2024 archive
And Now for a Change of Pace 0
I’ve long been a Mancini fan. This has been in my head since I stumbled over Peter Gunn on Tubi last night.
Reverse Midas 0
Real estate genius, indeed.
It would follow the slew of buildings in New York City and elsewhere that have abandoned the Trump name since he entered politics, as Trump has become a divisive, much-loathed figure by liberals even as he is loved by his fans.
(snip)
In February the New York Times reported that after Trump became president the value of apartments in buildings bearing his name had underperformed market value. Buildings which had stripped the Trump name had seen their value shoot back up.
Republican Thought Police 0
David dissects the duplicity (warning: short commercial at the end).
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
The miles just seem to disappear>
The Greene Raw Deal 0
Retired Republican Congressman Ken Buck calls out Marjorie Taylor Greene for spreading Russian propaganda. A bit of Buck’s remarks:
Follow the link for more of his remarks and a link to the video.
The Content of His Character 0
Bob Costas seems to have a fairly low estimation of Donald Trump. Rick Strom breaks down his remarks; I don’t agree with everything Strom says, but I think he makes some good points, especially when he discusses the far right’s scary “far left” bogeyman.
It’s All about the Algorithm . . . 0
. . . and the Portland Press-Herald’s Victoria Hugo-Vidal doesn’t like where the algorithm has been leading her lately.
“Tradwife” is a portmanteau of “traditional” and “wife.” Women who describe themselves as tradwives are, or aspire to be, wives, mothers and homemakers to the extreme. They do not work outside the home, although their stances on women who do vary – some maintain a “you do you” attitude of acceptance, and some think working women go against God’s plan. They generally make a big deal of submitting to their husband as the “head of the household” (and not just the tax thing).
Follow the link, where she explains why she finds this–er–disquieting.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another child finds him some politeness.
This New Gilded Age 0
Thom and Farron talk about how today’s robber barons are bringing about the return of child labor and wonder why it’s not getting the coverage it deserves.
Karen Karen-Like 0
Or perhaps merely Karenesque.
The Voter Fraud Fraudster 0
Have you noticed how it’s almost always a Republican who pulls this sort of stunt on purpose?
QOTD 0
Joe Mantell, in the voice of Al Teresi:
Context:
In this episode of Hart to Hart, he’s speaking to a rich client who’s just threatened him not to reveal said client’s crime, but he might as well have been speaking to any number of real-life persons you and I can name.
By the way, that episode is an absolute hoot! I saw it on Tubi.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues.
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.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
The myth of the Lost Cause rides again!
In the world of the New Secesh, power is ignorance.
Aside:
Yeah, I know that history is not exactly repeating itself, but, to borrow a thought from Mark Twain, it sure as heck is echoing, and quite loudly at that.
Quality Construction at a Price that Frights 0
Emma and the crew discuss some issues encountered by persons who have purchased Tesla Cybertrucks and later discovered that they were well and truly trucked.
Also, too . . . .
Aside:
I happen to know someone who owns a Tesla.
I asked him about Tesla’s “autopilot.” He told me it was like an enhanced cruise control that could, for example, sense when cars ahead were slowing down and react accordingly.
I asked him if he ever read a book while he was on “autopilot.”
He said, “No.”
No doubt because he’s sane.