April, 2025 archive
The Secretary of Indefensible 0
At El Reg, Jessica Lyons takes a deep dive into “signalgate” and concludes that,
(i)f creating a culture of security is the goal, America is screwed.
Follow the link for her reasoning.
Republican Family Values 0
Michael in Norfolk decodes de code.
Dye Hard 0
Farron takes a look at how RFK Jr. cherry-picks data and misquotes studies to sell his snake oil. (Warning: Farron gets rather heated and uses a bit of language.)
A Notion of Immigrants Meets Republican Family Values 0
We are again reminded that mean for the sake of mean is a Republican family value.
A Definitional Issue 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Ricky Kendall argues that DEI is not the horrible thing that today’s Republican Party seems to think it is and offers to explain it to them in words of one syllable.
Down at the Farm 0
There have been some connectivity issues reaching this website tonight, but, as I write this, it appears that my most excellent hosting provider has resolved them.
A Couplet for the Co-Conspirators 0
(Syntax error fixed.)
Still Rising Again after All the Years 0
The New Secesh have decided that, if they can’t acually undo history, they can hide it away so that no one remembers it.
Republican Thought Police 0
Robert Reich argues that, in these Trumpled times, truth is in peril. Here’s a bit of his column:
Not even the truth is safe.
Go read the rest.
The Rule of Lawless, Reprise 0
Collateral Damage 0
The first crew of the U. S. S. Barry chose as a motto “Strength and Diversity” (meaning diversity of tactics and weaponry) over three decades ago.
Now comes James Stavridis, who served on that ship, to report that the anti-DEI crowd now is coming after its motto.
We are a society going backwards.
The Rule of Lawless 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini contrasts Donald Trump’s coddling of convicted rioters with his incarceration of innocent immigrants. A snippet:
That wasn’t the case for the 1,600 individuals charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Michael in Norfolk hears a rhyme. Here’s a bit; follow the link for context.
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*Mark Twain.