May, 2021 archive
None Dare Call It Treason . . . 0
. . . even though it was.
I’ll say it, even if no one else is willing to.
To quote the Constitution of the United States of America:
The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.
I think it is reasonable to argue that inciting a takeover of the Capitol Building with the intent of overturning the result of a legitimate election falls under the category of “levying War against them.”
The Acolytes 0
Thom discusses a study which casts light on the fealty of the Trumpettes.
Mulling Over Pulling Over 0
In an odd bit of synchronicity yesterday, both a columnist at AL.com and the writer of a letter to the editor of The Roanoke Times tell stories of traffic stops that occurred in their pasts.
In both cases, they wonder whether, if they had been not-white, they’d be alive to tell their tales. Follow the links for their stories.
Geeking Out 0
A VirtualBox VM of Windows 8 on Ubuntu MATE under the Fluxbox window manager. The Ubuntu wallpaper is from my collection. The Windows wallpaper is from a Windows theme.
Maskless Marauders 0
And an extra added bonus marauder.
The stupid. It burns.
Afterthought:
I really don’t get it. I can’t say that I like wearing a mask, but it’s the most minimal of minimal inconveniences.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Guns 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.
Follow the Money 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice looks at a law firm that’s cashing in on representing maskless marauders and anti-vaxxers.
Vaccine Nation 0
Kyle Whitmire looks at Alabama’s recent ban on vaccine passports immunization records and concludes that it is a bill passed by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing (except potential fodder for campaign rhetoric).
Vaccine Nation 0
The evidence that we are a society of stupid continues to mount.
Details at the link.
