2026 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Express your frustration with politeness.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
QOTD 0
Caroline Graham:
Idealists are never innocent. They cause half the trouble that’s going.
Graham, Caroline, Death in Disguise (New York: Felony and Mayhem Press, 2007) p. 333>
The Climates They Are a-Changing . . . 0
. . . and the occasional snow storm doesn’t mean that they aren’t. A snippet from the report by WHYY, my old NPR station in Philly:
A warmer atmosphere can hold more water, so that increases precipitation overall, Barlow said.
When conditions are right, snow is still possible. And in some cases, climate change can even drive heavier snowfall.
As an aside, we got off easy, a little bit of snow washed away by rain with highs in the low 40s F yesterday.
This New Gilded Age 0
Sam and the crew discuss AOC’s masterful calling out a CVS executive for monopoly practices.
Definition Deficit 0
Writing at The Kansas City Star, John Lueckert makes a strong case that Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt does not understand what the phrase “law and order” means.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Field looks at the actions of the Trump maladministration and decodes de code. Here’s a tiny bit from his article:
Most of us know what the agenda is: To make America white again.
QOTD 0
Kate Duchêne, in the voice of Miss Constance Hardbroom:
. . . highwaymen, thieves, and rogues are usually to be found among the male of the species.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Socieety” 0
Another “responsible gun owner” feels justified in exposing his portable phallus to a fellow driver on America’s byways.
We are a broken society.
American Stasi 0
Grung_e_Gene, who has law enforcement training, shares his thoughts on ICE’s icing an ICU nurse in Ninneapolis.
Warning: He minces no words.
All the News that Fits 0
Steve M. points out that the inhabitants of Trump world can’t understand why all the fuss about Trump’s ICEcapades because their world is so bubblelicious.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
From the Youtube page:
“Make America Great Again, My Ass” is a sharp, unapologetic parody music video that takes aim at the hollow nostalgia behind MAGA politics. While politicians chant about a “better past,” this video highlights the very real ways America is failing people right now — from economic inequality and crumbling infrastructure to culture wars, book bans, and the erosion of basic rights.
Set to biting lyrics and uncomfortable imagery, this parody pulls back the curtain on performative patriotism and exposes the disconnect between political slogans and lived reality. If you’re tired of being told things are “great” while wages stagnate, healthcare collapses, and democracy feels fragile, this one’s for you.
It’s All about the Algorithm 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Mitchell B. Liester reminds us that “social” media isn’t. He notes that (emphasis added)
Family estrangement has reached epidemic proportions. . . .
What’s causing this destruction? Causes include substance abuse, violence, and personality conflicts, but a newer and increasingly powerful force is social media algorithms designed to increase engagement by promoting divisive content.
In these algorithmic times, methinks the entire article is worthy of your attention.