“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, an oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” exposes a portable phallus to a child.
According to police, the 6-year-old discovered a gun and accidentally shot the 3-year-old.
The victim is being treated for non-life threatening injuries at OhioHealth Mansfield.
Idolaters of The False Idol 0
Michael in Norfolk sums it up nicely.
Suffer the Children 0
We are again reminded that that’s not scripture. That’s Republican policy.
Swiss Cheek 0
Seth takes a closer look at Trump’s speech at Davos. It is not pretty.
Aside:
Many years ago, we hosted a high-school exchange student from Denmark. The next year, we visited Denmark and met her parents, who were marvelous hosts. We had a wonderful visit with gracious people.
I would not want to hear what they would have to say about my country today, now that it is ruled by a narcissistic toddler who fancies himself not president, but king.
The ICE Men Cometh, and Bring with Them the Rule of Lawless 0
Via The Kansas City Star, Llewellyn King explains the implications. Here’s a bit from his article:
ICE agents are also the affair of the whole world, for while they are symbols of local terror, they are also symbols of America’s withdrawal from the one critical underpinning of civilization: the rule of law.
Without it, society isn’t much. No one is secure, even those in charge.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Assimilating you just like the Zuckerborg? Security maven Bruce Schneier notes
Meta: Sidebar 0
I’ve removed Progress Pond from the sidebar because the Booman has moved to Substack.
The Greenland New Deal 0
Jonathan ALter argues that Trump’s obsession with Greenland is not just about ego. It’s also about rolling back the clock to the age of empire. A snippet:
Follow the link, where Alter follows the money.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom decodes de code.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Historians Yohuru Williams and Michael Lansing look at what’s happening in Minnesota and remind us that
This is how police states are built – not by a single law or single leader, but through precedents set in moments of crisis. Through declarations made before facts are gathered. Through the steady retreat from the assumption that power flows from – and must answer to – the people. History offers us lessons here. When immunity becomes absolute, accountability collapses.
Follow the link for their reasoning.
The Hissy Fit 0
Michael in Norfolk think that Trump’s latest temper tantrum should be the straw that breaks. A snippet:
Methinks it’s not a stretch to say that someone who threatens war over not getting a peace prize don’t understand the concept of “peace prize,’ but, really it’s not over the prize itself.
It’s about Obama has one and he wants one too.