“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
One again, politeness becomes a family affair.
“You can see her legs buckle. It appears that she’s in pain. It appears that something happens to her leg and we know that she was shot. So those cameras at McDonald’s did capture that,” said Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small.
But new video obtained by police reportedly shows the father getting out of his car and putting the firearm in his pants when it suddenly discharged.
This New Gilded Age, One More Time 0
The rich get richer . . . .
Due in part to the 2017 tax overhaul by Republicans, led by Donald Trump, this small group has seen an explosion of wealth in an extremely short amount of time.
Since the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, U.S. billionaire wealth has doubled, from an already staggering $2.9 trillion. In 2017, none of the richest Americans were centi-billionaires, meaning that they did not have over $100 billion; now, the top 10 U.S. billionaires are all centi-billionaires, according to the report.
More numbers at the link.
Geeking Out 0
One of my computers died after long and faithful service, so I’ve been having fun tweaking my new one, which I ordered with the Debian Linux OS and the Plasma desktop environment. In a few more days, I’ll have it set up to my satisfaction. In the meantime, I’ve others to use, as the Going Linux guys say, to get stuff done.
I must say, I was somewhat taken aback. I ordered it Sunday night and it arrived, configured to my specifications, on Wednesday, much earlier than I expected.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
This New Gilded Age 0
Robert Reich explains that monopolies are back (mostly, in my opinion, thanks to Reagan’s trickle-on economics) and points out that the Biden administration is trying to bust it some trusts.
Or you can read the transcript.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Now comes Charles Dew, writing at the Tampa Bay Times, documenting an echo.
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*Mark Twain.
Numbers Gaming 0
Sam and the crew dissect the deception.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Have your coffee with a side of politeness.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Clarence Page decodes de code.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Get a load of all this politeness.
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.
Russian Impulses 0
Republican Ken Buck, who resigned his post in the House of Representatives in disgust, comments on the Greene raw deal.
Via C&L, which has commentary.