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Yet another tiresome report of police violence, with a “justification” which is, quite frankly, as shaky as a house of straw.
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Yet another responsible gun owner discharges his responsibility.
The man, who is reported to be in his 30s, picked up his weapon ready to take it apart and the gun discharged. The bullet went through both of the woman’s legs.
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Judy Holliday, appearing on The Big Show (the link below will open audio of the specific episode):
A specialist is a doctor who has trained all his patients to be sick only during office hours.
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The unemployment numbers that the BLS released last week were significantly lower than the actuality.
Again.
It does appear to have been an honest SNAFU, complicated by new unemployment situations resulting from layoffs and closures due to COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders. Nevertheless, the Trump administration’s (and Fox News’s) crowing about the figures released last week has been demonstrated to be wholly unwarranted.
A snippet (details of the SNAFU at the link):
I find it quite credible that it was an error, rather than an intentional lie, especially as the BLS voluntarily–er–regretted the error.
We live in strange times and many persons are in unprecedented (un)employment situations.
Chartering a Course for Disaster 0
Scott Maxwell argues that you can voucher that this is a con.
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At the Idaho State Journal, Mike Murphy reveals that he has finally found the answer to a question which has nagged him for some time: Who Donald Trump reminds him of.
His answer may surprise you.
Human Sacrifice 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, David Ludden reports on a study as to why persons of many major religions kill in the name of their Gods. No excerpt or summary can do the piece justice, as it is indeed itself a summary, but here’s a bit from his introduction:
Follow the link for the full piece. Methinks it a particularly timely read.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Children should play politely.
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Der Spiegel takes a look at what’s happening in the United States and–er–voices concerns. A snippet (emphasis added):
From the German perspective, of course, the comparison seems farfetched. In February, 1933, the National Socialists used the fire in Berlin’s Reichstag building as an excuse to issue the “Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State.” This essentially meant the suspension of the Weimar-era constitution and the beginning of the Nazi dictatorship.
The U.S. is far away from that. The system of checks and balances is a long way from being defanged and opposition is lively, as the streets in recent days have shown. In the House of Representatives, the Democrats have a solid majority and both Washington and New York are home to newspapers that wield tremendous power.
But the president is flirting with authoritarianism. And his party is following along.
Follow the link for the rest.
