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January, 2021 archive

QOTD 0

Michael Schudson:

Advertisements ordinarily work their wonders, to the extent that they work at all, on an inattentive public.

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Stray Question 0

I wonder whether trying to overthrow the results of an election would qualify under Article III, Section 3, of the United States Constitution.

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The Doctor Is In, Reprise 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Audrey Nelson, Ph. D., remembers a moment:

I can remember it so clearly. I had just earned my Ph.D. and was attending an academic conference. I was in a small group of three men each with a Ph.D. Someone approached our group, and the introduction: “This is Dr. Jones, Dr. Frentz, Dr. Stevens, and Audrey.”

Follow the link to see how she relates this to the recent devaluation of Dr. Jill Biden’s doctorate.

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M Loonshine 0

Title:  G. O. P. Intoxicant.  Image:  Picture of liquor bottle with a picture of Donald Trump on its neck labeled,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Twits on Twitter 0

Also, too.

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Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0

An anticipated Trumpling.

And, in more tales of the Trumpling . . . .

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Stray Thought 0

Thanks to Donald Trump, we now know what happens when you try to run the government like a business.

(Misplet wrod correxed.)

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Celebrate special occasions politely.

“We said, ‘Oh it’s midnight, happy New Year’s,’ and then immediately she puts her hand to her head and there’s blood dripping down and she says I got shot,” said Shay Orozco, who was hosting the gathering.

The woman had suffered a gunshot wound to the head after a bullet fell from the sky. When Orozco realized what had happened she called 911.

Musical NotesGuns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.

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George Sutherland:

The liberty of the individual to do as he pleases, even in innocent matters, is not absolute. It must frequently yield to the common good.

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Geeking Out 0

Ubuntu MATE with the MATE desktop. Firefox is shaded toward the top of the screen; Swisswatch is in the upper right and GKrellM with the “glass” theme is in the lower right. The wallpaper is from my collection.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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True Colors 0

At the Bangor Daily News, long-time Republican Kurt Bardella laments the current state of the Republican Party, which he has chosen to abandon. A snippet; follow the link to see his reasoning:

The party’s true platform has become a toxic combination of authoritarianism and white nationalism.

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A Lethal Legacy 0

Will Bunch offers a theory as to why the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine has been so badly botched. He suggest that is the fault of a president, but not necessarily the one who might spring first to mind.

. . . the president who created this mess was Ronald Reagan, who assured a similarly anxious nation upon taking office in 1981 that “[i]n this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem — government is the problem” and then put a lack of money where his mouth was. The early years of Reagan’s presidency saw a budget cut of 25% for the Department of Health and Human Services and, with that, the elimination of vital public health programs.

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Man at Shirk 0

Hanging from door labeled

Click for the original image.

Aside:

This was drawn Saturday, before the news broke that the current federal administrator was (still) actively browbeating a public official to subvert the will of the people.

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Maskless Marauders 0

Let me put this circumspectly.

These people are nuts.

Aside:

Not to change the subject, but the petulant pestilence cheapens everything that he touches.

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The Doctor Is In 0

David digs into the brou-ha-ha about the absolute gall and effrontery of Jill Biden’s having earned a doctoral degree.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Show your politeness to the TSA.

If you’re going to run from TSA officers after they catch you with a loaded gun in your carry-on at the airport, don’t forget to grab your ID and boarding pass before you high-tail it out of the security checkpoint.

Follow the link for the rest of the story.

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Victor Hugo:

He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

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The Lies of the Land 0

David Atkins marvels at the circular reasoning of seditious Republicans seeking to perpetuate the presidency of the petulant pestilence. A snippet (emphasis added):

The GOP senators carrying Trump’s water here are using as justification the fact that millions of Americans falsely believe there was election fraud. But the GOP base believes it precisely because the President and his allies in conservative infotainment media have been promoting the lies.

It’s a perfect self-referential paradox of propaganda. Lie to millions of Americans in order to justify destroying democracy, then use the fact that millions of Americans believed your lies as the reason to try to do so, regardless of the validity of the underlying claims.

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Light Bloggery 0

I think I’ve shot the trouble I was having with internet connectivity.

Now I need a break.

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