2017 archive
Flaggers 0
In Raleigh’s The News and Oberver, Paul Isom cuts through the crap about the meaning of the Stars and Bars. Here’s a nugget:
The use of the flag as a symbol of civil rights opposition – and worse – only grew from there. “The Confederate flag … means one thing to the Klansman: Here is a friend of ‘the cause,’” reported John Herbers in a 1965 New York Times story on a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan.
One more time, when you hear someone wax nostalgic about “The Lost Cause,” ask him or her what exactly was the cause that was lost.
GOP Health Care: Don’t Get Sick
If You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly
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Mike Malloy discusses the Republicans’ advocacy for the freedom to die.
Warning: Language.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Perpetually packing politeness perpetuates personal propriety (also, pigs, wings).
Benjamin Hornberger, 23, suffered a gunshot wound to his left leg after his revolver discharged, according to Sgt. Anna Rose, spokeswoman for the U.S. Park Police.
. . . and another gun that seems to have fired all on its ownsome.
Taking the Bait 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Joe Pierre posts the transcript of an interview he did regarding fake news and those who believe it. Give it a read.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Thus passeth another life day in the NRA Garden of Earthly Delights:
According to the report, it was just one of those things, just one of those crazy things . . . .
“We have questioned the father of this individual and we also questioned other individuals at the house at the time of the shooting, based on all the evidence we have this time it appears to be an accidental shooting,” said Commander Jones. “It is a very tragic situation and our hearts go out to family at this time as well. It is under investigation, of course we are not ruling anything out.”
Government by Temper Tantrum 0
They can’t get their way, so they are shutting down their state governments.
Gluttony Games 0
Bob Molinaro, sportswriter extraordinaire, observes:
Dialectic 0
Thomas Chatterton Williams reflects on the opioid* epidemic and the contradiction embraced by supporters of Donald Trump. A snippet:
Follow the link to find out his reasoning.
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*When Not White people do it, it’s called “illegal drugs.”
Monticello Gets Pwned 0
Computer security always seems to be an afterthought in the enterprise.
The attack was discovered Tuesday, and since then, Monticello has not been able to use its computer or phone systems.