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Republican Family Values 0

ICE agent pointing a gun at a little child while saying,

Via Job’s Anger.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

We are again reminded that a polite society is a clean society.

Musical NotesGuns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.

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Stray Thought 0

I can’t help wondering whether Minnesota Governor Walz’s presence on the 2024 Democratic ticket is part of the Trump maladministration’s attempt to invade and conquer his state.

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QOTD 0

Emile Durkheim:

It is society which, fashioning us in its image, fills us with religious, political, and moral beliefs that control our actions.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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The Greenland New Deal 0

Robert Shapiro follows the money.

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes’* 0

Thom recalls an experience from his past that rhymes with “Minneapolis.”

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*Mark Twain.

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Extra-Special Bonus QOTD 0

Martin Sheen, as President Bartlett:

I’m the President of the United States, not the president of the people who agree with me.

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Making America Grate Again 0

Title:  America 2026:  The greatness will continue until morale improves.    Frame One. captioned

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Freedom of Repress 0

At Above the Law, Liz Dye reports on some–er–Trumped up charges.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Express your frustration with politeness.

Musical NotesGuns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.

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QOTD 0

Caroline Graham:

Idealists are never innocent. They cause half the trouble that’s going.

Graham, Caroline, Death in Disguise (New York: Felony and Mayhem Press, 2007) p. 333>

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A Tune for the Times 0

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The Climates They Are a-Changing . . . 0

. . . and the occasional snow storm doesn’t mean that they aren’t. A snippet from the report by WHYY, my old NPR station in Philly:

In fact, it may seem like a paradox, but (UMass Professor Matt–ed.) Barlow said that scientists think the biggest winter storms — like the one that hit a large swath of the U.S. this past weekend — are becoming more intense due to climate change.

A warmer atmosphere can hold more water, so that increases precipitation overall, Barlow said.

When conditions are right, snow is still possible. And in some cases, climate change can even drive heavier snowfall.

As an aside, we got off easy, a little bit of snow washed away by rain with highs in the low 40s F yesterday.

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The Welfare Queen, This New Gilded Age Dept. 0

Fat cat businessman sitting on a pile of gold and money says to ordinary person,

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This New Gilded Age 0

Sam and the crew discuss AOC’s masterful calling out a CVS executive for monopoly practices.

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Your Tax Dollars at Work 0

Teacher and students in elementary school classroom.  On the chalkboard is written,

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Definition Deficit 0

Writing at The Kansas City Star, John Lueckert makes a strong case that Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt does not understand what the phrase “law and order” means.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

Field looks at the actions of the Trump maladministration and decodes de code. Here’s a tiny bit from his article:

They (the Trump maladministration–ed.) have weaponized the justice department, the military, and agencies like ICE against their perceived political enemies to carry out their sick and twisted agenda.

Most of us know what the agenda is: To make America white again.

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QOTD 0

Kate Duchêne, in the voice of Miss Constance Hardbroom:

. . . highwaymen, thieves, and rogues are usually to be found among the male of the species.

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