Down at the Farm 0
There have been some connectivity issues reaching this website tonight, but, as I write this, it appears that my most excellent hosting provider has resolved them.
A Couplet for the Co-Conspirators 0
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Still Rising Again after All the Years 0
The New Secesh have decided that, if they can’t acually undo history, they can hide it away so that no one remembers it.
Republican Thought Police 0
Robert Reich argues that, in these Trumpled times, truth is in peril. Here’s a bit of his column:
Not even the truth is safe.
Go read the rest.
The Rule of Lawless, Reprise 0
Collateral Damage 0
The first crew of the U. S. S. Barry chose as a motto “Strength and Diversity” (meaning diversity of tactics and weaponry) over three decades ago.
Now comes James Stavridis, who served on that ship, to report that the anti-DEI crowd now is coming after its motto.
We are a society going backwards.
The Rule of Lawless 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini contrasts Donald Trump’s coddling of convicted rioters with his incarceration of innocent immigrants. A snippet:
That wasn’t the case for the 1,600 individuals charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Michael in Norfolk hears a rhyme. Here’s a bit; follow the link for context.
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*Mark Twain.
Dump the Facts, Ma’am 0
Rebecca Watson reports on a recent study that indicates conservatives dislike, distrust, and disbelieve science. Here’s a bit from her article:
Methinks the findings of this study shed some light on the Trump madladministration’s efforts to gut federal scientific research programs.
The Art of the Con 0
PoliticalProf perceives a pattern.
DOGE Bull in the China Shop 0
El Reg reports that DOGE and the Trump maladministration are gutting the United States’s cyber security efforts. A snippet:
You might think, if you’re outside the US, who cares? Unfortunately, whether you like it or not, the US has long taken the lead in technical security.
Follow the link for the details, and, remember, persons who don’t know how stuff works should not be put in charge of working that stuff.