Hoist on His Own Petard, Rule of Lawless Dept. 0
Above the Law reports on a federal judge’s ruling that Donald Trump can’t have his cake and eat it too. A snippet:
Follow the link for context.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Farron reports on a federal judge who called out the Trump maladministration’s overt racism.
“”An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner.”
Another unsecured gun.
Another child.
Another demonstration that “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Threatening to accelerate the concentration of wealth in this new gilded age? Security maven Bruce Schneier argues that (emphasis added), (a)s for AI itself, the concentration of power and wealth in these tech companies is the greatest existential risk facing society today.
Follow the link to see why.
Stray Thought 0
As I read this piece by the Rude One (warning: rudeness), I couldn’t help but remember that one of the primary motives for promoting racism (and indeed hatred and bigotry in general) is to keep the working classes divided and unable to unite against their oppressors.
The Rule of Lawless 0
In The Seattle Times, federal judges from the Western District of Washington state warn us the rule of law is in danger. They begin with a bit of history:
Read the whole article to learn why they believe this to be relevant to today.
Republican Thought Police 0
Ring of Fire’s Josh Gay discusses a Trump-appointed judge’s ruling against Florida Man’s attempt to control what college professors teach.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Slopping all over the internet? El Reg reports that
Much more at the link.
And, remember, “social” media isn’t.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, politeness becomes child’s play.
And, this time, we are reminded that “unintentionally” and “negligently” are not synonyms.
And Now for a Musical Interlude 0
(Broken syntax refunded.)
Red Scare Redux 0
Robert Reich offers a theory as to why Donald Trump has gone all Red Scare:
Follow the link for his reasons.
American Stasi 0
Thom is not sanguine.
The Constitutional Scholars 0
I don’t think it’s a stretch to suggest that, when (or is it if?) Republicans read the United States Constitution, the part about “promote the general welfare” somehow just does not register.
For example (via C&L):
A parasite called Cyclospora has sickened over 1,000 people across 29 states, with Michigan getting hit the worst of all. The CDC would probably have caught this sooner — if it hadn’t stopped watching for it.
Republican Thought Police 0
The Trump maladministration seems intent on exercising the freedom of repress.