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A Notion of Immigrants 0

At The Roanoke Times, John Freivalds points out that prejudice against those who would come after them has been a common theme among previous immigrants to these parts.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

One more time, “accidentally” and “negligently” are not synonyms.

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Twits on Twitter 0

A nitpicking nitwit twit.

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Vaccine Nation 0

Frame One:  Image of a child getting a shot, captioned

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QOTD 0

J. M. Barrie:

We never understand how little we need in this world until we know the loss of it.

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Maskless Marauders 0

Marauders who were looking for a fight.

We are a society of stupid.

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Stray Thought 0

Athletic skill and intelligence are independent variables.

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Dreamscape 0

https://i1.wp.com/www.bobcesca.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/VirtualReality.jpg?w=750&ssl=1Frame One:  Mark Zuckerberg says,

Via The Bob Cesca Show Blog.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Show politeness to your employees.

Investigators in Berkeley County say an employee at a gun store was fatally shot in the face after the store owner mistook a real gun for a BB gun.

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Patently Ridiculous 0

Trademark tomfoolery.

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Everybody Must Get Fracked, Supper the Children Dept. 0

Read the transcript.

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Facebook Frolics 0

Rebranding decoded.

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QOTD 0

Fergus Hume:

Every prophet convinced of the absolute truth of his mission succeeds in finding those to whom his particular view of the hereafter is acceptable beyond all others.

Fergus Hume deserves to be remembered far more than he is. He could turn a phrase.

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The Self-Promotion Society 0

Frame One:  Close Up of man laying new patio tiles.  He asks,

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And the Moral of the Story Is . . . . 0

Virginia's governor-elect Youngkin, holding a paper saying,

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Vaccine Nation 0

The state of Iowa sanctions endangering public health in the name of the Lord.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

Michael Paul Williams takes a look at the recent election in Virginia. Methinks he has a point, for the last thing many white Americans want to do is confront the dark reality of America’s history. Here’s a bit; follow the link for the rest.

. . . white grievance, as served up by Glenn Youngkin in his quest to be governor, proved to be the winning ticket as he and his fellow Republicans were propelled into statewide office by an issue spun out of whole cloth.

In the 1970s, white parents fled to the suburbs rather than have their children sit in a classroom with Black children. Today, parents in suburban locales such as Chesterfield, Hanover, Loudoun and Stafford counties are trying to keep the history of anti-Black racism out of the classroom.

America’s original sin (and the denial thereof) casts a long and dark shadow.

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Vaccine Nation 0

The stupid. It burns.

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All the News that Fits 0

In the “no surprises here” category, Tucker Carlson is making stuff up about the January 6 insurrection.

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No Place To Hide 0

Goat, looking at phone:  How is it I'm seeing these ads online for flights to Italy just as I'm planning a trip?  Rat:  They track your online searches and give you ads based on that.  Goat:  But I haven't searched for it.  I've only talked about it with friends.  Rat:  This is where I tell you not to worry that your phone has a really good built-in microphone.  Goat:  Please don't make me as paranoid as you.  Rat:  Don't be.  Since when has a tech company breached our privacy?

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