Well, first of all, Public Education is a system of conditioning an Army of obedient Meat Puppets as Labor Slaves for Corporatists. Now don’t mistake my cynicism. I had a wonderful Education I greatly enjoyed, mostly because my Teachers were scared of me in that Anthony Fremont kind of way. I admit I am somewhat …
Category: News
Aug 09 2020
No More ‘Game of Thrones’?!
Sadly we are without John this week and reading the YouTube Descriptions (or maybe I’ve visited often enough that I get automatic notification, I’m just happy I get less Fascist spam) informs me that the final Marble Runs of the 2020 Season will be posted next week. Well, I’m kind of sad but the absence …
Aug 09 2020
No Sports?
A Keel? A Rudder? A Sail? Those are things a Ship needs. What a Ship is… Is Freedom. Finals next, but they’re not posted yet because? We’re on AC36 in case you’re keeping score and the actual factual races won’t take place before January – February 2021 (which makes sense because it’s in New Zealand). …
Aug 09 2020
The Breakfast Club (Fried)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for August 9th The U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan; President Richard Nixon resigns; Charles Manson cult murders actress Sharon Tate and four others; Singer Whitney Houston born; Musician Jerry Garcia dies. Breakfast Tune We Banjo 3 – “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” (Whitney …
Aug 08 2020
This Afternoon’s Presser
There is no reason to believe it will be any different from yesterday’s. I had the good fortune not to watch any of it myself, but some people think it’s… Instructive. Calling it a ‘peaceful protest,’ Trump flouts coronavirus guidelines with golf club gathering By Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post August 8, 2020 Just before 7 …
Aug 08 2020
Cartnoon
What Makes A Sandwich A Sandwich? Well, if you believe the myth it’s a piece of bread or two (there is considerable debate on this point) with a stuffing that you can eat without utensils while playing cards and not getting them greasy. On a deeper level, what is anything? Plato posited “Absolutes” which carried …
Aug 07 2020
The Death Cult Rebellion
One thing I don’t quite buy into is the optimistic projection of saving 60,000 lives (that’s 20 9/11s by the way). I don’t think 95% compliance is achievable, look at traffic laws (another full disclosure, I work closely with a company that measures traffic law compliance), the numbers are pretty horrible. When was the last …
Aug 05 2020
Blue Voices
I have my opinions, some of which you have heard. A Two-Part piece from Vice.