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"I would like to say 'This book is written to the glory of God', but nowadays this would be the trick of a cheat, i.e., it would not be correctly understood."--Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."--Soren Kierkegaard

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Res Ipsa Loquitur

Following on President Obama's speech today (and taking this from comments at the link): a thousand words is worth a picture: Tha...

"old times there are not forgotten...."

"look away, look away, look away...." As bad as Rick Perry was, and Greg Abbott is, I've never heard them say anything as...

Monday, September 12, 2016

"Ein volk, ein reich, ein yam"

I'm tired of being subtle.... Courtesy (again) of Charlie Pierce , the words of Donald Trump today: We will protect those who pr...

Sunday, September 11, 2016

Let's all sing like the birdies sing....

I know I'm just repeating what Charlie Pierce said, but think of it as a retweet because, dammit, he's exactly right and it can...

What're ya gonna do with folks like that?

Trump interview on 9/11: "[My building] was the 2nd-tallest in Manhattan... And now it’s the tallest." #NeverForget pic.twitter...

A little birdie told me....

Luntz going for trolling gold: https://t.co/kIDLljPJLn — Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) September 9, 2016 Southern Beale calls my attention t...

Friday, September 09, 2016

Vote early and often!

I get this via TPM , but I have to ask: what is Stan Stanart's definition of "Voting fraudulently"? Election workers, w...

The gentleman with thistledown hair

The Gentleman with the Fabulous Eyebrows? So I finished watching the BBC's version of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell , via Netfli...

Thursday, September 08, 2016

Nightcap

Closing out a busy day... I know it's just the internet and the major outlets will probably publish something about Hillary Clinton...

Comin' around again

It's too complicated to go into at Salon (comments ain't blogs!) but the favorite assault (among many) on Hillary Clinton there i...

Burn on, big river, burn on....

Donald Trump said last night: The — and I think you know — because you’ve been watching me I think for a long time — I’ve always said,...

The Old Grey Mare, She Ain't What She Used To Be

I just got this via Charlie Pierce : So, the NYT writeup on the vets' forum tonight was very long but literally didn't mention ...

Here endeth the lesson....

Honestly, was that so hard? On Thursday, he called on the press and public to “just listen to what he says and follow up and ask quest...

War on, Journalism!

Charles Blow to the Glenn Greenwalds of the world (and the rest of American "journalism"): This is not an honest man. This...

Wednesday, September 07, 2016

Generating far more heat than light....again

So now we've reached the point in our revels where we're arguing over who arguably gets more unfavorable coverage , and what ratio...

Surely a revelation is at hand!

This is one of those things that's probably only important to me, but in Texas this is like the Manchester Union-Leader endorsing Ber...

Sunday, September 04, 2016

None Dare Call It Racism

But really, I don't know what else to call it: “I don't want to be melodramatic but I do want to be truthful,” the evangelical...

Friday, September 02, 2016

Normal is as normal does

From the "Jim Crow South" of California, 1935 JMM sez Trump's immigration speech in Arizona was "hate speech, ...

Thursday, September 01, 2016

"Some People Say"

The irony cuts like a knife: Friends can differ, Mr. Assange said in the interview. Still, some of his staunchest supporters, like t...

"The Revealing Science of God"

I suppose this one needs a soundtrack.... Science gets very close to theology indeed: But, as with the preference for WIMPs over ax...

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