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Geeking Out 0

Mageia v. 9 with the IceWM window manager. The wallpaper is from my collection. (And, no, I don’t know what city that is. I wish I did.)

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A Tune for the Times 0

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American Stasi 0

Via The Charlotte Observer, Amelia Robinson tells the story of a legal Haitian immigrant driven to suicide. A snippet:

Like 350,000 other Haitian immigrants, Bel was stripped of his Temporary Protected Status as part of President Donald Trump’s ruthless campaign against immigrants, particularly those who were not born with ivory skin.

Follow the link for context.

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Extra-Special Bonus QOTD 0

Gale Storm, in the voice of Margie Albright:

Why bother with the truth? It’s so dull.

Pretty much sums up dis coarse discourse, does it not?

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Hoist on His Own Petard 0

David notes the irony. From the Youtube page:

Milo Yiannopoulos called for mass deportations until immigration authorities arrested him in New Orleans and deported him to Great Britain.

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Stray Thought 0

I think it says something about how messed up our health care system has become that “health care advocates” are now advertising their services.

I’m so old that I can remember when, if you felt sick, you went to your family doctor, got treated, and went home. You didn’t even need an appointment, as doctors set aside time for walk-ins.

You didn’t need a “healtch care advocate” to obtain health care.

You just needed a family doctor.

Afterthought:

We made a serious mistake when we put insurance companies in charge of health care.

They don’t care about people; they care about profits.

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Suffer the Children 0

We are again reminded that that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

A mountain guide? Pack plenty of extra food and water, because you may find yourself spending the night om the open.

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QOTD 0

David Garrick:

Corrupted freemen are the worst of slaves.

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A Tune for the Times 0

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Republican Family Values 0

“Republican family values” have always been nothing more than a grift that keeps on grifting.

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The Me Veneration 0

Freud postulated that persons have an id, an ego, and a superego. Here is superego on steroids (though perhaps not as Freud would have defined it). From USA Today:

The United States Mint will soon begin selling a $1 gold coin emblazoned with President Donald Trump’s face, making him the first living person featured on American currency in more than a century.

(snip)

George Washington refused to have his image printed on currency during his lifetime, believing it was “monarchical.”

Q. E. D.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Thom discusses how Pete Hegseth, in violation of the law, propagates propaganda to promote publicity perpetuating perfidy.

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The Needy Narcissist 0

For some fool reason, this article reminds me of someone in the news.

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Impartiality 0

At Above the Law, Joe Patrice follows the trail of oil droplets.

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What’s in a Name? 0

You might ask this Florida man.

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QOTD 0

Dashiell Hammett:

All successful bunko men come in time to believe the world, except for themselves, is populated with a race of human sheep who may be trusted to conduct themselves with true sheeplike docility.

Aside:

Remind you of anyone in the news?

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A Tune for the Times 0

Warning: Language.

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“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0

At AL.com, John Archibald looks at some hate-ful rhetoric directed at Moslems in Alabama’s on behalf of Senator Tommy Tuberville and hears a rhyme from another hate-filled time.

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*Mark Twain.

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The Lake Effect, Reprise 0

Cartoon lampooining Trump's renaming of Lake Ontaris by depicting the algae-filled Reflecting Pool as

Click for the original image.

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