Suffer the Children 0
As has been well-established, that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.
And nothing says “Republican family values” more than detaining the father of a six-year old girl on his way to pick up their supper because he’s brown.
The Five Step Plan 0
Mr. Newberger parses the playbook.
Devolution 0
Bob Molinaro, sportswriter extraordinaire, adds an entry to the “this surprises you how” category (emphasis in the original):
Sign of the apocalypse: Gambling is the second-fastest-growing industry in the U.S.
Speaking of that: What comes with unfettered, convenient access to sports gambling is this week’s federal indictments in connection with point-shaving, game-fixing schemes involving 39 college basketball players on 17 teams. Please, don’t anyone act surprised.
“The Rent Is Too Damn High”
And Republicans Are Lying about Why
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Davud debunks de bunk and, in the process, explains how lies work.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
We are a society that seems to have chosen to kill itself with lead poisoning.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Via The Sacramento Bee, Jackie Calmes says, “By George the Third, it surely does.”
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*Mark Twain.
American Stasi 0
Rebecca Watson unpacks the Trump maladministration’s lies about the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
Or you can read the transcript.
On the same topic, SFGate’s Drew Magary minces no words.
Speaking of the Lemming Factor . . . . 0
Gene Nichol thinks we may already be over the edge of the cliff.
(And, yes, I know that lemmings don’t really jump off cliffs. But it appears that people sometimes do.)
The Lemming Factor 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Ronald E. Riggio has a wonder:
Follow the link for his thoughts on the matter.