Gutting Out the Vote 0
Sam and his crew decipher the doubletalk.
“A Divider, Not a Uniter” 0
Solomon Jones takes a close look at Donald Trump’s playbook and argues that sowing division is his go-to tactic. A snippet; follow the link for his reasoning.
If that meant breaking norms or breaking laws, Trump’s followers were willing to look the other way.
What’s in a Name? 0
Actually, quite a bit.
QOTD 0
John Thaw in the voice of Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately in the voice of Sergeant Lewis:
Morse: Suppose you thought you found the secret of life itself?
Lewis: There isn’t one, is there?
Facebook Frolics 0
I bet they never expected to be sued for what they posted on the Zuckerborg, but they have been served.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another responsible gun owner–well, you know the rest.
All the News that Fits 0
I don’t think that I would agree with Thom’s statement that we have “three right-wing television networks.” I do think, however, that we have three (or more) television networks that are more interested in furor than in facts.
An Inapt Inept Comparison
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Susan Young notes the inept comparison:
“What is the difference between this and Watergate, when operatives broke into the [Democratic] National Committee? Here, in reverse, Democrats broke into the home of the 45th President of the United States,” Trump said in a statement posted on social media Monday night.
Follow the link, where she meticulously proves that one thing is not like the other thing.
Not remotely.
All the News that Fits, Foxy Shady Dept. 0
Above the Law’s Joe Patrice dissects the dissimulation.
“But It’s the Only Possible Explanation” 0
At the Seattle Times, Nancy Chappelle tells of the toll that conspiracy theories about COVID-19 have taken on her friendships.
It is a compelling and distressing read.
Know Them by the Company They Keep 0
My local rag takes exception to the decision by Virginia’s Governor Trumpkin and Virginia Beach House candidate Kiggans to condemn the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Largo property under the power of a legal warrant. From the editorial:
In going off half-cocked, Youngkin and Kiggans have some distasteful company.
Follow the link for details.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
There’s nothing like partying with politeness in NRA Paradise.
