This is pretty much how it is: More insight from our raging rivers of internet wisdom: Wisconsin conservative James Wigderson has some carefully balanced thoughts on the silencing of Charlie Kirk by bullet. James declines to blame one side of the political divide or the other, and decries attempts to blame anyone but the assassin.…

And so, another killing of a political activist. As law enforcement continued to investigate, at that point not having identified the sniper who took the life of Charlie Kirk, tengrain at Mock Paper Scissors contrasts political reactions (elevation of the victim, condemnation of political opponents, and so on) with responses to the recent assassinations of…

Ben and Zara show how parents can communicate with their kids, with just a little more effort: This week’s insights come from our time tested visionary sources: Jason Linkins reacts to the reactions at a horrible administration economic report, as the expected new 75,000 jobs turns into a disastrous 22,000. really the definition of an understatement to call…

Historical Note: In 40 AD, the Emperor Caligula announced he would conquer Britain and marched his army to the water’s edge of the English Channel. Things didn’t work out, but Caligula was determined not to go back to Rome in humiliation. So he had his troops devote their time to walking the beaches, gathering seashells.…

From @MaverickMother, a generational bridge: (The effort required from those of us born during the Truman administration will be rewarded) I might try that myself, if I can get a note from my doctor. Until then, words of wisdom from those with the words and the wisdom: From The Borowitz Report: Ghislaine Maxwell becomes the…

Shamelessly stolen from bluebird of bitterness: Now we lower our buckets into the pristine waters of internet wisdom: Trump comes out of the Alaska summit flawlessly repeating one of the lessons Putin so carefully teaches. Putin only invaded Ukraine after he was provoked by President Biden. Dave Dubya responds with what some might regard as…

Found via Nan’s Notebook, a brief bit of irony about tragedy: For wisdom, we traverse a dark universe to reach our familiar shining stars: Vixen Strangely at Strangely Blogged considers this week’s Respite‑from‑Epstein Alaska summit from the viewpoint of relative mental ability as Trump eagerly gives away the store and more. She begins with this:…

My prediction: This teacher and student will go places (Gets especially surprising 20 seconds in): Whew! Now we travel the wisdom train to our tried and true, well-tried and very true, locations: Tommy Christopher watches Maggie Haberman take apart Donald Trump for his conspicuous dodging of the one big question: Why the sudden, mysterious transfer…

We begin with finger shadow talent found by @blankman.1982: For political and social insight, we climb the mountain to our Cyber‑Wisdom sources: driftglass flashes a terrific portrait of Donald Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell that wordlessly explains everything Trump does not want explained. Trump doesn’t seem to need any assistance making the Epstein horror any worse…

This Week’s Adventures Thwarting Illegal Hacking Attempts Anti-hacking steps turn out to be more than worthwhile. Many thanks to Infidel753 for his guidance. What a cyper-savvy family member describes as a spray attack has come from IP addresses traced to a multitude of internet providers in several countries. I have also devoted hours as a…