June, 2021 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
These clowns can’t handle politeness.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You won’t find one without the other.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
California’s Lake Oroville will no longer float your boat.
No Smoke, No Gun, No Smoking Gun 0
David debunks the bunkum about Dr. Fauci’s emails. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
Ignorance /= Bliss 0
At the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Antonio French derides the duplicity of those (mostly Republican) politicians who have embarked on a crusade against “critical race theory.” Here’s an excerpt; follow the link for the rest.
But, of course, willful ignorance is never the answer.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
The Seattle Times’s Naomi Ishisaka explains.
The Graffiti Artist 0
Afterthought:
It’s an uncomfortable thought, but it must be voiced.
The Republican Party has become the party of sedition.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
He got what he wanted. A snippet:
Video taken aboard the plane shows the zip-tied and shoeless man surrounded by passengers and crew members as he repeats over and over again: “Stop this plane!” He finally was picked up and hauled to the back of the plane, which was diverted to Albuquerque International Sunport.
They stopped the plane, just for him.
Facebook Frolics, Blurred Lines Dept. 0
Drawing the line in the sand.
The Climates They Are a-Changing, Dam Nation Dept. 0
Lake Mead, the source of water for many cities and farms in the American west, is wasting away from what scientists have dubbed a “mega-drought.” Here’s a bit from Timothy Egan’s report:
But it’s here now, and a reservoir built to hold enough water to flood all of New York state 1 foot deep appears to be inexorably drying up.
The other day, I walked the floor of Lake Mead, a cracked and sun-baked Martian-scape that was once more than 100 feet underwater. On the horizon, the eerie geologic formations that freaked out early white explorers displayed the latest bathtub rings in the rock.
I find this somewhat disquieting.
Misdirection Play, the Art of the Con Dept. 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Sun reveals the deal.