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Republican Thought Police 0
The Constitution may protect freedom of speech, but, in Texas, freedom of speech is apparently not street-legal.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
I’m certain that, as regards the three-year-old, it was accidental. But, as regards the “responsible gun owner,” it was negligent.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
American Stasi 0
Yet another persons held in an ICE detention center concentration camp tells his story.
Just read it, and, as you do, remind yourself that this is being done in the name of liberty and justice for all..
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A shill for merch? El Reg explores how Google plans to infuse its AI with ads.
(Another reason to loathe AI.)
Aside:
My new Anddroid cell phone keeps nagging me to use Google’s Gemini AI.
I keep telling Gemini to go away. (I don’t need nor want what amounts to a talking search engine that chooses search results for me, which is basically all that AI is.)
A couple of times, before I’ve gotten a chance to tell it to go away, it’s eavesdropped on my conversation and started talking on its own, saying stuff that is irrelevant to whatever the conversation was about.
As far as I’m concerned, AI does not stand for “artificial intelligence.” It stands for “annoying interrupter.”
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
At Above the Law, Liz Dye explores Donald Trump’s claims that he and his staff have the right to destroy official documents in defiance of long-established law. Almost as an aside, she notes the irony:
Follow the link for context.
Enablers of Epidemics 0
Via The Japan Times, Lisa Jarvis considers the legacy of the Trump maladministration’s and of Elon Musk’s DOGE in the light of a spreading ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here’s a bit from her article (emphasis added):
While it’s too early to directly blame those cuts for the late detection of the current outbreak, one thing is certain: The decimation of USAID and the U.S.’ exit from the WHO will make containing the spread much more difficult.
Afterthought:
I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that the Trump maladministration and today’s Republican Party do not comprehend the concept of–nor give a tuppence for–the common good.
A Self-Fulfilling Predicament 0
After I read this news item, the one thought that came to my mind was, “Why am I not surprised.”
Republican Thought Police . . . 0
. . . Meet Facebook Frolics.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy sings of the dynamics of the Trump maladministration.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another one of those “responsible gun owners” exposes a portable phallus to a toddler.
(Fortunately, the child suffered only minor injuries, at least, minor physical injuries.)
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
“The Stew of Aggrievement” 0
Sam and the crew argue that today’s Republican Party is all about the grievances, using a Republican congress person’s obnoxious response to a letter from a fourth grader as a springboard.
Know Them by the Company They Keep 0
What would you think, for example, when this is the company that they keep?