July, 2022 archive
The Barefoot and Pregnant Party 0
Thom looks at Republicans’ long history of opposing womens’ rights.
I can remember when women were not allowed to get credit cards on their own.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another responsible gun owner plays politely.
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.
Muskrat Stats 0
Elon Musk tries to game the numbers.
It’s All about the Algorithm 0
QOTD 0
Edward Petherbridge, in the voice of Lord Peter Wimsey:
The only kind of wisdom that has any social use is the knowledge of one’s own limitations.
Courting Disaster 0
All the News that Fits, Russian Impulses Dept. 0
Emma and her crew attempt to unpack Tucker Carlson’s steamer truck of lies.
Morons in the Marketplace 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Stephanie Hayes comments on the lazy, inconsiderate, self-centered jerks who leave shopping carts scattered willy-nilly about parking lots and sidewalks. Honest to Pete, no other place I’ve lived has been so plagued with shopping cart scofflaws, but it sounds as if Tampa Bay area has it bad tool.
She suggests that persons who fail to do such a simple task as return a shopping cart may also be likely to fail at larger duties to the polity. Here’s a bit from her piece:
Courting Disaster 0
At northjersey.com, Gerri Budd and Donnalynn Scillieri several possible implications, one of which is this:
Follow the link, where they follow the money.