Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Above the Law reports on taking legal depositions during the Trumpling.
Afterthought:
Perhaps the most poisonous fruit of the Trumpled tree is that Donald Trump through his behavior has given bigots and haters permission to go public.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
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Drive-thru politeness:
Brower grabbed a .45 semi-automatic handgun that belonged to his father from the pocket on the back of the front passenger seat. The gun discharged by mistake, shooting the child in the face, police said.
Aside:
“Discharged by mistake” is the most creative misspelling of “negligently” I’ve yet seen.
Mosquito Hawk 0
Not what I would expect to see on January 2, but I also did not expect to ride my bike in a sunny 70 Fahrenheits on January 1.
Plus ca Change 0
Over at Gin and Tacos, Ed is not sanguine. A snippet:
Authoritarians don’t have any strategy for digging themselves out of a hole except to do everything they’re doing, but harder. Changing course is not a thing they’re emotionally capable of doing.
Mitt the Flip Clutches His Pearls 0
PoliticalProf sums it up.
The Privatization Scam Meets the Huddled Masses Yearning To Breathe Free 0
It’s supply and demand.
Privatizing prisons creates a demand for prisoners, a demand that the enforcers are happy to supply.
By any means possible.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
There’s nothing like celebrating the New Year politely.
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.