2022 archive
Courting Disaster 2
Sam and his crew discuss the latest antics of the Supremacist Supreme Court and their inimical implications.
Twits Own Twitter 0
I have a sneaking suspicion that Musk is in well over his head on this venture. (The discussion on Tuesday’s Bob Cesca Show certainly gave some hints of reasons for optimism.)
Image via Job’s Anger.
Oil Slickers 0
Brian Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, argues that, if you must base your vote on the price of gas, rather than on larger issues, such as, say, just for an example, the loss of our democratic form of government, then
. . . let’s make sure we are blaming the right president for that which is ailing us right now.
Follow the link for a long and complex narrative explaining why prices at the pump got pumped. I doubt if I’ll be giving away in surprises when I say that Joe Biden is the wrong president to blame.
The New Gilded Age 0
F. T. Rea thinks that Donald Trump and Elon Musk are fitting figures for our new gilded age. He suggests:
What Musk and Trump have most in common is that they will always want more.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
(Grammatical erorr correxeded.)
And While We’re on the Subject . . . . 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
Mangy Fetlocks is not afraid to admit that Wisconsin’s senior Senator, Ron Johnson, is remarkable in many ways. He is remarkably dull, remarkably dense, and is remarkably lacking in transparency. After engaging in the insurrection for “only a few minutes”, he’s remarkably unashamed of backing Trump and The Big Lie. Among his brilliant plans for Wisconsinites (and all American retirees) is to put Social Security up for a vote each year, knowing that, since he is rich and will be on a very plush Senate retirement plan, he needn’t give a damn about how other retirees live. (if they live at all.)
The Plane Truth 0
Sam and his crew discuss Republicans’ plan to condemn old persons to penury gut social security.
Aside:
I know more than one person whose only income is social security. If Republicans take that away, they will have nothing.
Then will come Republicans complaining about the growth in the homeless population.
Oh, yeah, I understand that, if you want to meet a Republican, just hang out at the intersection of Greed and Cruelty. You won’t have a long wait.
“Pay Attention to the Man behind the Curtain” 0
Also, pay attention to the company he keeps.
Facebook Frolics 0
Merchants of hate who frolic on Facebook.
Honest to Betsy, Facebook is where all the cess goes to pool.
Both Sides Don’t 0
Michael in Norfolk calls out the cowardly bothsiderism of our political–er–journalists. A snippet (emphasis added):
The New Translation 0
The “Christian conservative” revision:
The Big Lie Liars 0
Arizona Attorney-General admits that the claims that Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election are, to use his term, a “grift.”
Via C&L, which has commentary.
Facebook Frolics 0
SeattlePI reports on yet more metastasized frolics. Here’s the lede:
That’s pocket change to the Zuckerborg.