Desecration Nation, Reprise 0
SFgate’s Drew Magary visits the Reflection Pool in Washington, D. C., to see how Donald Trump’s “renovation” of it has turned out.
He was not impressed. He says that, thanks to Trump
Follow the link to learn why.
Dangers on the Disinformation Superhighway 0
At the Psychology Today website, Taylor Neff points out that “(s)ocial media is a prominent source of mental health misinformation*.
Follow the link for some pointers to protect yourself from the prevaricators.
And remember, “social” media isn’t.
American Exceptionalism 0
PoliticalProf notices something exceptional.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
An excerpt:
A society moving forward doesn’t need to erase its history. It needs to understand it . . . .
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” exposes a portable phallus to a child.
(snip)
The sheriff’s office says preliminary evidence indicates the shooting was accidental, happening after children gained access to an unsecured and loaded firearm. . . .
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Thom hears a rhyme from the reign of England’s King John.
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*Mark Twain.
This New Gilded Age 0
It appears that the Trump maladministration is on the side of those who like to play monopoly.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another member of America’s unregulated militia performs a random act of politteness.
We are a broken society.
Establishmentarians . . . 0
. . . are joining up with the Republican thought police.