From Pine View Farm

“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

A “responsible gun owner” chose to show politeness to passers-by.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

From the you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up files: A member of the New Secesh laments having to give up freedom of screech.

We are a broken polity.

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Republican Family Values 0

Statistics would seem to indicate that “To the moon, Alice!” is a Republican family value.

(With apologies to The Honeymooners.)

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QOTD 0

Quentin Crisp:

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn’t get any worse.

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Fair Winds and Following Seas 0

Juanita Jean is hanging up her keyboard.

She will be missed.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Courting Disaster, One Thing Is Not Like the Other Thing Dept. 0

At Above the Law, Joe Patrice dissects Supreme Supremacist Court Chief Justice John Roberts’s misdirection play.

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The Climates They Are a-Changing 0

Speaking of tipping points . . . .

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Facebook Makes Plans To Become Fakebook As If It Weren’t Already 0

The ‘intelligence” may be artificial, but the stupid is real.

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The Entrance Exam, a Notion of Immigrants Dept. 0

Mike Luckovich decodes de code.

Baby 2025 approaches.  MAGA-hatted man holds up a color chart to his skin, finds that it's white, and says,

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.

Case in point.

And, in more news of the polite . . . .

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All the News that Fits 0

Amy Goodman and Juan González spoke with The Nation’s Chris Lehmann about Donald Trump’s efforts to stifle free speech and silence the press. Lehman notes that this is a long-standing tactic for Trump. Here’s a snippet; follow the link for the full article.

CHRIS LEHMANN: Well, what’s happening is a very clear pattern in Trump’s public life. It actually well antedates his rise to political power. He made a practice of frequently going after journalists for defamation. He famously sued one of his biographers, who wrote in this biography that Trump did not qualify as a billionaire. And in his subsequent deposition, Trump basically said he was a billionaire because he felt like a billionaire. This is a long-standing pattern of just intimidation of the press. And Trump was very open as a private businessperson that that was his aim. He wanted to exert a chilling effect on people doing critical reporting from him.

(Broken link fixed.)

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QOTD 0

Frank Maxwell, in the voice of Rector:

All men have enemies. It’s your friends of whom you must be wary.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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The Birthday Boy 0

Florida Man.

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Establishmentarian Republican Thought Police 0

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MAGA Mystified 0

Red-hatted man looks at bust of Jimmy Carter says,

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

As we know, politeness takes practice.

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Republican Family Values 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Wendy L. Patrick offers some pointers which methinks could be helpful in spotting the next Matt Gaetz.

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Round Ball Fake-Out 0

Florida Man.

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