2020 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
These kids did not stand a snowball’s chance in politeness:
“Preliminary investigation indicates both victims were with a group of juveniles throwing snowballs at cars passing by,” the police department wrote in a series of tweets Monday. “One of the snowballs struck a white Toyota, no further description, and the driver of the auto fired shots into the group of kids striking the two victims.”
Just another day in the NRA’s winter wonderland.
And here’s an extra bonus bit of politeness.
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Global Threat Assessment 0
The official global threat level is “not pretty.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite to your neighbors.
Witt called police immediately to report the shooting and said he thought someone in the neighboring apartment was struck by the bullet.
When police arrived, they were told a 23-year-old woman was showering in the next-door apartment when she was shot in the shoulder. There were five people in the woman’s apartment at the time, three of them were small children.
He did not think that there was a live round in the chamber, but he was too lazy to check.
Furrfu.
Twelfth Night 0
Afterthought:
“Cleaning up homelessness” and “mopping up the homeless” are not the same thing.
“Can You Give Me Sanctuary, I Must Have a Place To Hide . . . .” 0
Above the Law reports that Donald Trump has decreed that the District of Columbia is his own little sanctuary city just for his ownsome. A snippet:
Much more at the link.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness can be such a gas.
The Lies of the Land 0
Will Bunch points out that it’s starting all over again once more. A snippet:
The Art of the Con 0
Atrios spots a pattern.
The Tree Looks Different from the Other Side 0
Explorers “blazed a trail” because the tree looks different from the other side.
Noz looks at the other side of the tree and discovers some true equivalences.