Too Venal for Words category archive
The Bully’s Pulpit 0
Sue Scheff reports that cyber-bullying is much more common than persons of good will might think and offers some hints for dealing with and avoiding it.
Just the Vaxx, Ma’am 0
At The Sacramento Bee, Mike Madrid argues that the anti-vaxx movement is a symptom of the unraveling of the social contract. Here’s a snippet; follow the link for the rest.
This self-selection by anti-vaccine “warriors,” as they call themselves, is the manifestation of a growing self-righteous ideology that believes we have no obligation for the health or well-being of each other. This emerging attitude is precisely the opposite sense of community that drove millions of Americans to be vaccinated in the early days of immunization efforts against polio.
And, from the “This Surprises You How?” Dept. . . . . 0
Shaun Mullen highlights a disturbing pattern.
Gun-Splaining* 0
The pretzel logic of gun nuts justifying possession of portable phalluses weapons of mass shooting as a Constitutional right does from time to time positively amaze.
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I think I first heard this phrase on The Bob Cesca Show.
Fly the Fiendly Skies . . . 0
. . . and get treated worse than a dog.
The Lies of the Land 0
David discusses the pathological nature of Donald Trump’s lying, illustrating his points with personal experiences with liars he has known.
Misdirection Play, Firearms of Mass Destruction Dept. 0
The Tampa Bay Times reveals Florida Republicans’ strategy for dealing with concerns about white supremacists and about access to firearms of mass destruction: Blame everybody and everything except guns and the people who fire them.
Full story at the link.
Misdirection Plays, Taxonomy Dept. 0
In the context of the Jeffrey Epstein case, Spocko describes the four types of “fixers” and discusses how their work manifests itself. Per Spocko, these are the four types:
- Thug fixers.
- Legal fixers.
- PR Fixers.
- Media fixers.
Follow the link for a detailed description of how each type manifests itself.
“Photo Op Prop” 0
David comments on a photo which he maintains captures the essence of Donald Trump.
Legally Unpresidented 0
Elie Mystal examines the “Trump Defense.”
What is the “Trump Defense,” you might ask?
Follow the link for Mystal’s thoughts on this–er–tactic.
Where’s There a Will? 0
The Philadelphia Inquirer tries to track down serial robocaller “Will” with a signal lack of success.
(snip)
So we decided to ask Will “what’s up,” ignoring experts’ advice that you shouldn’t speak to robocallers, many of whom are fraudsters.
Follow the link to read about their quest.
Misdirection Play 0
The Washington Post goes down the rabid hole.