2025 archive
Ruining the Government Like a Business 0
So this is how the Trump maladministration supports the troops.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Bubblelicious? Goldman Sachs is dubious.
The Blame Gamer 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette details the duplicity of Donald Trump’s blaming all members of a minority for the action of one. Here’s a bit:
Who bombed the Oklahoma City federal building in 1995? Who carried out the 2024 assassination attempt on President Trump? Who murdered Minnesota legislator Melissa Hortman and her husband in 2025? Who murdered Charlie Kirk? Who attempted to kill Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro?
All white men.
QOTD 0
John Nettles, in the voice of DCI Tom Barnaby:
Well, that’s religion for you, Jones. It brings out the irrational in people.
A Tune for the Times 0
From the Youtube page:
Today, in Congressional hearings, heartless harpy Kristy Noem made no apologies for deporting decorated American war heroes, if they were brown and had, at any time in their lives, had a traffic ticket or an unpaid parking violation. Thank God that in order to appease Trump’s white supremacist base, keep her private government jet, and carry on her affair with Corey Lewandowski, Kristy would gladly step over dying children or wounded veterans.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Sam and the crew point out that the Trump maladministration’s racism is in plain sight.
The Ghost Gun Haunting 0
The ghost of ghost guns comes back to haunt a purveyor of portable phalluses.
Here’s a bit from the news report:
(snip)
In lawsuits filed in 2022, the state of New York and the cities of Buffalo and Rochester filed separate actions against Houston-based Primary Arms and other gun sellers, alleging that they deliberately marketed and sold ghost guns to New York residents, contributing to gun violence in the state.
“The Call Is Coming from Inside the House” 0
My father fought in Europe in World War II.
He would likely be–er–less than pleased to hear a fellow American refer to Adolph Hitler as “f***ing cool.”
Destructive Driving 0
Just what we wanted: More evidence that we are a broken society.
The Rule of Lawless 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice looks at Donald Trump’s Executive Order forbidding states from regulating AI and concludes
Go read the article to learn why Patrice reached that conclusion.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Worthy of trust? Security maven Bruce Schneier points out that
Follow the link for his reasoning.
The Republican Health Scare Proposal 0
Farron looks at the Republican plan to make health care even more expensive for those who can least afford it.
The United States made a terrible decision when it chose to put profit-making insurance companies in charge of health care. They value the profiting over the insuring any day of the week and twice on Sundays.