Extra-Special Bonus QOTD 0
Lewis Carroll, in the voice of Humpty Dumpty:
When I use a word . . . it means just what I choose it to mean.
He spoke truth. For example.
Foxy Shady 0
Another victim of a Fox News disinformation campaign has sued Fox for defamation of character.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The Portland Press-Herald’s Victoria Hugo-Vidal muses on a proposal to deny MaineCare benefits to sick persons if they are not U. S. citizens. (MaineCare a form of insurance run by the state of Maine.) A snippet:
I think a lot of the knee-jerk opposition to it comes down to racism and nativism . . . .
Methinks she makes some excellent points.
Republican Family Values 0
Sam and his crew discuss Republicans’ reactions to the verdict in E. Jean Carroll’s civil suit against Donald Trump.
Much like “responsible gun owner,” “Republican family values” is an oxymoron.
Courting Disaster 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice has a case of the freebie-jeebies.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner” exposes children to politeness.
Why Am I Not Surprised? 0
Going back to Philosophy 101, I’ll start by defining a term:
Romeo Vitelli, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, takes a look at the opposition of hate crime laws. Not surprisingly, he finds that those who oppose hate crime laws are motivated by (wait for it) hate. Here’s a tiny little bit from his much longer article:
Follow the link for context.
Disciples of the Portable Phallus, Reprise 2
Sam and his crew discuss the recent death toll in Texas and the implications thereof.