“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
We are reminded once again that politeness is child’s play.
The NRA will no doubt claim that, had the other child been packing, he could have defend–oh, wait. THey were away on a cruise at the time.
The Poison of Positive Thinking 0
Steven M. suggests that Donald Trump doesn’t believe in truth, at least not as some sort of objective thing. A nugget (emphasis added):
Trump literally doesn’t believe in truth, at least not the way you and I do. He believes he has the ability to alter reality with his mind. He takes Norman Vincent Peale’s Power of Positive Thinking far too seriously. (On the other hand, he’s a lousy businessman who’s lived like a billionaire his whole life, so maybe he does have at least some power to warp reality in his favor.
The entire piece is worth a look.
Gutting Out the Vote 0
Thom and his guest discuss efforts to gut out the vote in Georgia in the lead-up to the January run-off vote.
Decorated 0
Ubuntu MATE with the Plasma Desktop. The wallpaper is from my collection.
I must admit that getting into the holiday spirit in these Trumpled times has been difficult.
A Glimpse into a Void 0
Buried in a column about Donald’s being “the sorest loser ever,” John Huey asks a question which I suspect no one, not even Donald Trump, can answer.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
It seems that the new right-wing “social” media app, Parler (no, I won’t link to it), which aspires as far as I can tell to be a wingnut Twitter, has got itself some unexpected fans.
Stray Thought 0
I’m watching an episode of Midsomer Murders which includes scenes of a steam excursion railroad. (I can always find time to watch an episode of Midsomer Murders, even it I’ve seen it [mumble] times before.)
I know that none the actors playing railroaders know squat about railroads.
It’s quite easy, really. The actors keep stepping on the rails.
No true railroader would ever step on a rail. Rails are slippery. It’s too easy to slip, fall, and twist your ankle; and God help you if there’s an oncoming train.
By the way, I’ve got my Amtrak 20 year pin somewhere, if you want to see it.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
The Portland Press-Herald’s Bill Nemitz calls Maine Republicans’ hypocrisy in these viral times. A nugget:
And now, the party that serves as an incubator for so much misinformation and bile is suddenly wringing its hands that Mills may have infected her fellow Democrats? They lament that the governor, by inadvertently being exposed to COVID-19 and following every rule and recommendation to the letter in the days since, suddenly represents “a major health risk that must be dealt with at once?”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another responsible gun owner discharges his responsibility.
Galford was wearing a shoulder holster and apparently was holstering the gun when it went off accidentally, striking Galford, Schell said.
Lowering the Barr 0
In related news, Charles Blow reminds us that Donald Trump’s presidency was precedented.