May, 2018 archive
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
Trumpled on the way to the convenience store:
Dusty Leo, 27, and Maurice Diggins, 34, have been charged criminally with aggravated assault. They also could face up to a year in prison and fines of $2,000 on the civil complaint if they are convicted of committing what prosecutors say was a racially motivated attack on the African-American as he walked toward a convenience store near his home in Biddeford on April 15.
More at the link.
The Proof Is in the Prurience 0
University of Maine professor Robert Klose considers the current state of the Trumpling and draws two conclusions.
Second, the idea of an informed electorate being essential to democracy has been rendered quaint, and should be replaced by another axiom: an entertainment-needy nation finds gratification in what amounts to political pornography — the more wildly prurient, the better.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Afterthought:
I’m so old, I can remember when there were Republicans who were Americans first and Republicans secon–oh, never mind.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Walk politely.
According to the Latah County Sheriff’s Office, the man told deputies he was walking when the .22 caliber pistol in his pocket discharged.
The stupid.
It burns.
The Pusher Men 0
Folks are starting to notice the pushery.
The story goes on to state that Purdue Pharma is “disappointed” at the action.
Yeah, the guys at Enron were “disappointed” too.
Afterthought:
My ex was an OR nurse. The staff always looked forward to visits from drug company pushers salespersons because it meant lunch was on the drug company. And that was 30 years ago.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Practice random acts of politeness.
No one was hurt, and Gaston County police said they know of no motive behind the shootings.
More politeness at the link.
Russian Impulses 0
Shaun Mullen considers why relations between Russia and the United States remain dodgy, despite the end of the Cold War. A snippet:
Meanwhile, what is Trump’s Russia policy and who is his top Russia adviser?
Trump has no policy beyond making nice with Putin and issuing frequently nonsensical executive orders, while his top adviser is . . . Putin . . . .
Much more at the link.
Facebook Frolics 0
Carl Hiaasen ghostwrites Mark Zuckerberg. A snippet:
Methinks he has a point.
Follow the link for the rest.
“That’s Enerf” 0
You can’t make this stuff up.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite to your friends.
“This is a horrible tragedy, but it was an accident,” defense attorney Alex Parsons said.
Anderson called 911 Sunday and reported that he had accidentally shot his friend in the chest, police said. The only witness was the victim’s sister, who is also Anderson’s girlfriend, police said.
In an unusual development, the accidental shootist is being charged with manslaughter.
Chartering a Course for Disaster 0
Two North Carolina charter school teachers speak out about the rot inside the charter school movement. A nugget (emphasis in the original):
This realization led to greater clarity: regardless of our intentions, we had become part of the problem of school resegregation*.
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*Which, or course, was part of the plan all along. Charter schools are the new seg academies.
The Party of Mean for the Sake of Mean, One More Time 0
Some Republicans have been quite callous about John McCain’s impending death; Kelly Sadler’s remark that he “doesn’t matter, he’s dying anyway” is the most notable example.
Dick Polman puts the cruelty in context.