Archive for November 2019
Video: Red Sun Rising
William Happer has left the White House along with his friend John Bolton. That is a very good thing. Happer is among the world’s leading climate change denialists. And the one thing we don’t need right now is one of those in any position of power.
Read MoreUK News: Corbyn Isn’t Kosher
For those who have been too busy following the ongoing impeachment proceedings in the US – or for those who have understandably been ceaselessly pointing at the news channel and shrieking ever since 2016 – the U.K. is due to hold an election next month. This is a chore for all British citizens, as the…
Read MoreThe End Of Truth, The Beginning Of Hate
Sophia Rosenfeld argues that to save democracy, we need an agreement on what Truth really is.
Read MoreGahan Wilson
image source: Joe Mabel We learned with some sadness the other day of the passing of Gahan Wilson, the great cartoonist whose macabre humor and startling talent kept us amused since we first encountered him in the 1960s. His images were inevitably funny, yet also somehow terrifying. Perhaps not since Charles Adams have the fearsome…
Read MoreRussians, Not Ukrainians, Attacked Us
Americans Handing Putin a Longed-for Victory
Fiona Hill, former White House adviser on Russia, said in her opening statement before the House Intelligence Committee that lawmakers were weaponizing “falsehoods” that advance Russian interests and distract from its aggression in eastern Europe and around the world. “I refuse to be part of an effort to legitimize an alternate narrative that the Ukrainian…
Read MorePoem: Spent Shell
At one point I was so proud to serve, Wearing my battle dress, Ready for the call to duty, A call only so many can hear, But what do we do when we can no longer answer the call. What purpose do we have, Our battle dress no longer needed, Our efforts spent like gun…
Read MoreArrest That Fireman!
You Can Call Me “Sir”
Video: To Hell With LR Net
Your humble editor is so tired of writing for LR NET that he could just about spit. But, that said, even when tRump’s gone, the problems that created him will remain. Until those are addressed, we may all of us have to stay on the job. This little video addresses that issue, and does so…
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