Patriot Gamers 0
Tom Moran of the Newark Star-Ledger argues forcefully that patriotism does not mean boosterism, nor does it mean turning a blind eye to a nation’s faults. An excerpt:
Another Special Election in Georgia 0
A newly elected Republican state legislator won’t even make it into office, in yet another example of Republican family values.
Here’s the lede from the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
You can’t make this stuff up.
“The Twitter Oligarch” 0
Gil Duran, a self-described “local journalist with fewer than 7,500 followers,” tells his story of getting banned from Twitter for asking a question. He contends that Elon Musk’s rule of Twitter is increasingly authoritarian and arbitrary. An excerpt; follow the link for his evidence.
Twits on Twitter 0
Aside:
Why is it that anti-social persons seem to get the most attention on “social” media?
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another child is sacrificed to the NRA’s leaden idol in yet another random act of politeness.
We are a failing state.
The Sound of Silence 0
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s editorial board argues that the Republican Party’s silence about George Santos speaks volumes. A snippet:
The Petulance of the Privileged 0
Paul Krugman is not surprised at Elon Musk’s antics in this, our new Gilded Age. Here’s a bit from his article:
The more interesting question is why we’re now ruled by such people. For we’re clearly living in the age of the petulant oligarch.
Follow the link for his answer.
All the News that Fits 0
Fox News fibs (and that surprises you how?) about who caused the Christmas meltdown at Southwest Airlines.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic reponsible gun owner . . . .
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.
The Enabler 0
I think a strong case can be made that today’s Republican Party values faction (to use the word the Founders’ favored) over country.
Image via Juantia Jean.
Twits Own Twitter 0
By all reports, working at Twitter really stinks since Elon Must took over.