Today's GIF(s)

As a national symbol, I think there're worse choices.

Today's Tweet

We are now at the point in our dystopian saga where the ambitious daughter betrays her father, and the dramatic tension turns on the question of whether she's trying to prove her loyalty to the emperor, or maybe she's faking it and it's all part of a larger scheme, or - or - or.

We seem to be living the last season of Game Of Thrones.

POTUS is attacked and obstructed by the MSM media and Democrats 24/7. For an incoming Republican freshman senator to attack @realdonaldtrump as their first act feeds into what the Democrats and media want and is disappointing and unproductive. https://t.co/ArhI7Bi7bo

— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) January 2, 2019

Today's Quote

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.

-- Cicero

Today's Pix

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2019

The Fail

When the rubes are a bit unclear on the concept - because the "leader" is not fully competent, and fails to explain it well.

Today's Quote

Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought.
-To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears.
-To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool.
-To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen.
-To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.

-- Octavia Butler

Rise Of The Machines

Under the general heading: Oddly - And A Bit Disturbingly - Satisfying.

A Step Forward

Negotiating without framing the outcome as winners and losers.

If we have an argument instead of a fist fight, that's called progress. But we've allowed our attitude to backslide into looking at the debate as a battle.

If I learn something new and I change my mind about the issue we're debating, the current way we see these things requires me to be labeled the loser, which makes me more likely to rationalize a point of view that almost has to evolve into something totally radical and unworthy of support.

You Are Not So Smart Podcast:

Today's Tweet

This is the only award anyone at DumFux News is likely ever to get.

Sean Hannity got his award for his coverage of Donald Trump! pic.twitter.com/LFrQ6KP1gR

— Hear Me Roar (@Stop_Trump20) December 28, 2018