From Pine View Farm

January, 2018 archive

Twits on Twitter 0

Pot. Kettle. Black.

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A Toxic Environment 0

Warning: Language

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The Gospel of Contradictions 0

Charles Matthews tries to figure out what happened to the “Gospel of Love” among white “Christian” evangelicals. His piece is well worth a read. Here’s a snippet:

White evangelical Christians like guns, for example, and do not especially like immigrants. Compared to other demographic groups, we’re excited about the death penalty, indifferent to those who are impoverished or infirm, and blind to racial and gender inequalities. We claim to read the Bible and hear Jesus’ teachings, but we think poor people deserve what they (don’t) get, and the inmates of our prisons deserve, if anything, worse than the horrors they already receive. For believers in a religion whose Scriptures teach compassion, we’re a breathtakingly cruel bunch.

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“So Much Winning . . . .” 0

Josh Marshall announces the winners of The 2017 Golden Dukes awards.

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The Resolution Desk 0

Donald Trump sitting at desk writing,

Via Job’s Anger.

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A Trumpled Record 0

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A Look Ahead 0

Broken down 2017.  Foreth those of you whom doest know me not, I'm last year's Baby New Year.  Human activity has agedeth me from happy little baby to foul-tempered crusty ol' grump.  THANKS, PEOPLE! (stupid jerks)  Oncetch mine replacement baby gets here, I'm going to hightaileth it to Miami.  (Baby New Year enters)  Excuseth me, ol' codger, but knoweth whereth last year's Baby New Year can be found?  Old man:  I be he whom ye seeketh.  Baby:  Fibber, though are a grizzled bageth of bones.  Old man:  Tis your fate too, little blubber butt baby.  In exactly one year!  Baby:  But I am young, full of pep, and strong.  What couldst possibly change me into a miserable ol' crone like you?  Old man:  A year with the earthling!  Look into this snow globe--I had it upgraded to Windows 10.  Baby looks into snow globe:  Greed!  Corruption!  Dancing with the Stars (Is that still on?)  I can't take it!  Lemme out!!  Old man:  Thy can't quit!  It's thine duty.  It's your problem now (and he disappears, cackling

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QOTDs 0

Georgina Bloomberg:

I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. I think if you want to change something, change it today and don’t wait until the New Year.

Sendhil Mullainathan:

January is always a good month for behavioral economics: Few things illustrate self-control as vividly as New Year’s resolutions. February is even better, though, because it lets us study why so many of those resolutions are broken.

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