February, 2025 archive
Penny Dreadful 0
Mike and Farron argue that Trump’s edict that the Mint stop minting pennies is a misdirection play. Methinks they may be onto something. Trump is skillled at creating destruction distraction.
Afterthought:
“Smart” and “cunning” are not synonyms.
Trump is most certainly cunning.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
. . . and another “responsible gun owner” feels compelled to bare his portable phallus whilst traversing the pavement.
We are a broken society.
Snow (Updated) 0
We haven’t had snow for several years, but we made up for it yesterday.
According to WTKR, the airport, which is about two miles away, recorded 10.2 inches, putting this in the top ten snowfalls ever recorded in these parts.
Addendum:
I had a chat with one of my neighbors and we concluded that our last snowfall was four years ago, shortly after he moved here five years ago.
Extra-Special Bonus QOTD 0
California State Sen. Scott Wiener, reacting to Donald Trump’s attempt to defund the Presidio Trust, which oversees the Presidio Park in San Francisco:
Trump . . . can’t tolerate success if it doesn’t benefit him personally.
Twits on Twitter X Offenders
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A X offender with a notion of immigrants.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
We are again reminded that politeness is a family value.
And, in more news of family politeness.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Stray Thought 0
It occurs to me that Trump’s MAGA slogan is in rhyming code.
The third word is one that rhymes with “great,” but actually starts with the next letter of the alphabet. And he’s made it come true.
Here’s just one little example.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” attempts to settle a parking dispute with his politeness.
Disparate Treatment, Reprise 0
Under Donald Trump, who you know trumps what you did. Here’s the lede; follow the link for more.
Afterthought:
No surprises here.