2025 archive
The Rule of Lawless 0
In Trump world, expecting military personnel to obey the law and rules of warfare is considered treason.
As the video went viral on social media, Trump repeatedly condemned the six Democrats on Thursday.
“This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country,” Trump said of the video in a post on Truth Social. “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???”
Details at the link.
Know Them by the Company They Keep 0
Ring of Fire’s Jerrod Zisser reacts to Donald Trump’s welcoming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman into the Oval Office.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner.”
Another loaded gun left improperly (or un-) stored.
Thus passeth another life in Gun Nut Garden of Eden.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Mendacious? At the Detroit Free Press, Randy Essex makes a strong case that he caught Elon Musk’s Grok in, if not a lie, a clear case of skewing the facts to support a–er–questionable conclusion.
No excerpt or summary can do his narrative justice. Just go read it and watch the story unfold.
Courting Disaster 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice points out that incompetence exacts its toll. Here’s how he opens his article:
Of course, that does not matter to her bosses, who are working tirelessly to impose the rule of lawless.
It’s All about the Algorithm . . . 0
. . . but, per Lacey Johnson at Psychology Today Blogs, the algorithm is not your friend.
I would add that not only is it not your friend; it’s their tool for manipulation.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Via the Washington Monthly, Paul Finkelman looks at Donald Trump’s proposed immigration “policy” changes and hears a rhyme from the past. Here’s a tiny bit (emphasis added); follow the link for the rest.
And the Trump maladministration moves to close that door once more.
America’s original sin of chattel slavery and the myth of racial superiority fabricated to rationalize it continue to take their toll.
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*Mark Twain.
Skin of Thin 0
Farron points out that Donald Trump can’t take a joke and wants to punish the jokesters.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
This “responsible gun owner” says, golly gosh gee, he didn’t know that a child was in the back seat when he discharged his responsibility at a passing vehicle.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
Stray Question 0
Does this remind you of anyone in the news?
It’s All about the Algorithm . . . . 0
. . . and Big Tech is ready to go to court to protect its ability to promote engagement send your kids down its rabid holes.