October, 2018 archive
QOTD 0
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach:
Nowadays people are born to find fault. When they look at Achilles, they see only his heel.
A Separate Reality (Updated) 0
The Republican Party has decided to tell itself stories about domestic terrorism. Here’s a bit from the report at TPM; follow the link for the complete article.
Without any evidence, members of the far-right media, think tank heads, and Twitter activists shared their conspiratorial theories on social media.
Today’s Republican party is a vile and loathsome (not to mention delusional and dangerous) thing clear and present danger to the polity; it demonstrates the degree to which we have become a society of stupid.
Addendum, Late that Same Evening:
There is no truth to the rumor that I’m trying to start that the Republican Party intends to rename itself the “Pipe Bomb Party.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness with your paramour is paramount.
The couple was parked at America’s Best Value Inn near Airline Drive and the North Freeway about 1:35 a.m. when the weapon discharged, the Houston Police Department said. Investigators believe the man was either showing off or simply playing around with the weapon when it fired.
Thus passeth another day in NRA Paradise.
A Guide to the Trumplers 0
You can’t tell the players without a program.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom and his guest discuss an adventure of voting while black.
Donald Trump’s One Note Samba 0
Will Bunch tells a tale of Trumpian tactics. A snippet:
Follow the link for the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Show courtesy on the nation’s thoroughfares.
Lt. Chris Cook, a spokesman with Arlington police, said a slower car was sideswiped when one driver aggressively tried to pass the vehicle.
When the two cars pulled over near the New York Avenue exit, one of the drivers exited the vehicle to exchange insurance information but was shot in the head.
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
Juanita Jean is on the case.
