Monthly Archives: July 2017

Quote for the day

They know well that this man is unfit and ruinous, and yet they remain his parasitic henchmen. Charles Blow It must be plain by now to everybody with two eyeballs connected to a properly functioning mind — including Republican lawmakers … Continue reading

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Back in the ol’ hometown, ctd

2 Detroit Rappers Executed on I-94 in Detroit Two up-and-coming Detroit rappers were killed in a hail of bullets on I-94 near LIvernois in Detroit around 3 a.m. Sunday … Damn. I don’t care for rap, either, but this seems … Continue reading

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Dismal theology-related tweet for the day

Faith works like any muscle. The more you exercise it, the stronger it will become. https://t.co/rKJpx7KDin — Desiring God (@desiringGod) July 30, 2017 In other words, the more determinedly you reject reason, the more that ‘magic’ seems like an adequate … Continue reading

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Shipwrecked

Heh. Apparently, House speaker Paul Ryan read the lyrics of Gordon Lightfoot’s Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald into the Congressional Record last evening after the failure of the Senate’s umpteenth attempt to derail Obamacare. So happens I was at Michigan … Continue reading

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When the commander-in-chief is crazy …

… the Pentagon is made anxious by tweets like this: After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow…… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017 According … Continue reading

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