Gutting Out the Vote 0
These vote gutter-outers just phoned it in.
The Privatization Scam 0
Thom dissects the con behind Medicare (Dis)Advantage and the con that is coming.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, “responsible gun owners” expose a child to politeness . . . .
JCSO (Jefferson County, Alabama, Sheriff’s Office–ed.) says the preliminary investigation revealed the child was in a vehicle with his mother and a man when the boy discovered a gun while in the vehicle and accidently (sic) shot himself.
. . . and, once again, the difference between “accidentally” and “negligently” is somehow overlooked.
Freedom of Screech 0
More evidence that twits own Twitter of X offenders: “Likes” will no longer be visible. At Joe.My.God,Joe Jervis observes that Elon Musk recently got royally roasted for “liking” a post by an avowed Nazi and comments:
But obviously, the main intent of this move is to elevate the posts of extremists, as you can plainly see by the post below by X’s official account.”
Follow the link for context.
QOTD 0
Alison Bell, the voice of Adeline Campbell:
He was a consumate politician. Everything was about himself.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
The Lake Effect 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini wonders if the Lake is evaporating.
Size Matters Matters of Size
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David dissects Donald’s disciples’ dedication to dissimulation about the density of Donald’s devotees at his rallies. He points out that lies about crowd size are not unprecedented in the history of authoritarians and would-be authoritarians of recent memory.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Methinks Atrios makes a telling point.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Here’s the gist. More at the link.
Guns 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.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
PoliticalProf sums it up.