2025 archive
How Stuff Works: Prevarication Proliferation 0
David explores techniques for planting lies and watching them grow.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And, as we know, you have to practice politeness.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Via The Sacramento Bee, LZ Granderson reminds us that the Founders lied to themselves as well as others. He points out that
He goes on to remind us that that lie persists–indeed, is being perpetuated–today. He argues persuasively that the Trump maladministration’s attempt to eradicate DEI is yet another attempt to (you will pardon the expression) whitewash America’s history.
Follow the link for more examples of the whitewashing.
An Iniquitous Inventory 0
FactCheck.org offers a list Donald Trump’s biggest lies of 2025.
It’s rather takes one aback to see them rounded up into one place.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
After Stephen Miller’s most recent antic, it’s difficult avoid the obvious: the Trump maladministration’s campaign against immigrants is about the color of their skin.
Claims to the contrary are just hoods to hide the truth.
Dis Coarse Discourse, Reprise 0
For example.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Via the Charlotte Observer, Jodi Bondi Norgaard expresses concern over the ethnic and national slurs, invective, and insults that have become routine under Donald Trump and his maladministration. She has qualms about what this behavior may portend.
Methinks her concerns may not be misplaced. A snippet:
So we must ask, as citizens and as humans: What kind of society do we want?
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” exposes his portable phallus to a child.
“He had been out late, was exhausted, laid the handgun on the nightstand, and simply forgot about it,” (Walker County, Ga., Sheriff–ed.) Wilson said.
The child was rushed to T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital in Chattanooga, where he underwent emergency surgery. Sheriff Wilson says the child survived the operation and is currently resting in critical condition.
So many guns. So much stupid.
Source for the Goose . . . 0
. . . but not source for the gander.
Recommended Viewing 0
The capsule description says it’s a trip to the past, but, watching it, it felt like a trip to the present.
We caught in on MGM+.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Harvard law professor Noah Feldman argues that
Follow the link for the evidence.
Vaccine Nation 0
David discusses how Donald Trump and RFK Jr. have made measles great again.