I’m telling you, Gritty is a Leftist/Anarchist Icon! (Really, really HBO? Cersei stands at the balcony and does nothing at all, even blink? This is the lamest last stand since Teutoburger Wald!) Ahem. Bill Nye demonstrates the effect of Mentos on Diet Coke. Later he illustrates how variations in amount of Propellant and levels of …
May 2019 archive
May 13 2019
The Breakfast Club (The Senate)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …
May 13 2019
Six In The Morning Monday 13 May 2019
Can the PLA get across the Taiwan Strait? While the Pentagon appears to be skeptical, the facts and the numbers tell a different story ByGRANT NEWSHAM The Pentagon’s recently released 2019 China Military Power Report says PLA forces cannot conduct a full-scale amphibious assault on Taiwan – and are “less likely” planning for one. The report claims …
May 12 2019
Happy Mother’s Day
A DocuDharma tradition now on The Stars Hollow Gazette. I tease my mother by calling her Emily after Emily Gilmore both because overall my family reminds me very much of the Gilmores and because she’s never met a brand name she didn’t like whereas I’m perfectly content to buy generic. I thank her among many …
May 12 2019
Penultimate
Whatever shall I do for content when the Season ends next week? Press The Meat Yanks Are Weenies Steep, but only for 3 – 5 minutes. Green Tea on the other hand you can brew all day long and it never gets bitter. Milk not necessary (yuck anyway). More About Tea Millenials Gone Bad That’s …
May 12 2019
The Breakfast Club (Pancake Dinner)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
May 12 2019
Formula One 2019: Circuit de Catalunya
I suppose it’s possible to overstate just how bad things are for Scuderia Marlboro. Barcelona, this very track, is also the site of Formula One’s Winter Testing which, like many things about Formula One, is highly regulated to benefit the Big 3- Maranello, Mercedes, and Red Bull. Long term, sport wide, systemic failure to the …
May 12 2019
Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition
Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition“Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. On …
May 12 2019
Six In The Morning Sunday 12 May 2019
Pakistan attack: Gunmen storm five-star hotel in Balochistan Three gunmen who stormed a five-star hotel in the restive Pakistani province of Balochistan, killing at least one guard, have been shot dead by security forces, officials say. The attack and subsequent siege, which targeted the Zaver Pearl-Continental Hotel in the strategic port city of Gwadar, lasted several …
May 11 2019
Paperboy
Or perhaps I should call it News Delivery Specialist to pair with my Newsstand Delivery Manager cred which was a real job where I was in charge of 50 or so Retail locations on a weekly basis (I had other responsibilities too, I was full time). I have awards from the Columbia School of Journalism …