June, 2023 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Self-politeness is the politest kind.
And yet more evidence that “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
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.
Vaccine Nation 0
Aside:
What flummoxes me most about the anit-vaxxers is that they are able to ignore over three two centuries of history, since the creation of the first smallpox vaccine through polio to measles to mumps, that prove vaccines work.
I’m old enough to remember pictures on my telly vision of children in iron lungs because of polio, then the vaccines came along and polio went away, for Pete’s sake.
We are a society of stupid.
Base Desires 0
David Atkins suggests that those who believe that Donald Trump, billionaire donors, or even Fox News is in charge to the Republican Party are, as my old boss would have said, in error. Here’s a bit from his article:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
Meanwhile, a Kansas Republican wants to have his cake and eat it too.
Phoning It In 0
Honest to Betsy, you can’t make this stuff up.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
. . . and another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” exposes a child to politeness.
Diogenes MAGA 0
Mark Hermann has a wonder:
I’m just a typical MAGA Republican searching for the truth. Whose word can I trust?
Follow the link to join him on his quest.
Incompetently Incongruously Assembled
0
Sam and Emma marvel at a Republican Congressman Dan Meuser’s inability to grasp that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exists to protect (wait for it) . . . .
. . . consumers
Droning On 0
The marvels of modern technology . . . .
When Merola went outside to investigate, cops say, she spotted a drone hovering near the window. As she approached the drone, it began to fly away, but struck a tree branch and fell to the ground. Merola then grabbed the drone (pictured below) and dunked it in her pool, disabling the quadcopter’s electronics.
According to the report, the pilot has been–er–grounded.
Sunk, Reprise 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Noam Spencer looks at why the deaths at sea of five rich people overshadowed those of 700 refugees. Here’ are two of the points he makes:
- Wealth bestows power. Power attracts attention because it has the potential to be consequential in our lives.
- Media outlets driven by profit push stories that are compelling, rather than those that are important.
See his complete piece for a detailed discussion of these and the other points he raises.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Richard Nixon’s loathsome Southern Strategy continues to bear fruit.
