The man cheats at Golf. Donald Trump’s origin story suffers another severe blow By Aaron Blake, Washington Post July 8, 2019 The Washington Post’s Michael Kranish reported that Trump’s admission to the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Finance — one of Trump’s go-to brags to play up his credentials — was hardly the feat …
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Jul 05 2019
The Internet Is Forever
Unlike some of my contemporaries I’ve been reluctant to embrace the Internet because as a Computer Technician I have long and well understood the Privacy Problem and the tangential Permanence of Ephemeral Photons. Unless you are clever and well disciplined (and most people aren’t) your on screen activities, even conducted under a pseudonym, are easily …
Jul 05 2019
Waiting for Samantha
Well, not actually. Truth is what we’re waiting for is the Government filing in Kravitz v. U.S. being heard by Judge George J. Hazel who, until the Supreme Court Ruling rendered his decision moot, had ruled that the damaging (to the Government) evidence found in the estate of Thomas Hofeller (who said in correspondence redrawn …
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.
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 …
Jun 28 2019
The Other Caravan on the Southern Border
Not our border silly. Canada. As price of insulin soars, Americans caravan to Canada for lifesaving medicine By Emily Rauhala, Washington Post June 16, 2019 They’re planning another run to Canada this month to stock up on insulin — and to call attention to their cause. This time, they’ll be taking the scenic route, driving …
Jun 28 2019
The Big One
Look, it’s not that I think Joe Biden is the anti-Christ any more than I believe Bernie Sanders is the reincarnation of Karl Marx, but he does have a public record and it was troubling when he made it and it’s troubling today. Last time I checked repealing the Hyde Amendment (which he whipped in …