November, 2024 archive
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Joy Reid pulls no punches.
Make no mistake.
The pundits and politicians who are trying to blame Kamala Harris’s losing the election on Democratic strategy or poor messaging or you-name-it are (often willfully) missing the point.
Harris, despite being the most capable (not to mention coherent) candidate, lost to America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the construct of white racial superiority that was formulated to rationalize it.
Any claim otherwise is bullsh from the pundit hand book on how to mislabel maliciousness and normalize narcissism..
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
More courtesy on the concrete.
Back in the olden days, when I was a young ‘un before this became NRA Paradise, all we exchanged after an accident was insurance information.
It’s Bubblelicious 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Jessica Koehler explores the effects of living in a bubble, like, say, just as a for instance, a news bubble. Here’s a bit:
I commend the entire piece to your attention as being a most timely read.
And Now for a Musical Interlude 0
For some reason, this tune popped into my head today.
It’s the Stupid, Economy 0
Michael in Norfolk isn’t buying the narrative that Trump’s winning the election was about the economy. He argues that
Follow the link for the rest of his remarks.
Base Desires 0
The Rude One offers his thoughts about Donald Trump’s victory. The gist:
Follow the link for context.
(Warning: Language.)
After the Trumpling 0
Jim Wright is somewhat less than optimistic.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And, as we all know, a polite society is a clean society.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
The movie: The Criminal Within (aka Murder at Glen Athol).
The dialog: Why would she do it? She loved Muriel.
The closed caption: Why would she do it she love me oreo.
The stupid: It burns.
Aside:
I love me oreo too, but I prefer Chips Ahoy.
A Tune for the Times 0
(Warning: Mild language.)
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Over at Juanita Jean’s, Fenway Fran hears a rhyme. A snippet:
Remember, remember, the fifth of November . . . .
Post Mortem (Updated) 0
PoliticalProf shares some thoughts.
Addendum:
Regardless of the election of Obama, methinks he did not give America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the doctrine of racism created to rationalize it anywhere near the weight they deserve.