All the News that Fits 0
David points out that facts are not opinions, despite what Fox News seems to want us to believe.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Kim Shinkoskey considers the subservience of today’s Republican Party to their Dear Leader and hears a rhyme from over a century ago. Here’s a couplet:
Follow the link for the rest of the verse.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A competent therapist? From Albert Wong, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, we learn that “(a) chatbot designed to prevent eating disorders gave a recovering patient detailed advice to develop one.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another one of those “responsible gun owners” practices self-politeness.
American Stasi 0
The Portland Oregonian reports on the Trump maladministration’s mean for the sake of mean. Here’s a tiny taste of the terrorism; follow the link for a big indigestible serving of sadism.
“People have stopped going to work, stopped taking their kids to school, stopped going to their doctor’s appointments,” said Rodriguez.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner.”
Another exposed portable phallus.
Too many guns.
Too much stupid.
Parks and Wreck 0
Via The Denver Post, Alex Johnson is not optimistic about the future of our national parks under the Trump maladministration.
Stray Thought 0
It’s one thing to have a President with whose policies you disagree.
It’s quite another to have a President who has no policies, only a thirst for emoluments and a desire to punish (those he perceives as) his enemies .
American Stasi, Reprise 0
Emma and the crew run the numbers.
American Stasi 0
She thought she was going home to surprise her family on her Thanksgiving vacation from university.
Afterthought:
Mean for the sake of mean certainly appears to be a Republican family value.
The Marquis de Sade would be jealous.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
When carolers come a-caroling, greet them with politeness.
We are a broken society.