The Establishmentarian Privatization Scam 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Jim Jones deciphers the double-talk.
His article focuses on a proposed law in Idaho, but his arguments can be extrapolated to the larger polity. No excerpt or summary will do it justice. Just go read it.
Demolition Derby 0
The Trump administration has fired the only locksmith at Yosemite National Park, the person responsible for keeping track of hundreds of keys and locks for everything from bathrooms to gun safes. You can read the full story at the link, but I think this bit encapsulates how Trump and Musk and the rest of Trump’s are approaching their jobs:
Substitute “government” for “park” in the quotation above; the statement will still hold true.
The bulls are well and truly loose in the china shop and are intent on destroying it.
Penny Dreadful 0
Mike and Farron argue that Trump’s edict that the Mint stop minting pennies is a misdirection play. Methinks they may be onto something. Trump is skillled at creating destruction distraction.
Afterthought:
“Smart” and “cunning” are not synonyms.
Trump is most certainly cunning.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
. . . and another “responsible gun owner” feels compelled to bare his portable phallus whilst traversing the pavement.
We are a broken society.
Snow (Updated) 0
We haven’t had snow for several years, but we made up for it yesterday.
According to WTKR, the airport, which is about two miles away, recorded 10.2 inches, putting this in the top ten snowfalls ever recorded in these parts.
Addendum:
I had a chat with one of my neighbors and we concluded that our last snowfall was four years ago, shortly after he moved here five years ago.
Extra-Special Bonus QOTD 0
California State Sen. Scott Wiener, reacting to Donald Trump’s attempt to defund the Presidio Trust, which oversees the Presidio Park in San Francisco:
Trump . . . can’t tolerate success if it doesn’t benefit him personally.
Twits on Twitter X Offenders
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A X offender with a notion of immigrants.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
We are again reminded that politeness is a family value.
And, in more news of family politeness.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Stray Thought 0
It occurs to me that Trump’s MAGA slogan is in rhyming code.
The third word is one that rhymes with “great,” but actually starts with the next letter of the alphabet. And he’s made it come true.
Here’s just one little example.
