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Feb 17 2020
The Barr Letter
February 16, 2020, Medium We, the undersigned, are alumni of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) who have collectively served both Republican and Democratic administrations. Each of us strongly condemns President Trump’s and Attorney General Barr’s interference in the fair administration of justice. As former DOJ officials, we each proudly took an oath to …
Feb 16 2020
Not A Rant
Merely confirmation bias. Lucien is always kind of ranty and not necessarily a reliable narrator. He may say he’s never used this particular metaphor before but I can think of at least a half dozen other occasions off the top of my head. But I’ve been there for years and as Europeans laugh (out of …
Feb 16 2020
Bibi
We proudly say we support Israel because it’s the only democracy in the Middle East. Maybe, but they elected a Bigoted Fascist War Criminal (oh, he commits more mundane crimes like Bribery, Extortion, and Self Dealing too for which he’s under Indictment). I hope they lock him up in Spandau next to the Nazis.
Feb 15 2020
Older Than Shia v. Sunni
People forget how old the Empires of the Mideast and Fertile Crescent are.
Feb 15 2020
Contingency Plans
June 4, 1940 Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous States have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight …
Feb 14 2020
A Red Line
It is still not uncommon for recent immigrants and those who share other cultural commonalities like language (Little Italy), interests and hobbies (Florida and other planned communities), religion (all over the Midwest), or region of origin (again Florida where there are belts of people from Michigan or New Jersey) to gather in separate geographic enclaves. …
Feb 14 2020
Be Best
Two Rules: Try and be a little inventive. Yah basic. It’s best to insult people because they’re stupid or being assholes. Their Gender/Race/Religion/Sexual Orientation/Ethnic Group is rarely relevant and exposes you to charges of bigotry. If I insult you, you’ll know it’s happening but might not understand how. Trump’s words, bullied kids, scarred schools By …
Feb 14 2020
My Las Vegas Convention- A Happy Story
(originally in orange Sat Jun 17, 2006 at 07:01 PM PDT) I repeat it annually because there are lessons I don’t want to forget. Can you handle the truth? How about a good story? If you are a regular reader you may know that I was State Co-ordinator of my meatspace club. You may not …