- Yes! We must ban guns. So that gangs of robbers will have to use alternatives. (H/T MJR)
- Obama cynically decries cynicism.
- ISIS judge says kill all the “defective” children. I guess Middle Eastern mommies and daddies should be glad it’s being done by “humane” methods rather than public beheadings or burning the infants alive in cages.
- Patrick Buchanan asks whether elites will blow up the GOP. He then proceeds to chronicle how the GOP has already been blown up. Interesting glimpse at history and (these days non) smoke-filled rooms, though.
- It’s always hard to tell a real crisis from one that’s merely concocted to
sell newspapers get clicks. But between the continuing crackup of the commodities markets and the more sudden collapse of junk bonds there’s talk of 2008 all over again. Amid new worries about Europe. This time it’s Italian banks and bad bailouts. A “Bear Stearnes moment” or a “Lehman moment”? Or just clickbait? I don’t know. But this financial house of cards is going to go sometime.
- More on moderate Muslims reclaiming their religion from murdering fundamentalist theocratic a-holes. And this.
- “Freeing Your Inner Outlaw.” Somebody dug up this old piece the other day and posted it at Rumor Mill News. Jim Bovard found it for me and I thought it might be a good cheerer-upper.
- While I generally try to avoid a whole bunch of ego-linking to my own writings, I do have a new one up at TZP on the loserhood of hoplophobic executive orders and how a bunch of pols manage to be confused about exactly who they want to ban from what.
- Just in case you need a little canine heart warming.
The story on the “moderate Muslims” is behind a paywall and/or facebook interface, so not accessable. I’m sure there are some Muslims who don’t want to kill everyone else. The problem is knowing which is which. Of course, that’s pretty much the problem with any population, so that’s why we carry a gun. Right? 🙂
Just saw this and thought I’d better pass it on.
BFB Colton’s blog: http://www.tidalsocata.com/home.html
Thank you for the find, Ragnar. Now that’s going to be interesting.
Kid’s learned some valuable lessons at a young age: “I have never given an interview. I have always resisted the operation of the media – and their uncanny ability to mutilate a real story into fiction with such ease that you realize it’s simply their nature… Like a rat in the pantry, It can’t help itself…”
It’ll be interesting to see what he does with them — and if he can stay out of trouble.
Claire, I was happy to see one of your old classics bouncing around the Internet. You have written so many excellent essays from the mid-1990s onwards – I hope many of your gems get sent around the track for many more laps.
Why, thank you, Jim. I admit I enjoy it when some rant I’d forgotten all about turns up again.
It wasn’t a “rant” – it was thoughtful insights into grave public policy issues of the day.
🙂 I stand corrected (while secretly suspecting you of offloading vast quantities of BS onto my virtual doorstep).
It’s the Republican’s election to lose, and they’re going for it.
The story about Hank the rescued dog was interesting BUT why were all of the photos pinterest links instead of plain old jpg’s?
I need to join pinterest to be able to see what this dog looks like?
I have a better idea … I’ll draw a stick figure dog and ignore the join here BS.
Sorry heart wasn’t warmed by join here images.
Thanks anyway.
capn — I’m sorry about those links. I didn’t realize or I’d have linked to a different story on the same topic. The images didn’t show up on my Firefox, either, but they did show on Chromium, which has fewer privacy protections. Since such failures to show are common for me, I didn’t even think about the cause.
I’ll go see if I can find a better link now. But you actually don’t have to join Pinterest to see the images.
Here’s the original story. It has one photo and a video, both of which I can see on Firefox:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/dog-travels-two-days-and-11-miles-to-return-to-foster-mom-23cf8868-6a03-764d-e053-0100007fa5ca-341238381.html
Thanks Claire,
Now I can put faces to the Hero and his adopted human. [wink]
I am still on dial-up at a blazing 28.8 K bps so videos take too long to download and my connection drops me for no discernable activity on my end of the connection. BUT … it beats having no connection at all.
http://michaelbane.blogspot.com/2015/12/of-genies-and-bottles.html?m=1