October, 2018 archive
Big Bucks in Bigotry 0
In the Des Moines Registry, Todd Blodgett, who used to monitor hate groups for the FBI, explains that not only does hate sell, it pays, and pays big. A snippet:
Gilding the Polity, Reprise 0
Shorter Mitch McConnell: Pity the 1%.
Screen Germs 0
Mike Brooks explore the supernormal hold that keeps so many persons glued to their Androids and iJunk.
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“Those Who Forget Deny History . . . .”
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Joe Patrice discusses originalist sin.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness drags on.
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He (the shooter–ed.) said they were together when Christensen shot a bull elk. The pair separated to go look for the elk, however the older male saw another elk and shot at it, but hit his partner in the thickly wooded area.
Both men were wearing camouflage hunting gear at the time.
PSA: Who Are the Virginia Beach Candidates? 0
The coverage of local Virginia Beach races (mayor, city council, and school board) is really pretty bad to the point of being almost nonexistent, as the House and Senate campaigns are soaking up all the headlines. I am disappointed, but I cannot fault the Pilot; like most newspapers, it’s already struggling.
As for broadcast media, someone once said, “If it bleeds, it leads” (the weather corollary is, “if it hails, it prevails”). I have seen no evidence to dispute that statement.
Thanks to Caroline Rye (see the sidebar, over there —–>), I have learned of two places where you can learn more about those races: the WAVY website, which has a “Candidates” section, and the VOTE411 Project of the League of Women Voters (at the VOTE411 site, you will need to enter your address to see local races).
Remember that, even though some Virginia Beach races are “district races,” every Virginia Beach voter can vote for every city council and school board candidate, both “at large” and “district,” for reasons that go back to the formation of Virginia Beach in the merger of the Town of Virginia Beach and Princess Anne County.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
Jay Bookman reports on the latest from Georgia Republicans’ gut-out-the-vote efforts.
Gilding the Polity 0
(Update: the embed is giving a 500 error as of 2018-10-16 22:30. I checked. It’s their error, not mine. One hopes it’s cleared up soon.)
Indoctrinotion 0
A Philadelphia school teacher calls out a Republican for accusing him on “indoctrinating” his students. A snippet:
And it was all untrue.
Follow the link for the rest of the story.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Look for signs of politeness.
Investigators say Gravley fired a gun at a road sign in a nearby intersection, the release states. The bullet “passed through or by the road sign” and traveled through a wooded area in front of the victim’s home.
