Stray Thought 0
Today’s Republican Party does not want to govern.
It wants to rule.
Know Them by the Company They Keep 0
That pretty much sums up what Pete Buttigieg said about J. D. Vance.
Meta: Down at the Farm 0
I woke this morning to a broken blog. The error message told me that one of the database tables needed repair.
Quick like a bunny, before even having a cup of coffee, I logged into my hosting provider, started phpMyAdmin, and ran a check, repair, and optimize on on the primary database. (As a matter of routine, I do a check, repair, and optimize, as well as a database backup, at least once a week, ever since I had major database crash back when this blog was still a toddler.) The process took less than two minutes.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Victoria Hugo-Vidal predicts an avalanche of sexism in response to Kamala Harris’s run for president. She starts by discussing an email signed “A Friend” that she received in response to an earlier column:
This sexism will come from the mouths of friends, strangers, family members and household names.
I think her prediction will be borne out and commend her article to your attention.
All the News that Fits 0
Michael in Norfolk find the dissimulation disturbing.
Follow the link to learn why he is troubled.
This New Gilded Age 0
Sam and the crew talk with Anne Kim, contributing editor at Washington Monthly, about the roots of the privitization scam.
The Wedding Industrial Complex 0
This couple sold tickets to bride.
I suspect I’m not the only person who thinks the wedding industrial complex is out of control.
Vaccine Nation 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Dr. L. Kenneth Zweig points out that, despite the scare-mongering from anti-VAXXers, side effects from vaccinations are almost always good things. A snippet:
Follow the link for the full picture.
QOTD 0
Jame Stewart, in the voice of David:
Don’t look for trouble where there isn’t any, because, if you don’t find it, you’ll make it.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy anticipates how Republicans will treat Tim Walz.
So far, he pretty much seems to have nailed it.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Al Pearce wonders that driver Bubba Wallace may be the most reviled–by racing fans, that is–driver on the NASCAR circuit. In his article, he says,
Methinks that, in his article, he makes it pretty clear he does understand why. But the why is not pretty and he doesn’t like what it is.
Twits Own Twitter X Offenders
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As you may have heard, Elon Musk has sued a number of advertisers for not advertising on Xcretion. At Above the Law, Joe Patrice comments. A snippet:
“Too bigoted to fail,” if you will.
Making Minions 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Leonard Hitchcock looks at why Donald Trump wanted to use an executive order (“Schedule F”) turn civil service jobs over to political appointees who would do his bidding without question. Here’s a bit from his article:
The Schedule F executive order was a step in that direction. For an autocrat, a government must speak with one voice: that of its ruler.
Follow the link for context.
Weird Times 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Robert Elliott argues that “weird” is an inaccurate characterization of today’s Republican Party.
A Vance Notice: Don’t Say He Didn’t Warn You 0
At Populist.com, Kaili Joy Gray quotes what J. D. Vance has said about Donald Trump.
No excerpt or summary will do it justice.
Just go read it.