2024 archive
Mike Johnson to Republicans: “Keep It under Your Hoods” 0
Sam and the crew discuss Speaker Mike Johnson’s having to remind Republicans not to say racist things about Vice President Harris.
So You Think Your Boot Is Secure? 0
Per security maven Bruce Schneier, it may well not be.
What’s in a Word? 0
Per the Ohio State Supreme Court, not very much.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Self-politeness is the politest kind.
Afterthought:
These “responsible gun owners” need to learn not to play with their portable phalluses.
Addendum:
And, in more news of the polite . . . .
Establishmentarians 0
It would appear that the Establishmentarians’ Golden Rule is “do unto others.”
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
TYT Sports hears many rhymes.
I’m a Southern boy. I grew up under Jim Crow. I know racism when I see it.
Today’s Republican Party is the party of racism.
Racism is all they got.
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*Mark Twain.
House of PCI Cards 0
Security maven Bruce Schneir takes a look at last week/s CrowdStrike computer failure and concludes that the potential for such an event is a feature, not a bug, fostered by the fee hand of the market.
Here’s a bit from his article (emphasis added):
Follow the link for the context of that comparison.
Establishmentarians 0
Thom talks with reporter Andy Kroll about the wealthy exponents of establishmentarianism who seek to erode democracy and proselytize the polity.
Courting Disaster 0
But this time it’s a tennis court.
This New Gilded Age 0
The Washington Monthly’s Anne Kim takes a deep dive into the “Heritage” Foundation’s plan to bring back robber barons, aka Project 2025, and concludes that “it’s even worse than you think.”
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
Tennessee Representative, Tim Burchett, recently said the Kamala Harris had been the “DEI choice for Biden” when he ran for president, meaning that Kamala was only picked, as part of “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” meaning that she was picked for her ‘color,’ not qualifications. The highly-unqualified Burchett, (who was picked for his color, along with so many of his Republican colleagues) ironically never thought to credit the previous Republican DEI selection criteria (selecting only those white guys who were Dumb, Egotistical and Insecure) for his current position in the House of Representatives.
The “Wallace Conundrum” 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire tries to figure out the core beliefs of major figures in today’s Republican Party and concludes that there’s no there there. Methinks he may be onto something.
A snippet:
They’re the political Shape Shifters.
Such changes shouldn’t be confused with changing one’s mind. Healthy minds evolve to incorporate new information, evidence or experience. In contrast, Shape Shifters change to fit new attitudes or new audiences — for approval.
Follow the link to find out why he dubs this the “Wallace conundrum.”