2016 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Try as you might, you can’t keep politeness locked up.
The boy went by ambulance to Clear Lake Regional Hospital, where he was listed in good condition . . . .
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling upholding North Carolina’s gut-out-the-vote law. A snipped (emphasis added):
Sometimes even a court needs to point out the obvious.
More at the link.
The Also-Rans’ Lament 0
Music from Drumpf: The Musical, work in progress.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 1
Another load of politeness . . . .
The subject then un-holstered and unloaded a pistol from his waist and began showing the victim the weapon’s custom made grips. Then, as the weapon owner attempted to reload and re-holster his weapon, he accidentally discharged it. The bullet struck the sidewalk and the victim’s foot was struck by bullet fragments.
(If it reads like it’s from a police report, that’s because it is. The full press release is at the link.)
Light Bloggery 0
I will be occupied by numerous things the next five or six days, so posting will be sporadic.
QOTD will hold down the fort and the drivel will be restored to its customary (I almost said, “normal”) volume next week.
Stray Thought 0
Like the wind chill, the heat index is a number created by sadists to convince us that we are more miserable than we are.
“Toxic Leadership” 0
Via TPM.
Afterthought:
Words fail me. Nothing I can say could express the depths of my feelings on this matter.
Feets of Strength 2
Oh, my.
That didn’t go down well with the younger man who took offence at the strong smell of his companion’s feet, pushing them off the seat and complaining forcefully about his particular scent, according to a report in Tagesspiegel. . . . .
“A verbal confrontation developed, which ended with the stinky-footed man being forcefully slapped,” a police spokesperson said.
. . . Because If You Don’t Study It, It Doesn’t Exist 2
This item from my local rag caused me to drop my jaw this morning. There’s a good chance that, within my children’s lifetimes, the world’s largest military complex (which surrounds me as I type this) will be under water, but Republicans want to stick their fingers in the Pentagon’s ears and go “Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah.”
Supporters say they want the military focused on enemies such as the Islamic State group, not rising seas.
Critics say flooding is a formidable foe as well.
“It’s kind of hard to attack the enemy when your base is underwater,” said Rep. Bobby Scott, a Southeast Virginia Democrat who voted against the ban.
The Republican Party, the party of willful ignorance.
More at the link.
And, in more news of willful ignorance . . . .