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Jan 17 2020
From Minsk to Pinsk
Some things are far too funny not to post. Putin wanted Russian science to top the world. Then a huge academic scandal blew up. By Robyn Dixon, Washington Post Jan. 17, 2020 Eight years ago, President Vladimir Putin decreed that Russia must become a leading scientific power. That meant at least five top-100 Russian universities …
Jan 16 2020
Ladies and Gentlemen- Jimmy Smits
What? You thought he died after West Wing? Ken Jennings is the Greatest of All Time! Actually, not a bad ad from Steyer, where’s my Yang money dude? Country Music Yuk. With performance. Tom Steyer’s Tie
Jan 16 2020
The Giant Impeach
Have you ever read Roald Dahl’s story? It’s unsettling in that Hans Christian Andersen kind of way actually and a frequent target of censors who think it not suitable fare for children. I like them roasted but can’t finish a whole one anymore. Meanwhile- Oh, you want a closer look- How about a South African …
Jan 16 2020
Cartnoon
Synchronicity. I was just talking with TMC about Asbestos and Serpentine Rock (for the uninitiate Serpentine forms a substantial amount of the bedrock of New York City because it’s tough and laughs at Glaciers, it’s also loaded with Asbestos and requires special precautions when working with it, Asbestosis and Mesothelioma are not good ways to …
Jan 16 2020
A Can Of Worms
The metaphor is that it takes some doing to get those wriggly creepy crawlies back in it. If I was looking for something punny I might reference the Diet of Worms (it’s a Cathedral in Germany not noom, get over it) which was a conference held to form a response to Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation. …
Jan 15 2020
All The Fuss
Evidently Lev Parnas (tonight’s guest on Rachel) really does have receipts and there’s a lot of ‘smoking gun’ talk as the Articles, all two of them unfortunately, proceed to the Senate. Oh, Shiff, Nadler, Lofgren, Jeffries, Demings, Crow, and Garcia. Bolton’s Ghost Writer is apparently putting the finishing touches on his book which at least …
Jan 15 2020
Minneapolis (or Providence)
Hey, I do things, I go places, I know people. And people know me, I’ve been to some Netroots (“My name is Roger Murdock. I’m an Airline Pilot.”) and among the pleasures of that experience is that I’ve had a chance to chat with some fairly prominent folks who are not instantly recognizable. I swear …
Jan 14 2020
Grow Up
Normally I wouldn’t touch this topic with a ten foot pole (Available from your local D & D outfitter at a mere 10 Coppers per for touching objects you wouldn’t otherwise. Experienced explorers go for the premium collapsible model at 10 GP. How did I make my money? Selling Picks, Shovels, and Pans to Suckers.) …
Jan 14 2020
I have a pair, and three of these.
“Yeah son. That’s called a Full House.” Really? Is it good? Trevor Stephen Seth If you only watch one… For the record a Full House is the 3rd highest ranked hand in Poker (without wild cards which I advise using in copious quantities if you want to make money off of rubes because it creates …
Jan 14 2020
Matt Bai Is (a terrible human being)*
* A Racist! I’m not sure that I want that turning up at the top of the Google but it’s true enough and you are now free to justifiably accuse me of cowardice in this instance. He grew up an Alex Keaton Reaganaut in about the whitest town in Connecticut (which is saying quite a …