“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” exposes his portable phallus to a child.
So many guns. So much stupid.
This New Gilded Age 0
In the midst of a column about the somewhat surprising results of a recent poll in Alabama, Kyle Whitmire includes a quotation from Les Barnett, a member of Alabama’s public television commission, which pretty much sums up this new gilded age:
Legacy 0
David discusses Karl Rove’s statement that today’s Republican Party is being taken over by Nazis and posits that Karl Rove bears some responsibility, even if that was not Rove’s intent, because of the tactics he used in the George W. Bush years.
Methinks his arguements are worth a listen. (Warning: Short commerical at the end.)
The Man Who Would Be King, Red Scare Redux Dept. 0
Anita Chabria sees a pattern looks at the political advertisements that the Trump maladministration recently released, paid for by our tax dollars and sees a pattern. Here’s a couple of bits from her article; follow the link for context.
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Finchelstein points out that painting opponents as communists or socialists – an incessant refrain from Trump and the core of the commercials – is a common practice in non-democracies, turning enemies of the dictator into enemies of the state, and perhaps even criminalizing them.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much? 0
Soul-crushing? At the Psychology Today website, Nir Bashan argues that “AI is slowly killing human creativity.”
My new cell phone keeps nagging me to use Google Gemini. I keep telling it to leave me the heck alone. It doesn’t listen.
Influencer Idiocy 0
A “content” creator who “creates content” by assaulting people . . . .
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In the video, a person can be seen throwing a cheesesteak at an employee at the South Philadelphia restaurant.
The creator said he reviews restaurants and throws the food at employees if he doesn’t like it.
Yet another instance of “social” media rewarding antisocial behavior.
We are a society of stupid.
A Toddler Playing Soldier–with Real Soldiers 0
Thom looks at the havoc that Pete Hegseth is wreaking on America’s military and exposes the backstory.
Stray Question, Patriot Gamers Dept. 0
Why is it that those who wave the American flag most ferociously, who paint it on their pickup trucks and wrap it around their hair, also seem to ones who who most eagerly would deny its protection to persons who may not look like them?
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Peter Johnson hears a rhyme from older time. Here’s how he starts his article:
That is why President Donald Trump’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House troubles me.
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*Mark Twain.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
El Reg reports that
OpenAI whines that Chinese model stole its special IP that it stole from everybody else
So it’s okay for OpenAI to steal others’ intellectual property, but it’s not okay for others to steal the stolen intellectual property that OpenAI stole from others.
To quote Julie Newmar, “That does not compute.”
Sauteed Zucchini, Onions, and Mushrooms 0
It’s been a while since I posted a recipe because I’m getting lazy in my old age, but we quite enjoyed this at dinner last night. It’s very simple and very tasty. H/T Susan for suggesting adding onion to the mix. Serves two.
Ingredients:
1 medium zucchini, sliced thin (approx. 1/8 inch).
1/2 large or 1 medium union, sliced not quite so thin lengthwise.
1/2 pound white mushrooms or to taste, sliced not quite so thin (approx. 1/4 inch).
Procedure:
Preheat olive oil in skillet over medium low heat until drops of water sprinkled in sizzle.
Add onions and saute until slightly translucent.
Add zucchini and mushrooms. Stir frequently. Continue sauteing until zucchinis and mushrooms are fully wilted and zucchinis are translucent (approx. 20 mins.).
Enjoy.
(If you wish to experiment with herbs such as basil, dill weed, and thyme, feel free to do so, but we quite enjoyed it without.)