June, 2017 archive
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
All the News That Fits 0
Jonathan Bernstein points out that news outlets that lean right are often preaching to the choir, even when there’s no there there. A snippet (emphasis added):
Trump on Monday held a mock signing ceremony for his decision to endorse privatizing air traffic control.
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has been touting 50,000 new coal jobs that turn out to be closer to 1,000 new coal jobs.
The accomplishments of the Trump administration have a knack for turning out to be hollow — this week has been a pretty brutal reminder of that, and it’s early. But how does it affect Trump’s ability to govern?
(snip)
On the other hand, it’s probably true that Trump has successfully convinced a lot of people who get their news mostly or entirely from Republican-aligned outlets that he’s having one fabulous success after another, so for example a CBS survey last month found 95 percent of strong Trump supporters think he’s “effective.” The problem is that catering only to hard-core partisans is pretty useless for a president, because those folks are going to buy whatever he’s selling regardless of what it might be.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Warning: Language.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
If at first you aren’t polite, try, try again.
Cranston Police Chief Michael Winquist says the friend didn’t realize the gun was loaded when it went off and fired a bullet into a wall. In a panic, the man pulled out the magazine and pulled the trigger again, this time with the bullet striking Asencio.
Jesus.
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
Blame the victim.
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The group (Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR–ed.) released a statement Saturday demanding an investigation into the Thursday incident. They say a female Muslim student, a 15-year-old sophomore, was harassed by a male student and called a terrorist. An altercation between the students ensued and the security guard intervened, along with the school resource officer, a police officer assigned to the school.
“The security guard focused completely on her,” Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of CAIR, said Monday. “He proceeded to grab her.”
The story goes on to say that the guard ripped the girl’s hijab off her head, then was taken to the police station. No action was taken against the fine upstanding young man who started it.
Via The Root.
And Now for Something Completely Different 0
Update:
Weird aspect ratio fixed. I left out a “. Darned computers expect you to splet things rite.
Idiocracy 0
Josh Marshall, in a long and thoughtful article, wonders what recourse is available when the President of the United States is clearly incapable. A snippet:
Do please read the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
This militia is not well-regulated.
(snip)
The 14-year-old told police the 2-year-old was holding a handgun when it went off, striking Harmony. She was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she died from her injuries.
Yet more carnage in NRA Paradise.
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
This is your country on Trump.
Seventeen-year-old Sawin Osman allowed herself to be identified so she could speak out against the comments.
“We were walking past him on our way out of the restaurant. He yelled, ‘That girl could break a camel’s back,’” Osman recounted to Yahoo News.
As the girls attempted to leave, he screamed, “F***ing goddamn, camel-jacking mother f***ing c***s.”
More Trumpery at the link.
“Coal Rollers” 0
Psychology Today Blogs, Richard Maxwell and Toby Miller delve into the right-wing’s opposition to the Paris Climate Accords. A snippet:
Follow the link to find out what exactly “coal rollers” are and how they relate to this topic.
