The Cloak of the Crypto Con 0
In the midst of a longer article about how he is somewhat taken aback by the loyalty of the Trumpettes in the face of Donald Trump’s actions, Devin Scillian notes how Trump is profiting from the crypto con:
The whole article is worth a read.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Self-politeness is the politest kind.
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.
Vaccine Nation 0
Afterthought:
I had both kinds of measles when I was in elementary school. I can’t say they were terrible agony–certainly not any worse than the three cases of strep throat I had in my 20s–but they were not fun.
Why any sentient parents would choose to put their children at risk for that when it’s preventable is beyond me.
Doing so is cruel.
I do not think it an exaggeration to say that the anti-vax community promotes cruelty. Cruelty due to willful ignorance is still cruelty.
What’s in a Word? 0
Sometimes, not much. For example:
Ronald Greenberg argues that the word “conservative” no longer applies to today’s Republican Party. He finds aanother term more appropriate.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Michael in Norfolk gives away the game plan.
All the News that Fits 0
At The Philadelphia Inquirer, Will Bunch covers Donald Trump’s efforts to curtail freedom of the press, from banning the AP from Air Force One for not using the Trumpian term, “Gulf of America,” to threatening local news outlets with reprisals if they dare to (gasp!) report breaking news. In his article, Bunch points that this assault on the Constitution has been brewing for some time.
I commend the entire article to your attention.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner.”
Yet another improperly stored gun.
Yet another child in the hospital.
Yet another day in NRA Paradise.
Left Unsaid 0
Atrios has the rest of the story.
DOGE Bull 0
Evidence mounts that Elon Musk’s DOGE has no idea how government works, it also doesn’t know what it’s doing.