Jesus! I am overjoyed to meet you face to face You’ve been getting quite a name all around the place Healing cripples, raising from the dead And now, I understand you’re God At least, that’s what you’ve said So, you are the Christ, you’re the great Jesus Christ Prove to me that you’re divine – …

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Fascism is not dependent on anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism is an unfortunate side effect. Accusing people of “dual loyalty” based upon religious belief is to say Catholics or Jews or Muslims are “other” and is pure hatred and bigotry designed to separate winners (fascists) from losers (everyone else). It’s an expression of the anger they have for …

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This is a really helpful take given that I’d be tempted to start with Aleric’s Sack of Rome on August 24th, 410 (CE), not the less well known one by Brennus of the Gauls in 390 (BCE). Clio is a harsh mistress. After over 1000 years of division Giuseppe Garibaldi (a fascinating man, you should …

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How about my Metropolitans? Nine games trailing the Braves and 6 shy of the Nationals riding a 3 game streak. Two losses behind the Cubs for the last Wild Card. Yankees and Dodgers tied at 83 – 44 for best.

Ever.

Borders are not where you think they are. If you live within 100 miles of an “International” Airport (and most people do), you’re technically in “Border Country” and Customs and Border Patrol can stop and arrest you on whim, without pretext let alone a warrant or probable cause. I have no idea what it’s like …

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The Facepalm Five Told you I might be putting up some more Steve Shives. I find the incest controversy over Steve King instructive. If you are a Bible believing Christian (as I was raised to be, Methodist you know) whom did Adam’s sons marry? Their Daughter of Lilith Half Sisters? Do the Math. Well now, …

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Ok. There is only one “Whitest Guy” (Ben Franklin certified) and so I have unwittingly Doxxed myself as John Oliver. You should now re-read all my posts ever in a British accent. They’ll sound much more authoritative and classy. That’s what Game of Thrones money gets you. Wanda Sykes. As the whitest guy in the …

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So the Intertubz is a twitter after Steve King’s abysmally attended Town Hall Saturday. As it turns out the Corporatist Media is vastly exaggerating the turn out, by like 100%. These fractions are easy because the denominator, the statistical (yeah, had to take that too) universe of people who attended Steve King’s Town Hall is …

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Ever wonder what Hasan Minhaj was doing nowdays?

I’m a great believer in purpose driven shopping. Alone. When shopping with others my job is usually “No!” Except when I say, “Oh, that looks pretty, and it’s in just the right color to match your shirt.” Ok, I’m pretty terrible to shop with.

First of all, “Effect” is a result. “He shot the Prison Guard to effect his escape.” or the ever popular “cause and effect.” “Affect” means adopt (with an implication of insincerity and pretense). “Stephen Colbert affected the mannerisms and attitudes of a right wing news commentator.” Good. Now we’ve settled that the Tory’s latest consternation …

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