A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
From the Youtube page:
This is a hasty cover of Erma Franklin’s 1967 belter, written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, that is one of our favourite soul tracks, and only lost out to a Grammy to her younger sister Aretha in 1969 (“Chain of Fools”). It had a resurgence in Europe in the early 90s after the end of the Cold War thanks to a Levi jeans advert, and its highest chart position for the re-release was number 5 … in Denmark.
Our treatment pays tribute to the Danes (who suffered proportionally among the highest casualties in wars supporting the USA after its triggering the collective security clauses of NATO in places like Iraq and Afghanistan), and who are being shaken down at the moment by the likes of Trump, Vance, and Miller in their bid to bully Europe to agree to the annexation of autonomous Greenlanders.
Establishmentarians 0
At AL.com, John Archibald looks at the behavior of those politicians who would mandate that the Ten Commandments be posted in public schools and suggests that they could use some commandments of their own. Here’s two that he suggests.
- You shall make no graven idols. Except football coaches and *Confederate Generals.
- You shall not take the lord’s name in vain. Unless you’re talking to a referee or a GD libtard.
Follow the link for the rest and for the footnote about Confederate Generals.
American Stasi 0
From the Youtube page:
Veteran NBA head coach Doc Rivers sounded off on the shooting and killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, as well as issuing a dark warning about what the future holds under the Trump administration. Rick Strom breaks it down.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner.” Yet another gun that fired itself.
Aside:
Personally, I’ve never met a gun that fired itself. And I grew up with guns.
Heck, I used be a damned fine shot when I was in practice. I once picked a look-out crow–a flock of crows always posts a look-out– out of tree at 150 yards. (Remember, I’m a farm boy. Farm boys do not have high opinions of crows.)
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Writing at the Los Angeles Times, Gustavo Arellano considers the fear expressed by Elon Muxk, Donald Trump, and their dupes, symps, and fellow travelers that (my words, not his) DEI is somehow reverse discrimination against white men and hears a rhyme from the past:
In this time in which bigots and racists seem emboldened, I commend his entire piece to your attention.
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*Mark Twain.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Omniscient? Just ask it.
Stray Thought 0
In the early days of “social” media, algorithms were supposed to “attract eyeballs” and “promote engagement.”
Now they are designed to attract screwballs and promote enragement.
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Vaccine Nation 0
Mary Trump looks at RFK Jr.’s disregard of history so as to make epidemics great again.
The Underlying Theme 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Richard French postulates that
Lack of shame is a primary feature of Donald Trump’s presidency.
I think he has a point. Why else are they so comfortable doing things that would make the Founders hand their heads in shame?
Follow the link and see what you think.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
He brings a new meaning to the term “gun lover.”
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.
American Stasi, Reprise 0
Thom takes an in-depth look at what’s happening in Minneapolis and finds a straw at which to grasp.
American Stasi 0
Methinks a strong case can be made that they are practicing cannon law.