February, 2023 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And yet another child is sacrificed on said altar . . . .
The Toxic Train Wreck 0
Thom talks with the Inky’s Will Bunch about the disastrous and toxin-laden train derailment in Palestine, Ohio.
This was also discussed in depth in Tuesday’s edition of The Bob Cesca Show, which I commend to your earbuds.
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Twits Own Twitter 0
Methinks my old friend Noz has a point.
QOTD 0
Ellery Queen:
I must have been born under some sort of curse, I live in hope always that some rationale can be applied to even the most hap-hazard human set-up.
Queen, Ellery, There Was an Old Woman (New York: Jabberwocky, 2017), p. 105
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
The high today was over 70 Fahrenheits. The high tomorrow is predicted to be higher.
In February.
I grew up in these parts. This is not normal.
I fear for my grandchildren.
The Privilege Flew? 0
At Above the Law, Liz Dye reports (emphasis added); much more at the link.
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Spy Patrol, Reprise 0
Seth looks back at a week of weird.
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
At the Kansas City Star, Dion Lefler sees echoes–well, heck, more than echoes–of Joe McCarthy’s Red Scare in the tactics Republicans are deploying to stoke fears the American students might (gasp!) be taught America’s history. Here’s how he starts his article:
The best answer to that question is another question: Why are we allowing it in Kansas, in 2023?
Follow the link for his reasoning.
“The Algorithm Made Me Do It” 0
The ChatGPT Bot claims that it is above–or, perhaps, beyond–the law.
For some reason, I find this disquieting.
Special Bonus QOTD 0
George Orwell once said,
Paul Krugman suggests that Sarah Huckbee Shanders’s response to President Biden’s State of the Union Address brings that quotation to life. Follow the link for the evidence.
“What They Don’t Know Can’t Hurt Me” 0
Michael in Norfolk looks at Florida Man’s war against history. A snippet:
