From Pine View Farm

December, 2022 archive

Crocodile Tears 0

The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini suggests that Donald Trump’s outrage at Britney Griner’s return home may be less than sincere.

Who woulda thunk?

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Muskrat Love 0

Unlike Farron, I can no longer stand to watch Tim Allen, but that’s just me.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Be polite to the staff at your local fast food establishment.

We are a failing state.

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The Fire This Time 0

Fire burning in fireplace.  From the mantel hang stockings labeled

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Vaccine Nation 0

The writer of a letter to the editor of the New Orleans Advocate argues forcefully that anti-VAXXers do not have the right to endanger the populace. Here’s a bit:

The value of vaccines in reducing the deaths of U.S. citizens in a major way is not a debatable issue, if one is concerned with the truth. And Republicans’ right to purposeful ignorance about simple public health measures should not include the right to expose our communities to many extra deaths.

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Know Them by the Company They Keep . . . 0

. . . and Brent Larkin, retired editor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer, argues that they will keep on keeping the same company that they currently keep. Here’s how he introduces his article:

Republicans who feign outrage over the antisemitism and white supremacism permeating their party are being laughingly disingenuous. The dirty little secret is that bigots will keep their seat at the party’s table for the most basic of all political reasons:

Many GOP candidates can’t win without them.

Follow the link for his reasoning.

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QOTD 0

Louisa May Alcott:

Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Precedented 0

PoliticalProf sees historical precedent for Elon Musk’s arbitrary and capricious antics at Twitter.

Methinks his theory sheds some light on the mindset of the Musk.

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No Exit 0

Man on psychiatrist's couch say,

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It’s All about the Algorithm 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Bonnie Zucker offers more evidence that “social” media isn’t. A snippet;

A recent study found that people with symptoms of depression or anxiety tended to be high users of social media. In addition, the more they use social media, the worse their symptoms.

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Elon Musk’s Nothing Burger 0

David points out that there’s no there there. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)

Read the article that David refers to.

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“Brave, Brave Sir Ronnie” 0

Daniel Ruth suggests that, when it comes to testifying under oath in a court of law, Florida governor Ron DeSantis doesn’t seem to have the courage of his conniptions.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

I’m going to keep at it in the forlorn hope that it might one day sink in: “Accident” and “negligence” are not synonyms.

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Plus ca Change 0

Title:  An Age-Old Argument.  Frame One, cationed

Via Job’s Anger.

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QOTD 0

Nina Federoff:

If there are more and more environmental refugees, they are going to end up on your doorstep too.

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Stray Thought 0

I must admit that it’s a bit disconcerting to read the report of a famous person’s passing after a full life and realize the person named is younger than you.

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The Crypto Con 0

Collateral damage.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Yet another responsible gun owner (sic) goes tripping on his politeness.

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Courting Disaster 0

Robert Reich discusses the latest danger posed by the Supreme Supremacist Court, the case of Moore v. Harper, and the failure of the media to give it the attention it deserves. I’m not going to do his article the injustice of trying to summarize of recap it.

Just go read it for yourself.

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