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Twits on Twitter 0
Farron reminds us that what we see on “social” media is often not real (in addition to being unreal) and offers some hints as to how to spot the bots.
Lowering the Barr 0
Better Call Saul wouldn’t have dared to come up with a plot line like this.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Back in the olden days, when I was a young ‘un, we would prop up cans on an old log in the back yard facing the wood that stretched between Pine View Farm and the salt marsh and practice shooting them. But we wouldn’t do any target practice during hunting season, because we knew that there might be hunters in the woods and that even .22 bullets can carry for a mile.
That was before “responsible gun owner” became an oxymoron.
Judging Amy 0
Thom follows the money.
The Accessory after the Fact 0
Veteran reporter Bob Egelko finds Donald Trump’s approval of violence against members of the press (and others) to be alarming.
Originalist Sin 0
Field explains the problem with Constitutional “originalism.” To paraphrase, it’s nothing more than a pseudo-historical rationale for turning back the clock.
The Superman Stunt 0
Tony Norman reflects on delusional self-images. A nugget:
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Treating America like a shiny Metropolis on a hill when it is more like Gotham City under his stewardship is a typical Trump move. One need look no further than Mr. Trump’s encouragement of anti-government militias and his tacit support of white supremacists to see he would prefer a place where the lunatics are always trying to “Make Arkham Asylum Great Again.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Paranoia strikes deep at the happiest place on Earth.
