A Tune from the Times 0
(Warning: Short commercial at about the one-minute mark. Mild language.)
Real Big Men 0
Stephanie Hayes considers the who-shot-john over Shane Gillis’s SNL appearance and decodes de code.
Little Boy Playing Soldier 0
In a blistering editorial, my local rag opines that “Hegseth’s unserious address again shows his unfitness for office.” No summary or excerpt can to it justice; just go read it.
Similarly, via the Miami Herald, Kofi Mframa lambasts “Pete Hegseth’s comical crusade of military re-masculinization.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Thus passeth another life in NRA Paradise.
Suffer the Children 0
As has been amply demonstrated, that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.
As further evidence, Farron discusses Florida Man’s order that schools reopen in the hurricane-damaged area of Florida, even though many of them have suffered significant damage from Hurricane Isaias and are not in serviceable condition, some lacking electricity and running water. And Farron knows; that’s where he lives.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Judge’s order? We didn’t see no judge’s order?
Vaccine Nation 0
Chris Walker runs the numbers. A snippet:
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The state is facing a large measles outbreak, accounting for about a quarter of all measles cases identified across the country since January 1, 2026. As of Tuesday morning, over 4,260 measles cases have been reported in the U.S., 1,152 of them from Pennsylvania alone. Both South Carolina and Texas are also reporting close to 1,000 measles cases.
Yes, Donald Trump has made measles great again.
More numbers at the link.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Apparently, the Trump maladministration thinks that Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is getting too uppity and needs to be shown who’s in charge here.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A tool for thievery? Via The Sacramento Bee, Tobi Opeyemi Amure and Celine Provini follow the money trail.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues . . .
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“Investigators determined Robert Church was struck by a bullet fired by a hunter on Springer Road,” the sheriff’s office said. “The hunter partially field dressed a deer, then left the area with it.”
. . . as does the hunt for the hunter.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Driftglass outs the “tone police.”
Facebook Frolics 0
Ariana Bindman warns you not to fall for the Zuckerborg’s latest strategy for assimilating all before it, via the “personal assistant” dubbed “muse.” Here’s a tiny bit from her article:
Ultimately, Muse isn’t really a personal assistant — it’s a digital panopticon disguised as an imp.
Follow the link for her reasoning, and, remember, you are not using “social” media. “Social” media companies are using you.
This New Gilded Age 0
Thom discusses myriad ways in which the Trump maladministration is empowering corporations and depowering consumers.