Naming Frights 0
Michael Paul Williams explores the history of Fort Pickett and of one of the families whose land was–er–repurposed for its construction.
It is not a pretty story (indeed, I suspect that it could not be told in Florida and other states which are committed to CRT, that is, to consciously rejecting truth), but it is one which bears telling.
Spin City 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s greatest Christian, ‘splains the spin.
Today’s Republican Party is a vile and loathsome thing.
Via C&L, which has commentary.
Twits on Twitter 0
. . . and another hate-full twit.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society’ 0
Yet more evidence that “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron . . .
(snip)
As information was gathered, it appears the gun shot was the result of an accidental discharge of the pistol, injuring both male and female patron.
. . . and yet another reminder that “accidental” and “negligent” do not carry the same meaning.
The Unbelievers 0
Rebecca Watson discusses a study that indicates that, when a scientific journal and individual scientists endorsed Biden over Trump, Trump, Trump supporters reacted by trusting scientists (and science) less. Here’s a bit of what she says:
The truth does not matter to these people, because Tucker Carlson already told them something and they’ve built their entire personalities around it. They are, for the most part, unreachable by facts alone. It’s not impossible to change these people’s minds, but we absolutely will not find a statistically significant result by throwing reality at them and seeing if they immediately change their minds. About ANYTHING that is even tangentially related to politics, which is anything that the talking heads tell them on Newsmax.
Or you can read the transcript.
Friends in Name Only 0
Do you have some friends or associates who do unsavory things to you behind your back?
Psychologist Erin Leonard offers a taxonomy of toxicity. Maybe you’ll recognize someone.
And Now for a Musical Interlude 0
I do like my Daddy’s music. Although I think he tended to favor Tommy Dorsey . . . .
Aside:
If you can, watch The Benny Goodman Story, starring Steve Allen and Donna Reed. It’s very nicely done.
War and Mongers of War 0
Sam argues that no credibility should today be given to those who mongered the Great and Glorious Patriotic War for a Lie in Iraq, regardless of how they in retrospect attempt to legitimatize their lies.
Let’s Do the Time Warp Again 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Leonard Hitchcock argues that today’s right-wing wants to roll back America’s clock to the 1950s.
Personally, I think he’s off by about precisely a century, but his article is worth a read.
