table.  Man labeled

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Legal Tenders 0

Shorted joints.

Words fail me.

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The Out-Liars 0

Thom follows the money.

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