The Art of the Steal 0
Afterthought:
I reckon it really should suprise noone that Donald Trump thinks it’s okay for him to bribe persons for their votes.
Stray Thought 0
When I worked for the railroad, I often took the train to New York City on business. The first sign that we were nearing our destination was the twin towers of the World Trade Center looming over the bluffs of Jew Jersey before we plunged into the tunnel to Penn Station.
The last time I made that trip, long after I left the railroad, there was nothing.
Just the plunge into the tunnel.
Immunity Impunity
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At El Reg, Thomas Claburn looks at AI and posits that
Methinks he has a point. Follow the link for his reasoning.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You won’t find one without the other.
Sloptocracy 0
Thom talks with Heidi Siegmund Cuda about how the Trump maladministration is using AI slop to pollute the polity.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Jim Hightower hears some rhymes with history in this new gilded age. Here’s a couple:
Follow the link for the context of his remarks.
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*Mark Twain.
QOTD 0
Wilkie Collins:
Aside:
He wrote that over a century and a half ago. Wonder what he would think about today . . . .
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
Vaccine Nation 0
It appears that RFK Jr. is succeeding at making measles great again.
This New Gilded Age 0
From the Youtube page:
Thom breaks down how modern billionaires and oligarchs are threatening democratic institutions across the globe—from recent political shifts in Germany to corporate influence in American elections.
The Normalizers 0
In the midst of a longer article about Donald Trump’s trade war of choice (the man does like to start conflicts, does he not?), Rex Huppke offers a word of advice:
Treating Trump like he’s normal isn’t being objective. It’s irresponsible.
Follow the link for his reasoning.