November, 2024 archive
This New Gilded Age 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Kim Shinkoskey argues that
Follow the link and get the points.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
The dialog (at the four minute mark): Don’t even think about going to the law about our private business.
The closed caption: Don’t even think about going to the Lord about our private business.
The stupid: It burns.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And, as we all know, a polite society is clean society.
No Place To Hide 0
There’s a reason internet companies make their terms of service virtually unreadable.
It enables stuff like this.
The Fires This Time 0
Afterthought:
Back in the olden days, when I was a young ‘un growing up about 40 miles north of where I type this, we would have had several at least light frosts by this time of year.
We haven’t yet had a low below freezing.
Climate change is real, it’s happening, and I fear it is well beyond the tipping point.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Michael Parker, writing at The Philadelphia Inquirer, hears a rhyme from Down Under.
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*Mark Twain.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues apace.
The Trumpler 0
Trump’s consiglieri adviser appears to be a real piece of work.
Recommended Viewing 0
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Ronald Howard.
The series is faithful to the spirit of the Canon, yet has a delightfully tongue-in-cheek sense of humor.
I’m watching it on Tubi, but you can likely find it elsewhere.
Republican Family Values 0
There seems to be a common thread here, does there not?
Honest to Pete, Monty Python couldn’t make this stuff up.
This New Gilded Age 0
Seth discusses Bernie Sanders’s claims that we are will down a path to oligarchy.
Spoiler: Seth thinks Bernie may have a point.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” exposes his politeness to a child.
An Episode of Epidemiology 0
Dion Lefler reports that, in the past, he has been accused of suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS for short).
He writes at the Kansas City Star that he has spotted a new variant of TDS characterized by the following symptoms:
- You think you’ll be healthier after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s through with you.
- You accept things that would make your head explode if a Democrat did them.
- You believe raising taxes on imported goods and mass-deporting fruit pickers and meat cutters will bring prices down.
Follow the link for more about these symptoms.
Cabinet of Horrors 0
Michael in Norfolk looks at who Trump has announced as nominees for his cabinet positions and argues that anyone who is surprised at them hasn’t been paying attention.