he Toledo War: When Ohio and Michigan Went to War and Wisconsin Lost The Toledo War (1835–36), also known as the Great Toledo War, the Michigan-Ohio War or the Ohio-Michigan War, was an almost bloodless boundary dispute between the U.S. state of Ohio and the adjoining territory of Michigan. Poor geographical understanding of the Great …
January 2021 archive
Jan 06 2021
The Breakfast Club (Driving At Night)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …
Jan 06 2021
And The Winners In Georgia Are: Warnock and Ossoff
As of 3 AM ET, Jon Ossoff was leading David Perdue by 12,806 votes with 98% of the votes counted. The outstanding votes are mail-ins that more often than not lean heavily Democratic. There are currently about 40 thousand outstanding votes. Ossoff’s win should be confirmed by noon tomorrow. The race between the Reverend Raphael …
Jan 05 2021
Late Night Today
It’s only Tuesday and it feel like a month. With the brouhaha over the Squatter’s latest criminal threats to the Georgia Secretary of State, the double Senate run-off with control of that body on the line and rumors of violence by MAGAts for delusions too many to enumerate, we need a laugh as we wait …
Jan 05 2021
Pondering the Pundits
Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news media and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
Jan 05 2021
Cartnoon
Clearly all this dog wanted to do was play Dog Interrupts Soccer Match in Bolivia Paws the Game: A dog ran onto a soccer field during a match in Bolivia. The game had to stop for a few minutes before a player was able to pick up the dog and carry it off the field …
Jan 05 2021
The Breakfast Club (Hopelessly Confused)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …
Jan 04 2021
Anatomy of Sedition in 62 Minutes
Sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organisation, that tends toward rebellion against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent toward, or rebellion against, established authority. Sedition may include any commotion, though not aimed at direct and open violence against the laws. Seditious words in writing are …
Jan 04 2021
Pondering the Pundits
Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news media and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
Jan 04 2021
Cartnoon
There are Twelve Days of Christmas. Little Christmas is still 2 days away, January 6. So keeping with the spirit, here is the Forgotten History of the Christmas Tree from the History Guy. The history of the Christmas tree is rather interesting, being both surprisingly ancient, and surprisingly new, with a host of different traditions, …
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