Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
John Young argues that it’s obvious why Donald Trump broke precedent to attend the Supreme Court arguments over the Trump maladministration’s effforts to get rid of birthright citizenship as guaranteed in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. A snippet; follow the link for his reasoning.
American Stasi 0
Via SFgate, I caught a long article by Los Angeles Times writer Sonja Sharp, in which she addresses the Department of Justice’s failure to comply with court orders regarding immigrants (and non-immigrants) caught in the Trump maladministration’s round-up of persons who, in their opinion, don’t look white enough.
One paragraph caught my eye. It emphasizes the indiscriminate, willful sadism masquerading as “law enforcement.”
Suffer the Children 0
As we know, that’s a Republican family value. Along those lines, Farron discusses Donald Trump’s decision to retaliate against the Pope for having the unmitigated gall to (indirectly) criticize him by yanking money from a Catholic charity for children.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And, as has so often been demonstrated, a polite society is a clean society.
Both victims were taken to a local hospital. The woman died at the hospital and her husband was treated for the wound to his hand.
One more time, in gun nut world, “clean” is a synonym for “play with,” and “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
War and Mongers of War 0
Methinks Field pretty much nails it when he writes
Follow the link for the rest of his remarks.
False Idols 0
The editorial board of the Las Vegas Sun sees a disturbing trend.
I commend the entire piece to hour attention.
It’s All about the Algorithm . . . 0
. . . and the algorithm is not your friend.
American Stasi 0
Emma talks with Austin Kocher about the death rates in ICE’s detention centers concentration camps.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
You’ve heard of “responsible gun owners.” Meet their mentor.
Words fail me.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Vua the Charlotte Observer, Georgia Institute of Technology professor Dina Khapaeva hears a rhyme. Here’s a bit from the parsing of the poesy:
Indeed, President Vladimir Putin’s government is actively prioritizing initiatives that use medieval Russia as a model for the country’s future.
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*Mark Twain.
A Tune for the Times 0
Afterthought:
The truly sad thing about this is that we have a political party willing to allow Donald Trump to appoint incompetent boobs; kidnap, imprison, and deport innocent persons; loot the federal treasury; immerse himself and his favorites in emoluments; and start wars, so long as it means that that political party remains in power.
By the Book, Reprise 0
Colin Marshall, writing at Open Culture, argues that we may be nearing the point of bringing to life a book by George Orwell. Unlike Mark Hermann, though, he doesn’t point to Animal Farm.
He argues that AI may help lead us into the world envisioned in 1984.
Republican Thought Police 0
Farron explains how the Trump maladministration is starting to come after persons who say things it doesn’t like, even when said things said are well within the bounds of legal free speech.
Read the news report that Farron discusses.