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The Man Who Would Be King 0

Donald Trump says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Bread and Circuses, Reprise 0

At the Hartford Courant, Thomas Cangelosi muses on what the word “great” seems to mean to Trump and the Trumpettes. A snippet (emphasis added):

What historically had made America great was its pursuit of its ideals of justice and equality for all; its generosity to the downtrodden and oppressed of the world; its respect for the sovereignty of others, and its support for democracy in the world.

But these first principles have been deflated by Trump’s inflated idea of “great.” His idea of great is a big, gaudy spectacle.

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The Art of the Steal 0

Mary Trump follows the money.

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Consider the Source 0

Man and woman sitting at table.  He's reading a newspaper with the headline,

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American Stasa 0

Another person’s story.

If the American Stasi weren’t wearing uniforms issued by the Trump maladministration, they’d be wearing their traditional garb–hoods and sheets.

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

False idols? At the Psychology Today website, Joe Pierre argues that, despite the hype, “current AI chatbots fall far short of being any kind of supreme intelligence.”

Follow the link for his reasoning

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QOTD 0

Hunter S. Thompson:

I believe the Republicans have never thought that democracy was anything but a tribal myth.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Bread and Circuses 0

Thanks to Donald Trump’s incompetence, mismanagement, and whims, Americans can’t afford bread, but, as Thomas Cangelosi points out at the Hartford Courant, Trump is giving them a circus. Here’s a bit from his column:

Indeed, as a reality show character in “The Apprentice,” he played a calculating autocratic business executive whose role was to hire and fire contestants according to his whims. And considering the revolving door of Cabinet members, advisors, and military commanders that has spun in the Oval Office during his two terms in office, his management style seems tailored more for the drama of reality TV than the running of the US government.

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When the Truth Hurts, Hurt the Truth, Reprise 0

Michael in Norfolk suspects that the Trump maladministration’s attempt to repress the press may be a misdirection play.

Me, I think hissy-fit is a more appropriate term.

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

Bearing false witness? You can swear to it.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

A little brotherly politeness:

A 10-year-old boy is recovering after being shot in the shoulder last week.

(snip)

That investigation determined an older sibling unintentionally fired the gun on the second floor, the bullet traveling through the floor and hitting the boy downstairs.

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Vaccine Nation 0

Woman sitting at table on street with a sign saying,

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Who Can You Trust? 0

Mark Hermann warns us not to choose wrongly, like these persons did.

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QOTD 0

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.:

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.

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Meta: Maintenance 0

I’ve deleted a couple of blogs from the Blogroll because they seem to have gone dormant.

In other news, there’s been an uptick in comment spam lately, which, thanks to Akismet, you don’t get to see. Most of it is about two blights upon our failing civilization, crypto mining and AI image generation. A pox upon both their houses.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Suffer the Children 0

As is clear by now, that’s not scripture.

That’s a Republican family value.

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Republican Thought Police 0

The White House, fronted by a sign reading 'DJT,

Via Job’s Anger.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Florida man.

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