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April, 2022 archive

Facebook Frolics 0

A frolicker digs in.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

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April 11, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Hate Sells, Republican Hypocrisy |

“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

And another child encounters politeness.

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April 11, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Gunnuttery |

The Blame Game 2

I suspect that the writer of this letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Sun has not been keeping up with Fox News.

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April 11, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Political Theatre |

Twits on Twitter 0

A Twit who talks out of both sides of his mouth.

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April 11, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Republican Hypocrisy, Republican Lies |

QOTD 0

Peter Scolari, in the voice of Michael Harris:

It’s fine to do a tradition once, but, after that, they get kind of repetitive and restrictive.

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April 11, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: QOTD |

The Marketplace of Ideas, Reprise 0

Writing at the Austin American-Statesman, Tom Leatherbury argues that recent attempts by right-wingers to control censor the content of school libraries and reading lists smells of authoritarianism. A snippet:

What thinking Texans can question is why our legislators and local office holders increasingly want to dictate exactly what we should believe – to prescribe what information we can receive and to proscribe our receipt of contrary information and competing viewpoints. We see this in the “Critical Race Theory” and 1836 Project bills passed in the legislature in 2021. These bills tell us that there is an official, state-sponsored view of what history is “appropriate” and what thoughts and works are “patriotic,” instead of allowing us to investigate, to explore, and to make up our own minds. This authoritarian view is decidedly un-Texan, where we always have prized independent and free thought. We need to speak out against it as vigorously and as loudly as we can.

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April 10, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Hate Sells, Republican Hypocrisy |

The Voter Fraud Fraud 0

Yet more evidence that Republicans’ charges of Democratic voter fraud stem from psychological projection . . . .

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April 10, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Republican Hypocrisy, Republican Lies |

The Party-Hearty Party 0

Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy sit in easy chairs backed by QAnon supporters, insurrectionists, Proud Boys flying the Stars and Bars, and the like. McCarthy is reading a newspaper story about Madison Cawthorn's allegations of Republican drug and sex orgies. McCarthy says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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April 10, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Hate Sells, Republican Hypocrisy |

The Marketplace of Ideas 0

David argues that, despite Republicans’ claims, “cancel culture” is a Republican thing.

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April 10, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Hate Sells, Republican Hypocrisy |

“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

They had a vested interest in politeness.

We are a society of stupid.

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April 10, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Gunnuttery |

Facebook Frolics 0

Bogosity blossoms at the Zuckerborg.

And, in more tales of frolicking falsehoods . . . .

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April 10, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Mammon, Too Venal for Words |

Fly the Fiendly Skies . . . 0

. . . and meet a maskless marauder.

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April 10, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Health and Sanity, Too Venal for Words |

QOTD 0

Peter Drucker:

There can be no freedom if one man or one group of men… is assumed… inherently perfect or perfectible. Its claim to perfection or perfectibility is a claim to absolute rule.

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April 10, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: QOTD |

A Tune for the Times 0

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April 9, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Political Theatre, Republican Hypocrisy |

The Disinformation Superhighway 0

Donald Trump is holding an exploding cell phone. A passer-by asks,

Via Juanita Jean.

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April 9, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Political Theatre |

“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

And yet another . . . .

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April 9, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Gunnuttery |

All the News that Fits, Vaccine Nation Dept. 0

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April 9, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Health and Sanity, Republican Lies |

A Feline Felony 0

Florida Woman.

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April 9, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Too Stupid for Words |

“I Don’t Think That Word Means What You Think It Means” 0

Mike Murphy wokes up.

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April 9, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Culture Warriors, Hate Sells |

Vaccine Nation, Prima Donna Dept. 0

Bob Molinaro, sportswriter extraordinaire:

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving finally admitted that his anti-vax stance has nothing to do with science, medicine or his “research.” “I don’t want anyone telling me what to do with my life,” he said,” and that’s just the way I am.” Some teammate.

We are a society of selfish.

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April 9, 2022 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Health and Sanity, The Sporting Life |
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