2017 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Park the politeness.
According to the story, he or his friend–which one is unclear–was trying to holster a gun when the fellow got shot. Had it been a two-gun holster, no doubt the this would not have happened, as, in NRA Paradise, more guns is the solution to life, the universe, and everything.
(Link fixed.)
Suffer the Children 0
It’s policy in the coming Republican dystopia.
Details at the link.
The Court Is in Sessions 0
Above the Law’s Elie Mystal reacts to reports that Attorney General Sessions wants to investigate Harvard Law’s Affirmative Action program. A snippet (emphasis added):
African-American Harvard students are fully ready to stand on our “merits.” In fact, we’ve yearned and strived to be judged on our merits our whole lives. We’re not necessarily thrilled to be judged on merits according to the white man, as strained through the racially biased lens of his standardized testing. But if that’s the unrealistic standard, we’re ready for that battle too. Harvard blacks standardize test pretty well.
A Poll Tax by Any Other Name . . . 0
. . . is a poll tax.
“Republican Family Values” 0
One more time, the piety is a pose, not a practice.
Twits on Twitter 0
Frederick Neuman, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, has a theory as to why Donald Trump cannot control his twitting on Twitter. Here’s a bit of his article:
Cheese It! The Cops! 0
Content moved below the fold because it was making the front page weird. It’s just too cute for words. Also, it worked when I previewed it.
If the video doesn’t appear, follow the link at the bottom of the page.
Thanksgiving Trivia 0
Take the quiz (and find that Christmas shopping has influenced Thanksgiving much longer than you think).
Thanksgiving, the Back Story 0
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Deputies say the hunter believed he saw a deer in a field, near Armenian Road in the Town of Sherman, and fired a shot.
The man told deputies that he heard a scream and immediately went over the the area.
Because hunters have long relied on the strategy of waylaying deer who are walking their dogs . . . .
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
