A Tune for the Times 0
From the Youtube page:
US President Donald Trump wants to build a triumphal arch across from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, the latest in his efforts to make over the capital city in his style. The so-called Arc de Trump would commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary next year and is reportedly being privately funded by Trump’s supporters. His other second-term developments include a gilded makeover for the White House, paving over the Rose Garden and constructing a $250m ballroom, as well as the clearing of homeless encampments throughout the capital.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Via The Sacramento Bee, Jackie Calmes hears a rhyme:
Follow the link for a parsing of the poesy.
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*Mark Twain.
**Whoopsies! But I arill think Calmes makes valid points.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Mary Trump discusses how Donald Trump’s behavior has given permission to racists, bigots, and haters to act out in public.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner” exposes a portable phallus to a child.
Officers found a 3-year-old boy shot in the hip at the scene, and he was conscious and breathing.
Police said an adult was cleaning out a closet and left a gun unattended, and the boy got hold of it. Police said they believe that this is an accidental shooting at this time.
One more time, “accidental” and “negligent” do not mean the same thing.
The Man Who Would Be King 0
Seth takes a closer look at the “No Kings” rallies and Republicans’ reaction to it.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
More news from the hunt for politeness . . . .
According to the Maine Warden Service, the driver of Oaks’ vehicle, 31-year-old Danielle Fernald of Freeport, exited to retrieve her firearm. As Fernald pulled her loaded 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun from the vehicle, the butt struck the roll cage. The impact caused her hand to slip and hit the trigger, discharging a round of birdshot directly into Oaks’ left knee.
So many guns.
So much stupid.
Republican Thought Police 0
Via Breaking Defense, a site that specializes in military news, Valerie Insinna and Theresa Hitchens that they’re now coming for the military brass. A snippet:
All the News That Fits 0
Methinks this article sheds a light on how right-wing media (e. g., Fox News, OAN, etc.) works.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” discharges his responsibility.
The shot struck an 89-year-old woman in her left leg. The victim was taken to a local hospital and in stable condition.
“Clear ammunition.”
I guess that’s one way of putting it.
The ICEman Cometh, Tales of the Trumping Dept. 0
TYT Sports reports on civilians who are masquerading as ICE agents so as to harass brown people.
I do not think it’s a stretch to suggest that Donald Trump and today’s Republican Party have given haters permission to hate or to suggest that haters are taking full advantage of said permission.
Putting the “Demo” to Democracy 0
Aside:
I was pondering a post about how what Trump’s doing to the White House is analogous to what he’s doing to democracy, when I found that Bill Bramhall had done it far better than anything I had come up with.