February, 2018 archive
Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’ 0
Quite the carnival on Carnival . . . .
Others, however, said a single family of about two dozen people seemed intent on provoking conflicts – spitting in the pool, screaming in the smoking area and fighting with passengers and staff over any provocation.
“They were looking for trouble from the minute they got on the ship,” Kellie Peterson told 3AW. “Anyone and everything. They even picked on a 16-year-old boy because they thought he looked at them.”
Ending the Shelling 0
Will Bunch writes of the “NRA’s reign of terror.” A snippet:
Follow the link for the rest.
Constitutional Rights and Wrongs 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Thomas Hills considers the right of the people to change rights.
Give it a read.
The Get-Out-the-Bot Movement 0
Thom considers the implications of the indictment of 16 Russians for interfering in elections and of the trolling of America.
Click for the original image.“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another one of those responsible gun owners we keep hearing about . . . .
The sheriff thinks a stray bullet or accident may have lead to the pony’s death. There have been no known similar incidents in recent weeks and deputies believe this to be an isolated case.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
I went for a bicycle ride today.
In shorts and a tee shirt (yesterday, it was a sweat shirt).
In February.
Wednesday was in the 40s, and it’s back to the 40s tomorrow.
The prosecution rests.
Russian Impulses 0
Jay Bookman follows the mutations and permutations of a Russian twitterbot, as it changes identities, nationalities, and causes.
Remember, just because you read it on a computer screen, it ain’t necessarily so.
Bull’s Eye 0
Badtux, in two sentences, exposes the con behind gun fetishists’ primary talking point.
There are more sentences at the link.
Afterthought:
I use the word “fetishist” advisedly. What better describes one who is enamored of a portable penis of death?
The Hollow Men 0
Farron remarks on the emptiness of Republican “thoughts and prayers.”