Down at the Farm 0
There have been some connectivity issues reaching this website tonight, but, as I write this, it appears that my most excellent hosting provider has resolved them.
A Couplet for the Co-Conspirators 0
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Still Rising Again after All the Years 0
The New Secesh have decided that, if they can’t acually undo history, they can hide it away so that no one remembers it.
Republican Thought Police 0
Robert Reich argues that, in these Trumpled times, truth is in peril. Here’s a bit of his column:
Not even the truth is safe.
Go read the rest.
The Rule of Lawless, Reprise 0
Collateral Damage 0
The first crew of the U. S. S. Barry chose as a motto “Strength and Diversity” (meaning diversity of tactics and weaponry) over three decades ago.
Now comes James Stavridis, who served on that ship, to report that the anti-DEI crowd now is coming after its motto.
We are a society going backwards.
The Rule of Lawless 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini contrasts Donald Trump’s coddling of convicted rioters with his incarceration of innocent immigrants. A snippet:
That wasn’t the case for the 1,600 individuals charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Michael in Norfolk hears a rhyme. Here’s a bit; follow the link for context.
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*Mark Twain.
Dump the Facts, Ma’am 0
Rebecca Watson reports on a recent study that indicates conservatives dislike, distrust, and disbelieve science. Here’s a bit from her article:
Methinks the findings of this study shed some light on the Trump madladministration’s efforts to gut federal scientific research programs.
The Art of the Con 0
PoliticalProf perceives a pattern.