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Do Unto Others . . . . 0

. . . and Florida Man did.

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“Facts Are What People Think” 0

At the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Patricia Murphy discusses a number of absolutely screwy proposals that have lately been introduced in the Georgia legislature. One, for example, would drop the requirement to vaccinate dogs and cats against rabies, a requirement that has been validated by over a century of science and experience.

You can read the full story at the link. Indeed, I urge you do do so–some of these bills are completely unmoored from reality.

I point only to this telling excerpt to illustrate that some in our polity have chosen to live–and vote–in a fantasy world:

At a hearing on a Republican measure to allow Georgians to carry a concealed weapon without a license, state Sen. Jason Antavitarte, R-Dallas, called any assertion that gun crimes are increasing in states with similar laws in place “patently false.”

“Actually it’s well documented,” state Sen. Elena Parent responded.

“Well you have your facts, I have my facts, so that’s fair,” he reasoned.

Taking a beat, Parent responded, “Um, no.”

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Up on the Roof 0

A trip to the grocery store ends badly.

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Patriot Gamers 0

You can’t make this stuff up.

The stupid. It burns.

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Judge Not, a Tale of a Scofflawyer 0

You can’t make this stuff up.

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Facebook Frolics 0

Foaming frolics.

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Driven to Distraction 0

Florida Woman.

And, speaking of Florida Woman.

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Vaccine Nation 0

We are a society of stupid.

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One for the Birds 0

More stuff you can’t make up.

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Button, Button, Who’s Got the Button? 0

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He Made the Cut 0

Florida Man.

Our society is doomed.

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Beat the Heat 0

Florida Woman.

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School Daze 0

Florida Man Boy.

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Vaccine Nation 0

At The Denver Post, the University of Colorado’s Seth Masket runs the numbers:

Vaccinations are a better predictor of state voting patterns in 2020 than education, racial composition, or almost any other demographic factor. And while voting patterns don’t really shift much from election to election, vaccination rates are a better predictor of the 2020 election than the 2000 election is. That is, if you want to know how a state voted in 2020, you can get more information from knowing its current vaccination rate than from knowing how it voted 20 years ago.

Follow the link for his thoughts on what that means.

In related news, the “Show Me” state gets shown.

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Vaccine Nation 0

The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini points out that there is no vaccine to provide immunity against stupid.

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Facebook Frolics 0

Insurrectionist frolics.

One more time, the internet is a public place.

And it never forgets.

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“Suffer the Children” 0

It’s not scripture. It’s a Republican family value.

Via Atrios.

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A Nation of Suckers 0

More stuff you can’t make up.

We are a society of stupid.

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So Much Whining 0

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A Notion of Immigrants 0

PoliticalProf.

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