August, 2023 archive
Have Cake, Eat It Too 0
Apparently, Texas believes in the “right to life,” except when it doesn’t.
Just go read it. See if you can wrap your brain around it.
I certainly cannot.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Signal your politeness.
“One of the victims had actually said that the suspect had actually come blocked their vehicle in and cocked the gun back, pointing it at them,” said Officer Mercesed Phillips with the Cape Coral Police Department.
The mope is 73 years old. You’d hope that by now he’d have learned how to behave in public.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You won’t find one without the other.
The Golden Rule, per Evangelical
They-Call-Themselves Christians
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Do unto others.
Aside:
They worship no Jesus that I know.
A Unified Theory 0
Methinks F. T. Rea may be onto something.
Phoning It In 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice reports
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
Base Desires 0
At the Kansas City Star, Melinda Henneberger argues that Donald Trump poses a much greater danger to the survival of democracy than most politicians and pundits are willing to admit. She presents compelling evidence and I commend her piece to your attention.
One bit, in particular, caught my eye: an explanation of why, despite Donald Trump’s long and documented history of duplicity and venality, despite his fomenting an insurrection, despite his demonstrated disdain for the rule of law, his base continues to support him with such fervor and enthusiasm:
Follow the link for the complete article.
The Oath Keeper Swears an Oath He’ll Keep 0
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society’ 0
And, again, politeness becomes child’s play.
It’s the guns, folks. Too many guns.
The guns are the lowest common denominator in gun deaths.
We need to learn from Australia and regulate them.
