Down Time at the Farm? (Sticky) 0
My most excellent hosting provider has informed me that maintenance is scheduled for my server “between February 09, 2026, 6:30 AM GMT. and February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM GMT,” and that some hopefully minimal down time may result. Sporadic bloggery is a possibility.
Look! Over There! This New Gilded Age Dept. 0
Steve M. dissects the Republican Party’s misdirection play. A snippet:
The Bad Bunny Hop 0
John Young explains that he watched the Super Bowl Bowl half time show despite having no interest in the game itself (his favorite team didn’t make it) so as to show support for Bad Bunny and disdain for those who claim that that American citizen somehow isn’t American. Here’s a bit of his article:
“Faith”: Let us venerate the least religious — and most Bible-illiterate, and meanest — president in history, yet one who plays the religious right like a harpsichord.
“Family”: Again, we shall venerate the least family-devoted president in history — bedding multiple beauties with wife No. 3 at home, adjudicated for sexual assault and 34 felonies. Most famous quote: “Grab ‘em by the pussy.” In what chapter of the New Testament is that? Whatever, lead us in song, Kid Rock.
“Freedom”: Three cheers from the MAGA choir for immigration agents as they kill and obliterate God-given rights like habeas corpus and due process. That’s next to godliness if the detainee’s skin is brown.
American Stasi, Reprise 0
Farron comments on the Trump maladministration’s project to build concentration camps and the implications thereof.
Apparently, History Isn’t 0
Field wonders why the heck are people acting so surprised that Donald Trump did something racist.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Good for doing homework? Not if you actually, like, you know, want to learn stuff.
The Medicine Show 0
Thom debunks Trump’s bunk about bringing drug prices down.
Republican Thought Police, Reprise 0
Via the Charlotte Observer, L. A. Times columnist Gustavo Arellano has a theory as to why the Trump maladministration is so interented in policing thought. Here’s a tiny bit from his article (emphasis added):
Follow the link for the context of his conclusion.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Bob Cesca looks at Donald Trump’s post to “social” media of Barack and Michelle Obama apes and states the obvious that too many ignore, or, worse, deny.
The gist:
And the truth is, racism has always been the iron core of the MAGA movement.
Follow the link for the evidence.
The Medicine Show 0
Sam and the crew dissect RFK Jr.’s bogus blather.
