March, 2024 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, a “responsible gun owner” uses his portable phallus to show politeness to a fellow motorist.
We are a broken society.
Misting Water-Colored Memories of the Way We Were 0
Via Job’s Anger.
Aside:
Q. Why didn’t she say “four years ago,” when Donald Trump was still in office.
A. Because she knew the answer.
“But It’s the Only Possible Explanation” 0
Using the recent kerfuffle over Kate Middleton, Rebecca Watson takes a look at the appeal of conspiracy theories and those who cultivate them. Here’s quote:
Those who make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities, and by “those” I also include, like, yourself.
Or you can read the transcript.
Recommended Viewing 0
Tony Robinson hikes through historical locations in Britain, narrating their history with the assistance of historians and archivists.
I’m watching it at Tubi.
The Paper Trail 0
Seth looks at recent events in Trump’s documents case.
You Can Bet on It 0
Sportswriter extraordinaire Bob Molinaro:
Afterthought:
I don’t know about you, but I spell “gamble” L-O-S-E.
The Handmaid’s Fail 0
David discusses Katie Britt’s groveling self-serving misdirection play* about who’s to blame for her ludicrous and fallacious response to the State of the Union address. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
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*Ask me nicely, I’ll tell you what I really think.
All the News that Fits 0
Thom points out that mongering fear boosts ratings for television stations sells.
Designing Dystopia 0
At The Philadelphia Inquirer, Will Bunch takes a long look at Donald Trump’s plans for his presidency, should he win in this fall’s election, and fears that Americans are sleepwalking into dictatorship.
No excerpt or summary can do his piece justice. Just go read it.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
In the midst of a longer article about the Taylor Swift Super Bowl conspiracy theory, Margot Ford McMillen captures the essence of dis coarse discourse:
To Whitewash or Not To Whitewash, That Is the Question . . . . 0
Writing at the Des Moines Register, an Episcopal pastor and descendant, as he recently learned, of slaveholders ponders on what to tell his young son about his family’s past. It is a thoughtful and worthwhile read; here’s tiny bit:
Is this really how we want to raise our children — sheltering them from historical complexity and implying that they don’t have the strength to reckon with their peoples’ past?
Republican Family Values 0
Afterthought:
They want to ban TikTok for disinformation, but they refuse to do anything about Fox News and its dupes, symps, and fellow travelers.