Hoist on Their Own Petard 0
Methinks Atrios has a point.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues.
When the pheasant emerged and took to the air, one of hunters in the party fired a single shot that resulted in “multiple pellets” flying past the pheasant and striking Perrone, who received “multiple, non-life threatening wounds,” Fish & Game said.
“Look in the Mirror, Boy!” 0
This article describes as clear a case of psychological projection as we are ever likely to see.
The Grift of Grab 0
Apparently, Donald Trump thinks he has the divine right to things.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
In an article about the mean for the sake of mean that the Trump maladministration is displaying toward immigrants, persons who look like immigrants, and even natural-born American citizens who happen to be brown, Gustavo Arellano hears a rhyme:
That’s one step away from “The Eternal Jew,” the infamous Nazi propaganda movie that compared Jews to rats and argued they needed to be eradicated.
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*Mark Twain.
Republican Family Values 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers marvels at the mendacity.
Separation of Church and State
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Der Spiegel takes a deep dive into the right-wing they-call-themselves Christians who (rather incongruously, considering Donald Trump’s history) wield great influence in the Trump maladministration. Their findings are not comforting. Here’s a tiny bit from the artilce:
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It sounds a lot more like radicalism than like faith. It is the attempt to turn the clock back by several decades, if not centuries – back to a time when men were still men and conflicts were solved with faith in God and a revolver. Jesus and Jesse James. The resuscitation of a quintessentially American myth. An overtly far-right response to left-wing identity politics seen as overly feminine and moralizing. And, ultimately, it is an attempt to dismantle the rule of law.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Methinks Michael in Norfolk has a valid wonder.
Irresponsible Fiscals 0
Farron argues persuasively that repeated threats of government shutdowns, plus an actual government shutdown, are ipso facto proof that today’s Republican Party is incapable of governance. (Warning: Mild language.)
But, as I pointed out earlier, governance is not their concern.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner,” another random act of politeness.
Another reminder that “accidentally” and “negligently” are not synonyms.
The Trumpling, in One Sentence 0
In a column musing on who will take get saddled with the blame for a (potential at the time the column was written) government shutdown, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier sums up the status quo.
It’s not pretty, but it is where we are.
Follow the link for the rest, in which Collier reveals that he is less than optimistic.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Abettors of awfulness? Per Cami Rosso at Psychology Today Blogs,
Follow the link for the data.