“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness on the pavement leaves collateral damage.
Marquez was walking on the sidewalk and was struck by a gunshot. Police said the victim was an innocent bystander.
And thus passeth another life in the NRA’s Garden of Bleedin”.
By the Book, One More Time 0
In a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Sun, yet another person feels as if we are living in a book by George Orwell.
This time, it’s again 1984.
Aside:
That’s Animal Farm one, 1984 two.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Courtesy of Rick Strom, here’s a rhyme.
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*Mark Twain.
The Rule of Lawless 0
The Trump maladministration to federal prosecutors: Forget the law. If you don’t do it our way, we’ll find someone who will.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Spying on you? That’s just what Big Tech does.
Listen as Claude confesses to Bernie Sanders.
Via C&L.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Pamela B. Rutledge, writing at the Psychology Today website, argues that dis coarse discourse and “social” media are teaching chilren that being rude and nasty pays. A snippet:
This is not about policy. This is about the fundamental ways people relate to one another, how they deal with differences of opinion, talk and listen to each other, and their willingness to problem-solve, compromise, and seek solutions. The conflict-resolution strategies children learn early are the ones they carry into friendships, workplaces, and romantic relationships.
I would quibble with her about her phrase, “across the spectrum.” To an extent, perhaps, but my observation is that one end of the spectrum is more given to hate-full speech than the other. Nevertheless, methinks she makes some excellent points.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
There’s nothing quite like neighborly politeness.
Bait and Snatch 0
At Above the Law, Mark Hermann thinks he sees a pattern in how Iran is responding to Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war that Donald Trump chose to start.
Methinks he may be onto something.
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.”