Is America heading to a place where it can no longer call itself a democracy? | Republicans | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/05/american-democracy-threat-republicans-donald-trump-voter-suppression

Ugh

Depressing.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/dunning-kruger-meets-fake-news/

which is to say that if you won't tell me what you want, I'm going to give you what I think you should want.

Embrace ambiguity, as an opportunity for creativity.

LOL
https://www.theonion.com/congress-takes-field-trip-to-goldman-sachs-to-learn-how-1846994562

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https://www.salon.com/2021/06/03/how-do-we-report-on-trumps-dastardly-schemes-without-amplifying-his-lies-and-incitement/

NYTimes: How Young G.O.P. Leaders Sold Out Their Generation
How Young G.O.P. Leaders Sold Out Their Generation https://nyti.ms/3p4JeAZ

An Elementary School Teacher’s Secret Life As A White Nationalist Writer | HuffPost
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_60ae5e89e4b0d45b753140fb

Exterior view

On the balcony at Tizley's

We are reentering society. With beer cheese.

Still really funny, if anyone's wondering.

Watching Rat Race for the 100th time. This movie is 20 years old!

Daughter: recording her pronunciations into the school web app for her Arabic class.
Me: you seem to be saying "Al Shabaab" a lot. You know that's a militant islamist group in Yemen, right?
Her: ummm... it's just how you say "guys" when the ppl in question are all young. It kind of means "youth" as a mass plural.
Me: So you have at no time been in contact with Al Shabaab?
Her: No.
Me: okay then.

Achievement unlocked: my first twitter thread:

https://twitter.com/rpardee/status/1398729776941068288

McConnell Blocks January 6 Commission, Gives In to Trump
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/05/mcconnell-blocks-january-6-commission-senate-filibuster-trump-riot.html

No pun intended.

Goldurnit--looks like my 50+ year run of never having to have a colonoscopy may be coming to an end.

The Washington Post: Republicans are laying a devious trap for Democrats. They shouldn’t get scammed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/27/republicans-are-laying-devious-trap-democrats-they-shouldnt-get-scammed/