“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, adults ensure that children are exposed to politeness at an early age.
Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0
It’s a DeSantis strategy.
Read the South Florida Sun-Sentinel article that Sam mentions in the video.
Facebook Frolics 0
Not that I expect it to do much good since Ronald Reagan gutted antitrust enforcement, but it’s about damned time.
The Gifters and the Grifter, Reprise 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Gene Collier reads the fine print from Donald Trump’s Save America PAC. Here’s a bit of what he has to say; follow the link for the rest.
Deceit, his suckers always seem to forget, is the Trump brand.
The Gifters and the Grifter 0
E. J. Montini has mixed feelings.
The Trump cult among Arizona Republicans is a hearty group.
I mourn their gullibility but I admire their grit.
So it should come as no surprise that the GOP’s official Twitter account shared a post from an election conspiracy activist saying he’s willing to “give my life for this fight,” and asking, “He is. Are you?”
He goes on to wonder whether that willingness to sacrifice works the other way. Follow the link for his conclusion.
“Pardon Me” 0
Honest to Betsy, you couldn’t make this stuff up.
It goes without saying that a Texas government official has no standing in a Georgia court.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
There’s been an outbreak of politeness in Wichita, Kansas:
A gun under the pillow? Someone’s been watching too many old detective movies.
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.
A Precedented Presidency, Reprise 0
At the Bangor Daily News, University of Maine Professor Amy Fried recounts Donald Trump’s long history of temper tantrums levy=eling charges of fraud when he doesn’t get his way.
(Misplet wrod correxed.)
Legacy, Reprise 0
At Chron.com, Alison Medley interviews Yale Professor Bandy X. Lee, editor of “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President,” about the long-term effects of Trump and the Trumpettes.
It is a short article and worth the read.
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