October, 2024 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
When playing with a gun becomes gun play . . . .
Geiger said she thought her “firearm was empty, pointed the weapon at Osborne and pulled the trigger.”
Too many guns. Too much stupid.
This New Gilded Age 0
Speaking of money in politics . . . .
Medicare Disadvantage 0
Medicare “Advantage” plans aren’t. A snippet from Truthout’s report:
Methinks they should be renamed “Medicare Take Advantage.”
From the git-go, “Medicare Advantage” was a con and a scam to allow private companies to suckle at the public teat.
The Trumpian Horse 0
Via C&L, former Republican Rick Wilson warns that Republicans may find themselves voting for a pig in a poke. (Warning: mild language.)
Courting Disaster 0
Robert Reich looks the danger Donald Trump poses if he gets to appoint more Justices to the Supreme Supremacist Court.
Or you can read the transcript.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” shares his politeness with a child.
The girl was taken to a hospital and underwent surgery. She is currently in fair condition and is expected to survive her injuries.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
A Tune for the Times 0
From the Youtube page:
Whose Land is this anyway? Does to belong to the mega-corporations, and we’re just here to be their workforce? Does it belong to Trump and the willing victims of his lies? Let’s take a look at where we stand on that issue.
The Hurricane Disinformation Hurricane 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Susan A. Nolan and Michael Kimball look at the swirl of falsehoods that followed hurricanes Helene and Milton and at the reasons some persons allowed themselves to be swept up in the cyclone of claptrap. They also offer some suggestions for preparing a storm cellar in which to shelter from the stormers.
In view of the amount of traffic on the disinformation superhighway, I find it a worthwhile read.
“We’re Trying To Have a Society Here” 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Victoria Hugo-Nadal uses examples from her own life to remind us that, despite what Republicans would have you think, there is, indeed, such a thing as “the common good.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Ring in the harvest with politeness.
We are a broken society.
And what’s the lowest common denominator?
It’s not the stupid.
It’s the guns.
Nor Any Drop To Drink, Reprise 0
I once visited Lake Powell and went tubing in the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam.
Apparently, it now bears little resemblance to what I saw there three decades ago. Here’s a bit from the article by Zak Podmore:
Nearly every boat ramp on Lake Powell was unusable last spring, and there was barely enough water to sustain hydroelectric generation. One more bad snow year would have pushed the Colorado River system to the brink of collapse, dropping the reservoir’s surface toward the lowest outlets on the Glen Canyon Dam—a point known as “dead pool.”
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy offers a tune for those “undecided” voters.