2024 archive
This New Gilded Age 0
David remarks on Kamala Harris’s attack on the “Heritage” Foundation’s Project 2025. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
But It’s the Only Possible Explanation 0
At the Denver Post, Krista Kafer argues persuasively that wingnut conspiracy theorists have hit Bottoms.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet more courtesy on concrete, with an topping of America’s original sin.
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.
Screening into the Night 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Dr. Lantie Elisabeth Jorandby reacts to Surgeon General’s recent proposal that “social” media should come with warning labels for young persons by looking at the ample evidence that “social” media isn’t. Here’s a small piece of her piece:
Given that the average daily social media use among that age group is now 4.8 hours, and that 3 hours a day is associated with twice the depression and anxiety risk, you have to ask: What effect could 4.8 hours a day have on young people?
The entire article is worth your whiles.
QOTD 0
Stacy Keach, in the voice of Mike Hammer:
Self-esteem is overrated. A lot of bad people love themselves.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” performs a random act of politeness.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Dick Polman notes that Republican attempts to smear Kamala Harris are already well under way.
QOTD 0
Flemming Rose:
I pray that we will not forget this lesson, though some amongst us seem to have done so.
Laugh Fest 0
David looks at right-wingers’ reaction to the possibility that Kamala Harris might be the Democratic nominee for president and finds them laughable.
Me, I echo Half Empty. I’d vote for a refrigerator before I’d vote for Trump.
Twits Own Twitter X Offenders . . .
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A fellow Tech Billionaire calls Elon Musk to task. A snippet:
“Hard for me to support someone with no values, lies, cheats, rapes, demeans women, hates immigrants like me,” Khosla replied. “He may cut my taxes or reduce some regulation but that is no reason to accept depravity in his personal values. Do you want President who will set back climate by a decade in his first year? Do you want his example for your kids as values?”
Coup de Nah 0
A Harvard professor points out that one thing is not like the other thing.