August, 2024 archive
Trump’s Plan for a Police State 0
Robert Reich takes a look at Project 2025.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
And, just as Rebecca Watson predicted, dis coarse discourse gets even coarser.
The outrage surrounding William Formica came after an alleged comment on a social media post.
He’s accused of writing that Kamala Harris performed a sex act in response to a question about the vice president’s political accomplishments.
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Short commercial at the beginning. The song starts about the minute-and-a-half mark.
Platform 2025 2024
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In 2020, the Republican Party did not adopt a platform, This year, they have, and, as David points out, it is absolutely disconnected from reality nuts. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
This New Gilded Age 0
At Above the Law, Olga V. Mack talks with Richard Finkelman of the Berkley Research Group about the recent ruling by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta finding Google guilty of monopolistic practices.
Given the extent to which we rely search engines and Big Tech in our daily lives, I think it a worthwhile read.
Stray Question 0
If Donald Trump were Pinocchio, just how long would his nose be?
Facebook Frolics 0
Dis coarse discourse just keeps getting coarser.
Recommended Reading 0
If you are a mystery buff, as I am, you might want to take look at Alison Golden’s cozies.
When it comes to tight plots, Agatha Christie she’s not, but she brings her characters to life.
The only nit I have to pick is that she seems to think that “all right” is one word, misplet as “alright.”
A Case of Whine 0
Tom Hilton notes that characterizing today’s Republican Party as “weird” seems to have gained a foothold. Nevertheless, he thinks another “W” word might also be appropriate (emphasis in the original).
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Pinball Lizard 0
Martin Schram looks at Donald Trump’s recent Mar-a-Lago they-called-it-a press conference and gets transported to the past. An excerpt:
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Michael Jones makes a declaration of hearing a most resounding rhyme.
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*Mark Twain.
Twits on Twitter X Offenders
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Sam listened to Elon Musk “interview” Donald Trump so we don’t have to.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society’ 0
Another case of neighborly politeness.
Groundwork 0
Bernie Sanders argues that, in pretending that Kamala Harris’s crowds do not exist, Donald Trump is gearing up for big lie redux. Here’s a bit:
Sanders argued there is a “method” to Trump’s “madness.”
“Clearly, and dangerously, what Trump is doing is laying the groundwork for rejecting the election results if he loses. If you can convince your supporters that thousands of people who attended a televised rally do not exist, it will not be hard to convince them that the election returns in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and elsewhere are ‘fake’ and ‘fraudulent,’” Sanders wrote.