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Dis Coarse Discourse 0

Goat:  WHere were you this morning.  Rat:  On antisocial media.  Goat:  You mean

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Remind You of Anyone? 0

Jamie Cannon offers a list of indicators of narcissistic tendencies.

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QOTD 0

Saul Alinsky:

The greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself.

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If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Another 0

Last night, the cable went out. No television. No inner webs.

Then the electricity went out. Then the electricity came back. Then the cable came back.

Then the cable went out again and stayed out almost all night.

(I’m guessing that it was the mild spring showers we were enduring. Also, stuff wears out.)

We were forced to amuse ourselves.

Gasp.

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They Did Their Civic Dirty 0

You can’t make this stuff up.

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Russian Impulses 0

At the Arizona Republic, E. J. Montini comments on the Republicans who are supporting Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. A snippet:

Also recently, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called the Putin wing* “lonely voices” and said, “I wouldn’t pay much attention to them.”

I bet he would if they were Democrats.

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*A reference to Congresswoman Liz Cheney’s characterizing the Republicans who voted against sanctions against Russia as the “Putin wing” of the Republican Party.

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Twits on Twitter 0

A twit who asks, “Did I get a mention? Did I? Did I? Huh? Huh?

Aside:

Yep, Twitter (and “social” media in general) sure has elevated dis coarse discourse.

Also, pigs, wings.

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The Climates They Are a-Changing . . . 0

. . . yet Virginia’s Governor Trumpkin would deny the evidence of things seen.

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The Out-Liar 0

Republican Elephant, standing on the moon, shakes his fist at the Earth and says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Show politeness to others as you traverse the highway.

Just another day in NRA Paradise . . . .

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Russian Impulses 0

Know them by the asylum they seek.

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QOTD 0

Erich Fried:

Do not doubt him who tells you he is afraid, but be afraid of him who tells you he has no doubts.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

They just can’t help themselves.

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In Pursuit of the Greater Greed 0

Title:  The Dawn of Politics.  Image:  Two cavemen face a wall labeled,

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Plus ca Change 0

Title:  Stupid is as Stupid Does.  Image One, titled

Via Job’s Anger.

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Russian Impulses 0

LZ Granderson points out that Florida’s Governor DeSantis is taking a page out of Vladimir Putin’s book.

As the saying goes, birds of a feather . . . .

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They Are Not Even Trying To Hide It Anymore 0

Republicans wave their racist flags in the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings.

I’m a Southern Boy. I grew up with racism. It still sneaks up on me in my thoughts from time to time, but I recognize it and beat it back down.

I know racism when I see it.

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 discharges his responsibility.

And, yet again, we see that “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.

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Facebook Frolics 0

Crypto criming.

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QOTD 0

Kirk Douglas:

I think religion has caused so much catastrophe in the world.

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