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Republicans and the China Syndrome 0
E. J. Montini notes that, in campaigning for Martha McSally, Niki Haley attacked Mark Kelly for having done business with a Chinese company.
Montini finds that somewhat–er–problematical. Here’s a bit from his article:
If this is true, Trump should be impeached and removed from office immediately.
I’d guess there has never been an American politician who has EVER had more financial entanglements with China than Donald Trump.
And this is no secret.
QOTD 0
Kerry Greenwood:
Mrs. West said to Phyrne, “I’ve decided on my costume, Miss Fisher. . . . Circe. She was a sorceress in the old days, that’s what Jack said.”
“She turned men into pigs,” said Phyrne. “Not a long journey in some cases.”
Greenwood, Kerry, Death by Water (Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, 2010), p. 159.
It’s All about the Algorithm 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Christine Louise Hohlbaum reflects on the power that we have ceded to technology companies. It is a particularly timely article amongst the swirl of lies and conspiracy theories surrounding the upcoming election.
Here’s a snippet:
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*The citation is from Which Side of History?, a recently published collection of essays.
The Enablers 0
Thom speaks with the Lt. Governor of Michigan about the plot to kidnap the Governor of Michigan.
Maskless Marauders 0
A physician and professor of medicine who lost his own father to COVID-19 before it was recognized for what it is struggles to understand the maskless marauders. A snippet:
Both Sides Not 0
David talks with a caller from Dubai regarding the “undecideds,” particularly the purists on the left.
My two or three regular readers know how I feel about lefty “purists.”
I believe that one must vote in the real world.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet more polite child’s play . . . .
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery (Updated) (Updated Again) 0
Addendum:
And a special bonus Trumpling at an Aldi.
Addendum-de-dum-dum
The sign made of bales of hay that was subjected to a fiery Trumpling has been reborn with a new message.
QOTD 0
Patrick Stewart, in the voice of Captain Jean-Luc Picard:
To instantly tranform a society with new technology would be harmful . . . destructive.
Afterthought:
I suspect that, when Picard uttered those words, he did not expect them to become manifest on Earth four centuries before he said them.
Stray Thought 0
Pestering persons with a proliferation of unsolicited text messages is not a profitable tactic for promoting positive political participation.
Especially when the senders think my name is Jeremy and that I live somewhere else.
Also, who the hell is Jeremy?
Suffer the Children–It’s Republican Policy 0
In an article carried by the Las Vegas Sun, Tim Stellar dissects the lies the Trump administration has used to defend its practice of separating migrant children from their parents.
He explores four specific lies. Follow the link for a detailed debunking of each one.
- Lie 1. DHS did not have a policy of separating families to deter migration
- Lie 2: Separating migrant families is just like arresting American parents
- Lie 3: Obama and Bush separated families like this, too
- Lie 4: Family separation has ended