2018 archive
A Caravan of Lies 0
The SPLC reports that the “militias” (most emphatically not the well-regulated kind) that have gathered at the border seem willing to believe anything. A snippet:
At the same time, however, the militia movement has been afflicted by infighting and backstabbing over the caravan and their response to it. In their frenzy, they’ve told reporters that they are prepared to bring hundreds, even thousands, of armed men and women to the border to form a united front. But behind the scenes, these irregular armies are made up of unreliable individuals. Leaders have insulted other leaders. Groups have broken alliances with other groups. And self-described commanders have resigned their positions in the militias they run.
Facebook Frolics 0
Nina Jankowicz is fed up. A nugget:
Sadly, I suspect that, as long as Facebook targets users gullibly succumb to Facebook’s alogrithm-driven stroking of their egos, the situation is unlikely to improve.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Will Bunch is dismayed at how some white Southerners keep hanging on to the past.
Dis Enchantment 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear muses on the ease with which right-wing evangelical “Christians” can suspend disbelief. A snippet:
Facebook Frolics 0
Christalmighty, people will fall for anything if they see it on a computer screen.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Maintain politeness.
“Performing maintenance.” Furrfu.
He is now a widower by his own hand.
“I Don’t Like It, Therefore It’s Not True” 0
At The Roanoke Times, Professor Robert Strong explores the concept of “fake news.” After pointing out that the word “fake” originally meant “counterfeit,” he looks at its current usage in our coarse political discourse, particularly as applied to reporting. The article is well worth a read.
Here’s an excerpt (emphasis added):
(snip)
When Donald Trump talks about fake news, he is not talking about Russian dirty tricks. He is talking about actual news stories, from legitimate news organizations that he happens not to like. Fake is not false or fraudulent; it is merely derogatory.
Walleyed Piker 0
When you hear Donald Trump babble on about a “wall,” remind yourselves of how well the Great Wall of China worked.
(Hint: It didn’t.)
Rake? Hell. 0
Juanita Jean reports that, according to the President of Finland, Donald Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about. A snippet (sourcing at the link):
The Climates They Are a-Changin’ 0
Aside:
Here it is mid-November and we’ve not yet had a hard freeze or even a frost in these parts.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is the bedrock of a strong marriage.
Police said Saturday that Rosenbrock’s 35-year-old husband, Eric Rosenbrock, was “performing maintenance” on his legally owned handgun when it went off.
Thus passeth another day in NRA Paradise.
