Map of life expectancy at birth from Global Education Project.

Friday, October 20, 2023

A Puzzlement

I get that the "conservative" movement in the U.S. is not part of the Reality Based Community -- as Karl Rove proudly proclaimed -- but I thought that extended to social and scientific facts and public policy, not to the hard facts of the actual, physical world in which they live.

I mean, what the actual fuck does Jim Jordan think he is doing? The Republican House caucus meets, 20 or more members tell him they are not going to vote for him, and he insists on calling a vote anyway, which he loses. Then he does it again. And again. Why? Does he think that people calling in death threats to the members, their spouses, their children and their dogs is going to make him Speaker? Who knows, maybe he does. 


Is there some purpose to this? Some occult strategy, some sudden reveal awaiting us? If anyone has an idea, let me know.

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