The Entitlement Society 0
Thomas Chatterton Williams points out that not being hate-full is not a high hurdle to surmount.
Poolside Particulars 0
Mark Anthony Neal reflects on the pool of racism as reflected in one public pool’s banning of clothing and hairstyles favored by not-white persons. A snippet (emphasis added):
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness takes practice.
According to the Alice Echo News-Journal, a family friend was removing the magazine from a high powered rifle when it went off. Authorities believe the shooting was purely accidental.
Why was this “responsible gun owner” allowing the gun to point at another person living creature while he was mucking about with the magazine? One more time, “accidental” is not a synonym for “negligent.”
Geeking Out 0
Slackware –Current with the Fluxbox window manager using the Blueish 1.3 style on one of my Zareason desktops.
Afterthought:
All of my computers are now Zareasons–two desktops and a laptop–since a freak lightning strike took out my 23″ Lenovo graphics tablet. Zareason gives good value and stands behind its products.
There Is No Right To Be Rude 0
LawProfBlawg finds that he must explain the obvious.
Sacrifices 0
Kimberley A. Johnson wonders how many more must die at the hands of the Trump administration before Americans react.
Twits on Twitter 0
Paul Krugman translates the Twit-in-Chief.
Like many Trump tweets, it reads like a clumsy translation from the original Russian . . . .
Follow the link for the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Party politely.
Rice had a revolver and was firing the gun randomly, according to information gathered by YCSO. While the group was in the bed of a pickup truck, one of the shots Rice fired struck 16-year-old Aneesa Williams of Chino Valley in the head, YCSO reported.
