The Big Blow(hard) 0
What scares me most is that I am certain that Donald Trump believes what he says at the moment he says it, even if he said the exact opposite two minutes earlier (which he also believed the moment he said it). The man is unmoored from fact or truth.
In related news, Florence has already overflowed–all over my in box: Every pol who has my name on a mailing list is sending me advice on how to prepare for Florence to show how much he or she cares about my money.
Image via The Bob Cesca Show Blog.
Self-Appointed 0
This is weird:
Crouch said that these people are not Norfolk employees and that the city would never force people to leave evacuation zones. “That’s absolutely a personal decision.”
The city is trying to identify these folks.
Thar He Blows It! 0
In related news, Jay Bookman opines that Donald Trump is a Cat 5 narcissist.
Suffer the Children 0
It’s not scripture; it’s Republican pollcy:
“Man Trump” 0
Aside:
Man(ual) pages are extensive help files present on all *nix operating systems. To see one for [some command], enter “man [some command]” on the command line and the man page will display.
Some of them are much better written than others. Like encyclopedias, they are lousy for learning, but useful for reference.
Fear Itself 0
From the web page:
Seth takes a closer look at President Trump calling for an investigation into the New York Times’ anonymous op-ed and slamming Bob Woodward’s book about the chaos in the White House.
UnPresidented 0
Edwin Yoder, Jr., comments on Donald Trump’s manner of governance. A snippet:
Everybody Must Get Fracked 0
From the website:
A new report, again, concludes that fracking is causing earthquakes, more and more earthquakes around the globe. And now lawsuits are helping hold the frackers liable for their action. Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio and Farron Cousins discuss the issue.
Wind Bags vs. Wind 0
Shorter Will Bunch: Outlawing discussions of climate change won’t keep the seas from rising.
QOTD 0
John Moffat, as Hercule Poirot:
If le bon Dieu had intended man to fly, he would have provided him with a stronger stomach.
Death in the Clouds, at MysteryShows.com (membership required to listen
to the show, a “lifetime” membership is only 10 bucks and it’s well worth it).
“Still in Slave Patrol Mode” 0
From the web page:
Dr. Crystal Fleming has some ideas on how we can be less stupid on race, namely to stop thinking about them as simply individual acts but as part of larger systems of power. Dr. Fleming and Thom Hartmann bring up the recent Serena Williams scandal to document how discussing issues as acts of individual prejudice instead of as acts of power limit our understanding and ability to fight racism.
“Lessons Learned . . .” 0
. . . and, as Shaun Mullen points out, they were the wrong damned lessons.