2020 archive
Presidented 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear marvels at the irony that the Reagan Foundation has requested that Donald Trump no longer use Ronald Reagan’s name in fundraising. He notes that, even though Reagan knew much better than Trump how to conduct himself in public, Reagan’s policies presaged in many ways Donald Trump’s actions. Here’s one example; follow the link for the rest.
Aside:
I say “Trump’s actions,” not Trump’s policies, for, as far as I can tell, Donald Trump does nothing consistently enough to warrant the sobriquet of “policy.”
Click to view the original image.Workplace Worries in These Viral Times 0
A caller talks to David about working in a COVID-19 hotspot in these viral times.
The Privatization Scam, Stamping Out the Post Office Dept. 0
Janine Jackson documents the decades long attempt to privatize the Post Office steal the Post Office from the American people.
This is too important not to give your attention to.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yes another responsible gun owner discharges his responsibility–at himself.
Presidented 0
At AL.com, Roy S. Johnson argues that Donald Trump is the Bull Connor of our times.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Jon Gabriel thinks we could ameliorate much of the incivility in our daily lives if we were just to butt the heck out. A snippet:
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Today, everyone has a smartphone and records everyone else in their worst moments. There’s the guy yelling at a cashier, a driver following a commuter home because she flipped him off, and the woman losing it because the restaurant ran out of guac.
I’m not sure I buy his arguments completely, but methinks he is onto something, particularly as regards “social” media. There’s too much conclusion-jumping and not enough thought in the knees of jerks.
Cognitive Flailure 0
Via Job’s Anger.
Misdirection Play, the Big Cancel Dept. 0
Nancy LeTourneau exposes the hypocrisy of Republicans’ charges of “cancel culture” as a ploy to distract from objective criticism of objectionable speech. Her argument is long and complex and defies summary. Just go read it for yourself.
One more time, freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences.
Maskless Marauders 0
Aside:
I went to the eye doctor yesterday for a regular check-up (I’ve worn glasses since 7th grade; the first day I wore them to school, I remember my teacher’s looking right at me sitting there in my assigned seat and saying, “Where’s Frank Bell?”). In the course of the visit, I learned that my ophthalmologist is rather–er–peeved about folks who refuse wear masks in public.
I warned him not to get me started . . . .