AmeriKKKa

[Svartalf]

"... a Columbo comeback ...".

Why the grimace? I myself was rather satisfied to have come up with that turne of phrase.

It was a good one. BP might have had difficulty imagining Columbo with good cardio.

Man, between what his wife makes him go through and running after the dog, you bet his heart is fit to run the marathon, no matter what he looks like.

[Hermit]

"... a Columbo comeback ...".

Why the grimace? I myself was rather satisfied to have come up with that turne of phrase.

It was a good one. BP might have had difficulty imagining Columbo with good cardio.

Man, between what his wife makes him go through and running after the dog, you bet his heart is fit to run the marathon, no matter what he looks like.

You've never actually seen what his wife allegedly makes him go through, and him running after his dog maybe once, have you? It's because he lied about his personal life in order to establish a better rapport with a suspect. Also, those cigars stood in the way of good cardio.

Columbo, along with MASH and The Addams Family are among the few US=made TV shows I really enjoyed watching, although in the latter case that was mainly due to Morticia. She had style.

[Svartalf]

I like Morticia, but let's face it, I always had more of a thing for Wednesday, which became weird as I got older and she never did

[Seabass]

So far this year, GOP lawmakers in 32 states have introduced over 80 anti-protest bills. This segment is a round-up of those bills, from the ones that could take your student loans to the ones that could make it a crime to taunt a cop. It explores the GOP’s go-to way of responding to protests: making them a crime.

Note:

96.3% of BLM protests had no property damage.
97.7% of BLM protests had no reported injuries.

[Brian Peacock]

Less that 5% of murders the FBI deem as political or politically motivated can be attributed to Antifa.

[Hermit]

Note:

96.3% of BLM protests had no property damage.

Yabbut the insurance claims...

[Hermit]

Less that 5% of murders the FBI deem as political or politically motivated can be attributed to Antifa.

Yabbut Andy Ngo...

[Joe]

[JimC]

But the 5% of antifa assassinations were competent and brilliantly targeted...

[Hermit]

But the 5% of antifa assassinations were competent and brilliantly targeted...

Were not. McConnell, Gaetz, Flynn, Boebert, Gohmert, Greene, Carlson, Molyneux and many other worthy targets are still roaming freely about the place.

[JimC]

[L'Emmerdeur]

Hey-ho!

US conservatives 2020: "We have to leave the statues of racists in place so that we can remember and teach about the history of racism."

US conservatives 2021: "It is illegal to teach about the history of racism."

-Jacob T. Levy · May 30, 2021

I assume Levy is referring to this, and similar freedom-loving moves:

'Tennessee Bans Teaching "Critical Race Theory" in Schools'

Tennessee is the latest state to ban teachers from teaching certain concepts of race and racism in public schools.

Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed into law on Monday a measure that attracted some of the most impassioned debates inside the GOP-controlled General Assembly this year. He signaled his support after it cleared the Legislature, arguing that students should learn “the exceptionalism of our nation,” not things that “inherently divide” people.

“We need to make sure that our kids recognize that this country is moving toward a more perfect union, that we should teach the exceptionalism of our nation and how people can live together and work together to make a greater nation, and to not teach things that inherently divide or pit either Americans against Americans or people groups against people groups,” Lee told reporters at the time.

The legislation, which was amended several times in the final days of the legislative session, of an education bill, takes effect July 1. Among other things, Tennessee’s teachers can’t instruct that “an individual, by virtue of the individual’s race or sex, is inherently privileged, racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or subconsciously.”

“Impartial discussion of controversial aspects of history” is still permitted under the law, and limits on teacher speech won’t apply when a teacher is responding to a student’s question or referring to a historic figure or group.

However, the penalty for a transgression is steep: The state education commissioner could withhold funds from any school found to be in violation.

[Brian Peacock]

The GOP are doing a great job outlawing critical thinking full stop.

[Hermit]

The GOP are doing a great job outlawing critical thinking full stop.

So much for the right being a bulwark against censorship and encroachments on freedom of speech.

[Brian Peacock]

The GOP are doing a great job outlawing critical thinking full stop.

So much for the right being a bulwark against censorship and encroachments on freedom of speech.

Indeed. It's almost as if they wouldn't have a place in mainstream politics if they didn't fight so tirelessly against those things which would otherwise work against them: adequate public services, a functioning health system, progressive taxation, political accountability, a secular tolerance of diversity of opinion and faith, equality of opportunity, justice, and regard for black, brown, yellow, LGBTQ+ etc people.