Twits on Twitter 0
David discusses a recent Twitter “bombshell” that fizzled and explains why there was no there there. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
Here’s the Twitter thread that David refers to.
Here’s the backstory.
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
It may have started with great expectations based on a delusional, optimistic evaluation of human nature, but, thanks to the reality of human nature, it has devolved into a maelstrom of malicious gossip columns on steroids.
And, no, no one is interested in a picture of your dinner plate.
Grump, grump, grump.
(Ask me nicely, and I’ll tell you what I really think.)
The Voter Fraud Fraudsters 0
As my old professor was fond of saying, “History is irony.” When you see a headline about someone’s being caught intentionally voting illegally, it’s almost always a member of the party that claims that voter fraud is rampant, which it is not.. Methinks ’tis a classic case of psychological projection.
Fly the Fiendly Skies . . . 0
. . . and have a fellow traveler accuse you of trafficking drugs because of your perceived ethnicity.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
After attempting to end democracy through a coup, Donald Trump is now suggesting that we toss out The Constitution and the rule of law entirely and, by extrajudicial edict, make him a sort of unelected king or dictator, mostly because his self-esteem was hurt by getting 7 million less votes than Biden in 2020, AND, he didn’t even get a participation trophy or badge or anything. It’s hard to be a snowflake in a warm climate!
Mangy Fetlocks thought there were more sensible alternatives to getting rid of democracy, like getting rid of Donald. Siberia is waiting with open arms I’m sure.
Left Unread 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of The Roanoke Times thinks it time for gun–er–fanciers to read the rest of the Second Amendment.
Lapdogs for the Merchants of Hate 0
Jake Tapper forcefully calls out the Republican Party’s lukewarm response–almost a non-response–to the rise in antisemitism on the right.
Afterthought:
As they betray Jake Tapper’s grandfather, who died in World War II, they also betray my father, who fought in World War II, but was fortunate enough to come home to a long and full life.
Today’s Republican Party is a vile and loathsome thing.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
One of those responsible gun owners (sic) shows his courtesy at the crosswalk.
We are a broken society.
The Galt and the Lamers 0
Andreas Kluth posits that Elon Musk, many of his fellow filthy rich, and their admirers, see them as Randian superheroes. He suggests that this is not a positive thing. A snippet:
That might explain why Tesla founder Musk, Amazon titan Jeff Bezos and quite a few other hard-driving — and almost invariably male — tech tycoons adulate Ayn Rand.
QOTD 0
Mary Shipp, in the voice of Angie, in Simon Carries the Ivy:
Aside:
Yeah, I know the modifier is misplaced, but the gist is good.
A One-Act Play 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
Given the security that is provided a former President of the United States, it is pretty hard to believe that white supremacist and insecure small-boy, Nick Fuentes, was simply allowed to waltz into a Mag-a-Lardo dinner with Donald Trump simply by accompanying “Ye” (formerly known as a guy with a normal name). This explanation of events sounds remarkably like most of Trump’s rally speeches or Fuente’s vlogs. (In other words, unadulterated BS)
Mangy Fetlocks imagined how access to the Trumpster might REALLY have been granted to Fuentes, and he wrote a short musical drama to illustrate his theory. He hopes it will soon be produced on Broadway, becoming a Tony-Award-winning mini-musical, netting Mangy a host of offers for free donuts from his adoring fans.
Ask a Stupid Question . . . . 0
David remarks on how New Zealand’s prime minister demolished a reporter’s stupid (and, frankly, quite sexist and patronizing) question.
Freedom of Screech 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Barbara S. Held argues that the proliferation of poisonous rhetoric is polluting our polity.
Methinks she has a point. You have only to pay attention.
A snippet (emphasis added); follow the link for the rest.
Her article is worth your while.
Republican Family Values 0
Values voters* keep phoning it in. And phoning it in.
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*So they themselves think.