What’s in a Name? 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Jack Abell would like to know.
Establishmentarians 0
At the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Lloyd Hill has a suggestion for America’s right-wing evangelical they-call-themselves Christians.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
The dialog: That’s Tracy over there. I’m sure of it.
The closed caption: That’s crazy over there. I’m sure of it.
The intelligence: Artificial.
The stupid: Real.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Rep. Melanie Stansbury argues the we are facing McCarthyism v. 2.0, with extra added malice and stupid (commentary by Cliff Shecter).
Via C&L.
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*Mark Twain.
The Entitlement Society 0
A Twits on Twitter An X Offender.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet more evidence that “responsible gun owner” is a nonsensical phrase . . . .
Establishmentarians 0
At the Kansas City Star, Joel Mathis asks, “WWJD?“
QOTD 0
Phoebe Atwood Taylor:
. . . old age is such a lovely excuse for not doing what you don’t want to do anyway.
Taylor, Phoebe Atwood, Figure Away (Woodstock, VT: Foul Play Press, 1991) p. 28.
Kashing It In 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers looks into why Donald Trump wants Kash Patel to run the FBI.
The Profiteers of Prejudice 0
David follows the money. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Celebrate the holidays with politeness.
(snip)
The girl was walking with her mother outside of an apartment complex when a stray bullet from celebratory gunfire hit her in the leg.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.