April, 2023 archive
“All in a Day’s Work” 0
You may recall that Newport News, just on the other side of James River from where I sit, is where a first-grader shot his teacher. Now Newport News wants the teacher’s law suit to be dismissed. Here’s a bit from the article at Law and Crime:
On Wednesday, the school board asked that the lawsuit be dismissed.
The motion from the school district, which notes that Zwerner has so far refused to accept payment under Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Act, argues that the Newport News Circuit Court doesn’t have jurisdiction over the case because being shot by a first-grader is, essentially, a risk that all teachers take.
It’s been a long time since I was a first-grader, but I’m pretty sure that none of my classmates came to school packing heat. Heck, for that matter, I can say that about my 12th-grade classmates. And my college and grad school classmates. And my co-workers in every job I ever had.
We are a broken society.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron. Yet another child learns about hospitals.
The Lake Effect, Republican Cancel Culture Dept. 0
The Arizona Republic’s Laurie Roberts is less than enamored with Kari Lake’s notion Republicans don’t need presidential primaries next year because Donald Trump already has the nomination sewn up.
And, in more news of Republican cancel culture . . . .
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Thinking of the firings of Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon, Jill Switzer has a wonder:
Her entire article is worth a look.
Precedented 0
George B. Dew sees an historical precedent for Florida Governor DeSantis.
It’s King George III.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
The Privatization Scam 0
The Orlando Sentinel’s Scott Maxwell reports on the difficulties reporters encounter in trying to find out what Florida is getting in return for its school voucher money. A snippet; details at the link:
A Question of Identification 0
Sam and his crew discuss an exchange between Matt Walsh and a college student who had to unmitigated gall to question him. First, they air the edited version as released the Young America’s Foundation, then a longer version, and critique the differences.
Commentary from the Majority Report’s Youtube page is below the fold.
Kidnapped! 0
Michael Liedtke tells of his experience with a driverless cab in San Francisco.
Aside:
Ii am–er–let’s just say–highly skeptical that self-driving cars will be a thing.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another case of neighborly politeness.
The Crypto Con 0
At Above the Law, Jonathan Wolf delivers a (Taylor) Swift blow to those who could not (or would not) see through the hype.
Excerpt or summary will not do his piece justice. Just go read it.
The Squeaker of the House 0
Like Farron, I don’t agree with everything Joe Biden has done, but I consider him a man of honor–after all, he was my Senator for many years when I lived in Delaware and I know his track record–and I vote in the real world (see the sidebar, over there —–> on the right).
All the News that Fits 0
Methinks Werner Herzog’s Bear makes a valid point. For those of us who believe in facts and truth, it’s satisfying that Tucker Carlson got his walking papers, but it doesn’t mean that Fox News and its dupes, symps, and fellow travelers are considering mending their ways or that they will stop spreading lies and twisting facts.
Here’s bit of Mr. Bear’s article (emphasis added):
People like Tucker aren’t just radicalizing their audience, they are also responding to their audience’s radical demands.
