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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Yet more neighborly politeness.

We are a broken society.

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Establishmentarians 0

Thom talks with the Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox about right-wing white nationalist they-call-themselves-Christians and their embrace of a Gospel of Hate.

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No Returns 0

Row of men wearing coats with GOP Elephants on them stand before Satan, who says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0

Steve M. hears a rhyme from an ancient time.

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*Mark Twain.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Trump maladministration official threatens to prosecute members of Congress for doing their jobs.

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QOTD 0

Kathy Reichs:

True believers can be the most dangerous of all.

Reichs, Kathy, Speaking in Bones, (New York: Bantam, 2015) p. 341

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And Now for a Musical Interlude 0

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Type-Casting 0

I submit that our current President falls into category number two.

What do you think?

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Yet another “responsible gun owner” performs what appears to be a random act of politeness.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

From the Youtube page:

The former head of the FBI in Chicago has accused the Trump administration of pressuring him to investigate the president’s political opponents and making him a “scapegoat” after a major federal case against anti-ICE protesters fell apart.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years . . . 0

. . . and now they’re even taking off their hoods.

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

An accessory before the fact? We’ll have to wait to see how the court rules.

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Fly the Fiendly Skies 0

They get fiendlier every day.

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QOTD 0

Lin Yutang:

Human history is not the product of the wise direction of human reason, but is shaped by the forces of emotion—our dreams, our pride, our greed, our fears, and our desire for revenge.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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American Stasi 0

Another person’s story.

Another reminder that mean for the sake of mean is a Republican family value.

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Gilty! Gilty! Gilty! 0

The stupid. It burns.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

And, as we know, a polite society is a clean society.

Police say the man ended up getting shot in the hand and the bullet hit the 11-year-old boy’s leg. Both were hospitalized and are expected to be okay. The gun was a .380 semi-automatic handgun which police say was legally owned by the man’s sister, who was having him clean it.

Musical NotesGuns 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.

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Tradition 0

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It’s All about the Algorithm 0

Gabby:  You're always online.  Michael:  Because I use artificial intelligence.  It frees up my time.  Gabby:  And how do you spend all this newfound time?  Michael:  Online.

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