By the Book* 0
The Blame Gamers 0
Ring of Fire’s Josh Gay sees a method in the maliciousness. Indeed, he posits a pattern in the perfidious proclamations poisoning the polity and debasing the discourse.
The Patriot Gamers 0
Methinks Ron Mitchell makes a valid point.
American Stasi 0
Grung_e_Gene, who happens to work in law enforcement, ain’t buying the Trump maladministration’s attempt to justify lynchings extra-judicial killings by ICE. Here’s a bit from his post:
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.