July, 2023 archive
“Goodbye, Dollie” 0
Sam and the crew marvel at how the Barbie movie seems to have triggered wingnuts.
We are a society of stupid.
Courting Disaster 0
Recently, the Supreme Supremacist Court ruled that Alabama had to redraw its House districts because black persons, who make up a quarter of the state’s population, were under represented. Instead of one majority black district, said the Court, there must be at least two. Alabama has indeed redrawn its districts, once more with only one majority black district, ignoring the Court’s ruling.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier has a theory as to why:
See, there is no judicial branch, and thus no Supreme Court. So if you hear from SCOTUS on something, you can comply, don’t comply, up to you.
Follow the link for the complete article.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
Current events do not give cause for complacency.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
On-the-job training, Florida style:
Image via Yellowdoggranny.
Afterthought:
It occurs to me that a case could be made that some states are trying to secede once more all over again, but this time they’ve chosen not to put it in writing.
Beyond the Vacuity of the Dolls 0
At Above the Law, Chris Williams tries figure out why some right-wingers seem to have been triggered by the Barbie movie.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And another random act of politeness . . . .
Geeking Out 0
The QMMP media player on Magiea v. 8 with the Fluxbox window manager. The wallpaper and the QMMP skin are from my collections.
One reason I like QMMP is that I can use my extensive library of Winamp (remember Winamp?) skins with it. Nevertheless, the skin in the screenshot is a QMMP skin.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
Thom runs the numbers, then finds a straw at which to grasp.
Freedom of Screech . . . 0
. . . for me, but not for thee.
Freedom of Screech 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Bruce L. Wilder argues that, contrary to the recent ruling of the Supreme Supremacist Court, freedom of speech and freedom to discriminate are not the same thing.
Unreal Estate 0
A reporter for a local television station tells her story of dealing with internet scammers who tried to rent her rental property out from under her (and of some honest people she met along the way).
It’s a fascinating read, and again reminds us that, just because you see it on a computer device screen, it ain’t necessarily so.
