Vaccine Nation 0
At the Des Moines Register, Tim Johnson asks the nay-sayers why they are saying nay to COVID vaccintations. A snippet:
Some Flowers 0
The Spate of Hate 0
Senator Mazie Hirono talks with Thom. Among the topics is the rise in hate-full acts and crimes against persons of Asian descent.
The Republican Nothingburger 0
Ashley Parker takes a long look at the implications of Republicans’ willingness to fall for the made-up story that President Biden was going to take away their hamburgers. A snippet (emphasis added):
And the episode underscores how the shadow of Donald Trump’s presidency — rife with misinformation and mistruths and lies — still lingers, providing Republicans with a mendacious road map for demonizing a political rival. The nation experienced 30,573 false or misleading claims over Trump’s four years in office, according to The Washington Post Fact Checker — culminating in the baseless claim that the 2020 election was stolen, which ultimately help provoke the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Aside:
Methinks “still lingers” is a phrase too weak to describe the poisonous legacy of government by con.
Have Cake, Eat It Too 0
Sidney Powell’s “no one should have believed a word I said” defense is seems to be having unexpected side effects.
Geeking Out 0
Listing to The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart with the VLC Media Player on Ubuntu MATE under the Fluxbox window manager. The wallpaper is from my collection.
