Race at the Bottom 0
In a nation which was founded on theft of labor, that is, chattel slavery, and which invented racism to justify that theft of labor, it should not surprise that almost every issue ultimately winds its way back to racism and bigotry.
Setting an Example of Sportsmanship 0
Peter Iappelli, 50, of Closter (New Jersey–ed.) approached the teenage coach during a peewee game at Westwood Middle School on Saturday morning, Detective Warren Morrell said. Iappelli grabbed the boy in a bear hug that turned into a chokehold, Morrell said.
According to my local rag, the assault was prompted by Iapelli’s son being rotated out of the position of quarterback.
He has been banned from the league.
Peewee football is first- and second graders, folks.
Twits on Twitter, Morons on Media Dept. 0
Aside:
Farron is somewhat more optimistic than I.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness plays “Catch Me If You Can.”
In a related item, Josh Marshall ponders the gun nut strategy to normalize gunnuttery. Follow the link, then consider whether that strategy has any bearing on this child’s father’s gunnuttery rendering the child fatherless.
Forensic Science Fiction 0
Warning: Language.
Scare Tactics 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Roy Eidelson describes how the NRA and the gun lobby uses fear to line their pockets. A snippet:
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Of course, scientific evidence regarding gun violence isn’t popular with many beholden members of Congress. For them, propaganda is just fine. In fact, thanks to NRA lobbying, Congress prohibits the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from even conducting research related to guns and public health.
“Republican Family Values” . . . . 0
. . . is a con for the rubes.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Expose your progeny to politeness.
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An Orange County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman said the boy’s father left him in the vehicle with access to the loaded gun while he went into Neighborhood Kids Academy preschool to pick up another child.