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Jul 04 2019
The Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society July 5, 1852
Frederic Douglass- What to the Slave is the 4th of July? He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves than I have. I do not remember ever to have appeared as a speaker before any assembly more shrinkingly, nor with greater distrust of my ability, than I do this day. …
Jul 03 2019
Report to the SS Wirtschafts und Verwaltungshauptamt
AKA the Office of Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security. DHS Inspector General Finds ‘Dangerous Overcrowding’ In Border Patrol Facilities by Joel Rose and John Burnett, NPR July 2, 2019 In a strongly worded report, the inspector general said the prolonged detention of migrants without proper food, hygiene or laundry facilities — some for more …
Jul 03 2019
Sense and Census Victory?
With a regime as lawless as this one it’s hard to tell. The latest (as of writing) is that Unindicted Co-conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio’s Administration has effectively conceded the Citizenship Question after the unfavorable ruling by the Supremes by ordering the printing of a Question Free Questionnaire after earlier talk of seeking a delay to allow …
Jul 02 2019
“Spaulding. You’re too far out!”
Spaulding Gray was an actor, writer, and monologist. In perhaps his best known work, Swimming to Cambodia (an account of his time spent filming Apocalypse Now in which he had a minor role), he recounts swimming in the Gulf of Thailand during a break with a South African, part of the crew. Spaulding’s friend was …
Jul 01 2019
Trained Law Enforcement Professionals
I guess there are some good ones but it seems to me if you’re attracted to that type of work you might possibly have some Jackbooted Stormtrooper/Bully issues to work out. Yeah yeah yeah, a few bad apples, WITH MILITARY WEAPONS AND NO ACCOUNTABILITY backed by the State Monopoly on Violence. I know good Cops, …
Jul 01 2019
Happy Prime Day
Causes of the Great Bear/Robot War Remember, the Robots fired first and they did it twice.
Jul 01 2019
Cartnoon
I don’t know if any of you had the opportunity to attend a full time Summer Camp (as opposed to a Day Camp) as I did. I acquired a ton of skills, but the best part was since it was not attended by anyone else in my School System I could drop Peer Group expectations …
Jun 30 2019
Downwind
Over the years I’ve taken a ton of crap about my position that there are fundamental and horrifying similarities between the United States post 9/11 and Nazi Germany in 1933 which I usually express in short hand as “Good German”. My contention is perfectly rational and well supported by evidence. If you find the comparison …
Jun 30 2019
And you think “our” politics is complicated?
I haven’t talked much about Brexit recently and that’s because other than gloating over May’s political demise and watching Boris Johnson emerge as the John Gotti of the Tory Party (which was inevitable). Boris Johnson’s “No Deal” Brexit policies may mean he never presides over #10. Boris Johnson ‘might never enter No 10’ if MPs …