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Legally Unpresidented 0

Elie Mystal examines the “Trump Defense.”

What is the “Trump Defense,” you might ask?

“MAGA bomber” Cesar Sayoc argued that his pipe-bombing terrorism was because of messages he received from watching Fox News and listening to Donald Trump. That mitigation was rejected, and Sayoc was sentenced to 20 years. Now, Curt Brockway, who was arrested and charged for assaulting a 13-year-old and breaking his skull because the kid didn’t remove his hat during the National Anthem, is arguing that Trump’s rhetoric contributed to the assault.

Follow the link for Mystal’s thoughts on this–er–tactic.

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Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0

An hirsute Trumpling.

And, in other news of the Trumpling . . . .

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It’s a Mystery 0

Donald Trump says,

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QOTD 0

Robert Staughton Lynd:

Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with.

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Customer Care 0

I got a call from the “business development” arm of my hosting provider yesterday to inquire as to what needs I might have. They call about once a quarter.

After introductory pleasantries, I informed the caller that my site is not a business site, but a hobbyist site (unsaid was, “So whatever you’re selling, I ain’t buying”). He asked, “By the way, what’s the hobby?”

I said, “Running a website.”

That’s when he started laughing . . . .

(By the by, I am quite happy with my hosting provider, particularly with the tech support, which has proven extremely competent. It’s the calibre of the tech support that keeps me with them. I don’t need tech support often, because I generally know what I’m doing, but, when I do need it, I need it bad.)

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The Week in Review 0

Shaun Mullen is an optimist.

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Keeping (Climate) Change under Wraps 0

Links referenced in this story: The Kansas City Star and Politico.

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Fly the Fiendly Skies 0

More stuff you (wish you) couldn’t make up.

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Kickstarter 0

Donald Trump kicking U. S. Farmers in the rear while saying,

Via Juanita Jean.

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Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0

Trumpled in traffic.

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Deep Background 0

Mitch McConnell on Capitol steps saying,

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QOTD 0

Nora Ephron:

I am continually fascinated at the difficulty intelligent people have in distinguishing what is controversial from what is merely offensive.

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And Now for a Musical Interlude 0

For some fool reason, I can’t get this song out of my head today.

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“Don’t Go There” 0

Where?

Here.

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Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0

A Trumpled highway.

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Trump vs. Teleprompter, Reprise 0

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All the News that Fits 0

Republican Elephant reading the GOP News:  Today a man armed with a violent video game stormed a popular mall and played into a crowd of back-to-school shoppers.  The man, wiedling a high-powered video console, was also carrying multiple game cartridges and expansion packs.  Police said the games appeared to have been obtained legally.

Via The Bob Cesca Show Blog.

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Misdirection Play, Its Not the Decay Dept. 0

At AL.com, John Archibald argues that “moral decay didn’t pull that trigger.” A nugget.

It’s not about moral decay. It’s about an obsession with the gun, the bigger, badder gun, that makes a man bigger and badder than he really is.

Moral decay is not killing us. We’ve been morally decayed forever.

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How Stuff Works, Marketing Dept. Dept. 0

Danae:  Daddy, what would you say is the secret for success.  Father:  Coming up with something that fills a need and people really want.  Danae:  What if your think is already perfect?  Father:  Then it's a matter of marketing.  Danae thinks a moment, they yells:  Woo-hoo, I have permission to lie!!  Father:  Uh, wait, no, I'm taking about awareness of . . . .  Sister interrupts:

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QOTD 0

Luc de Clapiers:

One can not be just if one is not humane.

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