Priorities 0
Michael in Norfolk finds himself somewhat disturbed by Republicans’ hierarchy of allegiances.
The Swift Vote Conspiracy 0
Sam and his crew find themselves dismayed by the delusional dimensions of this dis coarse discourse.
Suckered by the Algorithm 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Bill Sullivan offers yet more evidence that “social” media isn’t, particular for the young. Here’s a bit of his article:
Madonna’s claim that we are living in a material world is backed by convincing data.
Follow the link, then be sure to post it to your Zuckerborg or Muskrat page.
QOTD 0
Raphael Warnock:
When you’re accustomed to privilege, parity and equity and equality may feel like oppression.
Aside:
Methinks we are seeing evidence of his observation playing out in dis coarse discourse.
Weird Tales from Weird Times 0
Seth takes a closer look dis coarse discourse.
American Establishmentarism 0
Thom talks with Tim Alberta about how the confluence of bad history and bad theology are feeding American establishmentarianism.
This is well worth the few minutes it will take to listen to it.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Get a load of the politeness.
When they got there, they found the alleged shooter and one person who had been shot in the stomach.
SGT. Dillon Quirk with Oklahoma City Police stated, “This person had been displaying a firearm to a family member’ […] ‘The family member did not know it was loaded.”
I was taught to always treat a gun as if it were loaded until I checked it myself and verified it was not.
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.
Republican Performance Art 0
A letter to the editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch calls out Congressional Republicans’ hypocrisy in most telling fashion.
The Invading Horde 0
But the folks in Eagle Pass, Texas, say the invaders are not who you might think they are. Here’s a tiny bit from the story:
(snip)
While local residents with the Eagle Pass Border Coalition told reporters and supporters that they of course welcome all visitors to the community who respect their culture and diversity in a civil manner, they believe the recent arrival of Republican governors and a trucker convoy of Christian nationalists in support of Abbott’s violent rhetoric helped to spread “hate and descension” in their community over the weekend.
The Swift Vote Conspiracy 0
Rex Huppke wonders how the right-wing ever saw through the dastardly plot. A snippet:
As a liberal in good standing, all I can say is: Dammit, how did they figure it out?
I guess some of it was obvious. Pop superstar Swift has encouraged young people to register to vote and get involved in the electoral process, while her Chiefs tight-end boyfriend Travis Kelce has encouraged people to get vaccinated to protect themselves and others from a deadly and wildly contagious virus. Those are pretty liberal things to do.
But I didn’t think right-wing sleuths would connect the dots this quickly.
Oh well. The vaccinated cat is out of the reusable shopping bag, so I might as well let everyone in on the entire plan.
To echo Paul Harvey, follow the link for the rest of plan.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
As the Founders feared might happen, this “nation of immigrants” now has a political party that values power over the polity and faction over the federation.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski is shocked, shocked! I say, to find out that her party is the party of perfidy.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner,” yet another child. Fortunately, this child will recover.
We are a society of stupid.