The Rule of Lawless 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Jim Jones, who served as Idaho Attorney-General and on the Idaho State Supreme Court, reveals that he is somewhat concerned about the fate of the rule of law in the United States. A snippet:
Other nations, friend and foe alike, have seen the rapid erosion of the rule of law in America and are reconsidering the wisdom of continuing to rely on the US as a safe haven for investing in the future.
His entire article is worth a read.
Also, too.
The Fifth Horseman, One More Time 0
Afterthought:
The sign in front of RFK Jr. as he testifies reads “The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.”
I submit that said statement is an oxymoron.
The Key to the Club 0
In the course of a longer article about Donald Trump’s plan fever dream to evict Palestinians from Gaza so at to turn it into a Trump resort–and the cruelty, avarice, and cold-heartedness inherent in said play–Tom Moran mentions, almost in passing, the lesson that Trump’s dupes, symps, and fellow travelers have learned. It’s quite simple, really.
Flatter Trump, and you’re in the club. Challenge him, and you’re dead meat.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
When persons make innocent, honest mistakes, point out the error of their ways with politeness.
(snip)
What Are the Odds? 0
Sportswriter extraordinaire Bob Molinaro has a question:
Next time you see one of those “you can bet from your phone” commercials, remember that those for-profit competition casinos couldn’t afford to buy all those ads if they weren’t cashing in on the marks and suckers who forget that, in the long run, the house always wins.
The Fifth Horseman, Reprise 0
Senator John Warner (who I have voted for before and will happily vote for again) calls out RFK Jr.’s hockeypuck and highlights his willful malicious ignorance.
A Report from the Front 0
Eric Chastain, a retired army veteran, writes of what it’s like to live in under military occupation–in this case, in Washinton, D. C. He is not sanguine. Here’s a tiny bit of his article.
That should alarm us all.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Michael in Norfolk hears a rhyme. Here’s a couplet:
Trumped Up Charges 0
Farron discusses how Jeanine Piro keeps trying to throw the book at persons for minor offenses, and how (and why) she keeps missing her targets.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” exposes a portable phallus to a child.
And yet again we are again reminded that “accidentally” and “negligently” are not synonyms. Yes, the child may indeed have shot himself accidentally, but a “responsible gun owner’s” negligence made it possible.
(Syntax error fixed.)
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Always sure of itself? Is a hot air balloon high on its own supply?
At Psychology Today Blogs, Mona S. Weissmark cautions, “Don’t be fooled by bloviating bots.” She notes:
Follow the link for some tips as to how not be taken in by over confident-sounding erroneous bots.
Vaccine Nation 0
Speaking of Florida Man, it seems that the state of Florida wants to make polio great again.
Afterthought:
Now there’s brilliant political strategy:
- “Kill some kids,
Own the libs.”
Today’s Republican Party is a vile and loathsome thing.