“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At AL.com, John Archibald hears a rhyme from a long ago time. Here’s how he opens his article:
The words of the notorious John B. Knox come to mind.
“And what is it that we do want to do?” he asked. “Why, it is, within the limits imposed by the Federal Constitution, to establish white supremacy in this State.”
It was May of 1901, 125 years ago this month if it sounds like yesterday . . . .
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*Mark Twain.
Vaccine Nation 0
The Republican thought police are now coming for scientific research about vaccines.
We are a society of stupid.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Two “responsible gun owners” are driven to politeness.
Authorities say the situation ended when the pickup truck rear-ended Henderson’s vehicle near an intersection.
Witnesses told deputies they saw a driver waving a gun out of a window and both vehicles driving recklessly, putting others on the road at risk.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Are its hallucinations a threat to the rule of law? At Above the Law, Stephen Embry argues that, “
“Am I a Party Guest or a Backdrop?” 0
Just in case you needed more evidence that “social” media isn’t.
Mongers of Hate, Misdirection Play Dept. 0
Thom discusses the normalization of political violence and what may be behind it and offers some possible solutions.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another child . . . .
The report says it’s being investigated as an accident. Why isn’t it being investigated as negligence? you might ask.
Because calling it an accident lets the person responsible off the hook. That’s why.
The Supreme Supremacist Court
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At Above the Law, Joe Patrice delves into the duplicity disguising the discriminatory decisions.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Pandora’s box? Hear from someone who dtook a peek.
Aside:
The danger of AI isn’t the “artificial intelligence” (sic) computer programs per se.
It’s human gullibility.
It’s something I’ve marveled at since I first started visiting BBSs (remember BBSs?).
It’s that persons will believe stuff that they see (and now that they hear) on a computer when they wouldn’t believe if it happened before their eyes.
A Tune for the Times 0
From the Youtube page:
Several U.S. states are passing laws to incorporate the Bible into public schools, focusing on teaching it as “historical or literature content” rather than doctrine. Key initiatives include Utah requiring Bible instruction in grades 3-12, Oklahoma directing its inclusion in curriculum, and Louisiana mandating the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
Establishmentarians 0
When Jesus said, “Love thy neighbor as thyself,” I somehow don’t think that this is quite what He had in mind.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Jamelle Bouie offers a theory as to who is most responsible for making dis coarse discourse so much coarser. He notes that
Fantasies of violence against political enemies are, in fact, a defining feature of Trump’s political language.
Methinks he has a point. Follow the link for his evidence.
A Real Estate Development 0
Farron discusses the Trump maladministration’s farcical legal action against the National Trust for Historic Preservation for having the unmitigated gall to take issue with his wanton destruction of public property, i. e., the East Wing of the White House.
Read the news report that Farron references.