2017 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A party guest must conduct himself with politeness.
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The alleged victims told police Ursic became angry when a band was making fun of him and left in his pickup truck about 2 a.m. May 20. Two women at the party went to investigate after hearing what sounded like a vehicle accident shortly after Ursic left, according to court documents.
They found debris and Ursic sitting in his truck along a road that went into the woods. They told police Ursic pointed a shotgun at them and said, “You’re dead to me.” They later saw Ursic driving past the party several times, the record indicates.
Aside:
No, I hadn’t heard of “Pike Days” either.
Life Imitates Art 0
Meet the Republican Party.
“Collusion Galore,” Reprise 0
PoliticalProf explains why Trumpettes don’t care about the Trump clan’s collusion with a foreign power.
Dick Polman covers the latest (at least as of the time he penned–er, clicked–his piece); his post includes this tidbit:
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
There’s no politeness like inadvertent politeness.
It might be wise for gun nuts to learn about how guns work.
The stupid. It burns.
Still Rising Again after All These Years, Self-Talk Dept. 0
In the midst of a longer article about Saturday’s KKK demonstration in Charlottesville, Va., Tony Norman points out, almost in passing, how the majority of racists and bigots lie to themselves. Only a minority vocally and publicly embrace their racism:
Tinsel Town Then 0
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Via Classic Arts Showcase. Visit the website to see whether Classic Arts Showcase is offered in your area. In our part of the world, it’s on one of the public service channels and is not shown in the TV listings.
It’s a delightful potpourri of music, dance, discussion, animation, art, and film. We don’t watch it every week, but we watch it frequently enough.
Life Imitates Art 0
Will Bunch looks at the latest evidence of the Trump family’s Russian impulses–the report by the New York Times that Donald Trump, Jr., colluded with Russian sources in the search for material to use against Hillary Clinton. Here’s how he starts his piece:
In related news, Josh Marshall muses . . . .