Twits on Twitter X Offenders
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Who woulds thunk?
Elon Musk is propagating prejudiced political prevarications on Xitter.
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
When cliches come to life . . . .
Yes, he shot himself in the foot while playing with a portable phallus.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Echoes of Immorality 0
Does this article remind you of anyone in the news?
Stray Thought 0
Plato posited a philosopher king.
We opted for a philanderer king.
American Stasi 0
Mary Trump follows the money.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of the Bangor Daily News hears a rhyme from slightly over two decades ago.
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*Mark Twain.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, politeness becomes child’s play.
Once again, we are reminded that “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Jim Jones, writing at the Idaho State Journal, notices a pattern (emphasis added).
The 19 countries targeted were identified in a proclamation issued by Trump in June. They are all poor countries with non-white populations. Although Trump characterizes them as being potentially harmful to “Americans or our national interests,” none of them are in a position to pose a credible threat to the United States. Of interest is the fact that several nations not on the list do have substantial lucrative business relationships with the Trump family and have been at odds with America’s national interests.
Read his entire piece for context.
Russian Impulses 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Trudy Rubin warns that, to understand Donald Trump’s plan for peace in a piece of Ukraine, we need to follow the money.
Republican Thought Police . . . 0
. . . Meet the Establishmentarian Thought Police.
(Yeah, I know. There’s a lot of overlap there . . . .)