Too Venal for Words category archive
Signs of the Times 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire sees an ominous sign: the banner of Dear Leader Donald Trump hanging from the Department of (sic) Justice. A snippet:
Below his face, the banner says, “Make America Safe Again.”
Somehow, though, the banner doesn’t evoke safety. I can’t think of another instance in history when heads of state hung pictures of themselves from the sides of public buildings that didn’t end badly.
If you know of an exception, please share it with me.
The Medicine Show 0
Rebecca Watson finds herself–er–somewhat taken aback by the Trump maladministration’s willingness to put the public’s health in the hands of quacks.
Or you can read the transcript.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
All wet? Just listen to the segment about AI and car washes that starts at about the seven minute mark in this week’s episode of Le Show.
It is both an absolutely hoot and a glimpse into a dark maelstrom of mechanized moronism.
The Rule of Lawless 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice reports on the Trump maladministration decision to dumb down the Judge Advocate General by excluding graduates from law schools that refuse to bow down to Donald Trump.
Precedented 0
In a letter to the editor of my local rag, David Campbell compiles an impressive list of almost a dozen presidential precedents for the actions of the head of the Trump maladministration.
Here’s one presidential precedent; follow the link for the rest.
Republican Thought Police 0
Sen. Marsha Blackburn wants to know how Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson had the unmitigated gall to attend that subversive treasonous Grammies awards ceremony.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A conveyance for the con? At Psychology Today Blogs, Joe Pierre warns us that
Follow the link and be forewarned.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes’* 0
Thom recalls an experience from his past that rhymes with “Minneapolis.”
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*Mark Twain.
The Hissy Fit 0
Michael in Norfolk think that Trump’s latest temper tantrum should be the straw that breaks. A snippet:
Methinks it’s not a stretch to say that someone who threatens war over not getting a peace prize don’t understand the concept of “peace prize,’ but, really it’s not over the prize itself.
It’s about Obama has one and he wants one too.
American Stasi 0
The EFF warns us that ICE is ramping up its surveillance–and not just of immigrants. From their report:
- ICE had scanned the driver’s license photos of 1 in 3 adults.
- ICE had access to the driver’s license data of 3 in 4 adults.
- ICE was tracking the movements of drivers in cities home to 3 in 4 adults.
- ICE could locate 3 in 4 adults through their utility records.
- ICE built its surveillance dragnet by tapping data from private companies and state and local bureaucracies.
- ICE spent approximately $2.8 billion between 2008 and 2021 on new surveillance, data collection and data-sharing programs.
Follow the link for the full report.
And, in more news of the American Stasi . . . .
Extra-Special Bonus QOTD, Republican Family Values Dept. 0
UVa’s Larry Sabato, regarding Donald Trump’s reaction to the death from cancer of JFK’s granddaughter:
Follow the link for context.
The Nutcracker Suet 0
This is the official dance in celebration of Republican family values.