“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Do not let politeness go to waist.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
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.
Foreclosing on America’s Future 0
Thom reads from Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks, and Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out of Their Homes and Demolished the American Dream.
Base Desires 0
Steven M., watching Bret Stephens enthuse about him in the New York Times, suggests that Mike Bloomberg has found his base. A snippet:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
QOTD 0
Robert B. Parker, in the voice of Susan Silverman:
Being tough means looking straight at something ugly and saying, “That’s ugly; I’ll have to find a way to deal with it.” And doing so.
Parker, Robert B., Sixkill (New York: Putnam’s, 2011), p. 89
A Tune for the Times 0
Rocky Mountain Mike offers a tribute to the Oklahomans who wanted to change the name of U. S. Route 66, (which, by the way, no longer officially exists), to “Donald Trump Highway.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Practice brotherly politeness.
Officers learned that the woman was home when her brother was allegedly cleaning his handgun and accidentally shot her.
Orange Snowflake 0
Connie Schultz comments on Donald Trump’s search for a safe space.
Looking Stuff Up Is Important 0
I’m currently listening to The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. Austin Freeman, who is distinguished as the first mystery novelist to employ forensic science in his novels.
All the Librivox audio books are read by volunteers. In this particular reading, reference is made to Trichinopoly cigars (those of you who have read The Canon may recall references to them).
The volunteer who reads this chapter refers to them as try-KEEN-o-poh-ly cigars.
Words fail me.
(Otherwise, the reader does an excellent job.)
The Pusher Men 0
The Bangor Daily News reminds us that today’s Big Pharma is but the most recent manifestation of a long American tradition of making fortunes from opiates.
Oath Keepers
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Shaun Mullen notes that those mentioned in the title are scarce amongst the majority party in the United States Senate.
False Idol 0
Farron suggests that hardcore Trump supporters have morphed into a cult.