True story this. In one of my U.S. History Courses (indeed all of them but I may not be cudgeling my memories with sufficient vigor) I was asked one question I didn’t know the answer to, didn’t even have a good guess- What political innovation was imported from Australia in 1888? The answer is the …
January 2020 archive
Jan 21 2020
Late Night Pre-Trial
I’m skipping Cartnoon and putting this up in its time slot because I think we’ll have plenty to be outraged about this afternoon. Oh, and this is the most important piece. Trevor First of all, MLK Jr. with Roy Wood Jr.. Ok, Impeachment. Stephen His get was Tom Steyer- And, because we are collecting wealthy …
Jan 21 2020
Post Impeachment Criming
Now I’m not saying there are many new crimes (with the definite exclusion of the ongoing Obstruction which has continued) in this summary, but we do have new information about them and the important point is this- These are new facts and documents, corroborating in every detail the testimony of the witnesses before the House …
Jan 21 2020
The Breakfast Club (With Or Without Reason)
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 …
Jan 20 2020
The Parnas Problem
As I pointed out when I was trashing Matt Bai for posting a profoundly racist editorial in the Times (which should be held to account for even publishing that garbage), Jennifer Rubin is no Liberal of any sort. Distinguished person of the week: Lev Parnas By Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post Jan. 19, 2020 Parnas’s stash …
Jan 20 2020
Because Numbers Are Fun!
Umm… do the math? President Trump made 16,241 false or misleading claims in his first three years By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo, and Meg Kelly, Washington Post Jan. 20, 2020 Three years after taking the oath of office, President Trump has made more than 16,200 false or misleading claims — a milestone that would have …
Jan 20 2020
Letter From Birmingham Jail
I like to publish this on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (in fact more frequently than that) because it holds many valuable lessons for those of us who believe in Direct Action, some of which I have highlighted. I won’t bother blockquoting. ek hornbeck MY DEAR FELLOW CLERGYMEN: While confined here in the Birmingham city …
Jan 20 2020
The Breakfast Club (Bones)
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 …
Jan 19 2020
Throwball Playoffs NFC Championship: Packers at @ ‘9ers
Kinda nervous about this one. I have my favorites for a reason and it’s not the 9ers. A Packer win is not impossible. The Seahawks were no slouches and Aaron Rodgers and the Packers didn’t even have to work that hard. The 9ers looked less convincing in their game against a weaker team, the Psychs. …
Jan 19 2020
Throwball Playoffs AFC Championship: Titans @ Chiefs
Hard to believe, but it’s true, there used to be a whole other Throwball League called the American Football League that got swallowed up by the NFL and that’s why we have two Conferences today. I’m in a quandary about whom I hate most, the Titans or the Chiefs. Now it’s important to understand that …
Jan 19 2020
Oh, That Space Force
The one that isn’t actually, you know, in space. Broadly defined space starts with the Thermosphere which is the layer of atmosphere between 53 and 621 miles high. Not thick enough to burn up Meteors it is the environment of ICBMs and at it’s outer fringes is generally called ‘Low Earth Orbit’. If you want …