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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.
Jul 01 2019
Cartnoon
I don’t know if any of you had the opportunity to attend a full time Summer Camp (as opposed to a Day Camp) as I did. I acquired a ton of skills, but the best part was since it was not attended by anyone else in my School System I could drop Peer Group expectations …
Jun 30 2019
Downwind
Over the years I’ve taken a ton of crap about my position that there are fundamental and horrifying similarities between the United States post 9/11 and Nazi Germany in 1933 which I usually express in short hand as “Good German”. My contention is perfectly rational and well supported by evidence. If you find the comparison …
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 …
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