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If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0

One ruling for thee, another one for me.

Afterthought:

Today’s Republican Party no longer believes in the rule of law.

Rather, it believes in ruling the law.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Settle disagreements with you neighbor with politeness.

Musical NotesGuns 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.

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The Art of the Con 0

Michael in Norfolk wonder when–or if–his pigeons will catch on.

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QOTD 0

Kirby Page:

In former days the struggle for existence was chiefly a struggle against nature, today it is primarily a struggle against other human beings.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0

Writing at AL.com, Will Ferniany reads the famous piece, “First They Came,” and hears a contemporary rhyme.

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*Mark Twain.

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America’s Rubicon 0

PoliticalProf thinks that “Donald Trump has already changed everything.”

Here’s one item from his list; follow the link for the rest.

The US dominance of innovation and technology is doomed. Excluding the world’s talented people, crushing its universities, and arresting and deporting people for their political speech ensures that China will be the new hub of tech and innovation. Why would talented people come here now? Why would they center their research in American universities?

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Devolution 0

David looks at an old clip of George W. Bush and observes that, as incompetent as he was, he warned against exactly what Donald Trump is doing today. (Warning: Promo starts at about the five minute mark.)

Today’s Republican Party is a vile and loathsome thing.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” tries to fly the fiendly skies.

“This individual told us that he did not know that his gun was among his carry-on items,” said Eric Beane, TSA’s Acting Federal Security Director for the airport.

It rather takes one aback to realize that a portable phallus is capable of sneaking into your luggage behind your back, does it not?

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Orderly Conduct 0

Carlos Lozada suggests that you can learn a lot about how Donald Trump sees the country and his job from a reading of the over 100 executive orders his has issued a pace of more than one a day. Here’s a bit from his article (emphasis added); follow the link, where he decodes the more of de code.

The orders capture the world as Trump sees it and wishes it to be, and they show how the borders between high principle and low politics, between words and reality, are porous.

America was great until Biden ruined it. The economy is shackled by misguided regulations and must be set free. Trump’s opponents are ideological, while he relies on common sense. American values are always in danger and must be shielded from enemies, often enemies from within. The president is not just the head of the executive branch but also the sole interpreter of law and the lone representative of the people.

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Vaccine Nation 0

Elon Musk’s DOGE to states currently dealing with measles outbreaks: You’re on your own, pals.

Also, too . . . .

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QOTD 0

Roger Moore, in the voice of Simon Templar:

All salesman are psychologists. They have to be. They have to know human nature in order to sell.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Tariff Snariff 0

Via C&L, Sen. Chris Murphy explains what Trump’s tariffs are really about. A snippet from Murphy’s “social” media posts on the topic:

This week you will read many confused economists and political pundits who won’t understand how the tariffs make economic sense.

That’s because they don’t. They aren’t designed as economic policy. The tariffs are simply a new, super dangerous political tool.

Follow the link for Murphy’s reasoning.

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The Slog 0

At SFgate, Drew Magary describes getting through the day in these Trumpled times (and, almost as an aside, reveals the playbook),

No excerpt or summary will do his piece justice. Just go read it.

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The Mentor and the Mentee 0

Donald Trump says,

Click for the original image.

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So Much for That Day in Court 0

Robert Reich delves into why the Trump maladministration has set its sights on law firms. A snippet:

. . . Trump’s bullying of Washington law firms is cutting off the litigation lifeline for nonprofit public-interest groups to challenge his policies — which is exactly why he’s doing it.

Follow the link for his evidence.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

More random acts of politeness.

We are a broken society.

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The Last Stand at the Lemonade Stand 0

Florida Man.

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QOTD 0

Jim Hightower:

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

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