There’s a lot of talk about the new Russiagate documents and whether anyone will be charged, if so who and with what, and what the chances of conviction might be. I came across this video yesterday. I’m not a Barnes … Continue reading →
Robert F. Graboyes is a writer I often read, and I recommend this more personal piece he wrote about his beloved recently-deceased wife. RIP. She sounds like a rare and wonderful person, and it sounds as though they had a … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed that, ever since Trump’s 2024 election and especially since he took office in January, some of my Trump-hating friends and acquaintances have gotten even angrier at Trump and angrier at those who support him, as compared to Trump’s … Continue reading →
One is an extremely serious offense and well-documented. The other is meaningless, unauthenticated, and very likely fabricated. This corruption in this story dwarfs the worst Trump scandals. It’s unprecedented. It’s now in writing that the whole Trump-Russia thing was invented. … Continue reading →
One of my favorite Nina Simone songs. I had this record in high school, one of the first I ever bought:
Continue reading →PBS and USAID funding cut: Just after midnight, the House of Representatives approved a $9 billion rescissions package by a 216-213 vote. The bill now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature which is expected on Friday. Two … Continue reading →
If you have access to X, take a look. If you don’t, you can read it at this link. The usual suspects: Obama, Clapper, Comey, and Brennan. If you can access the comments at X, please note that quite a … Continue reading →
They won’t stop, they can’t stop, they don’t want to stop, and why would they? Salacious allegations get clicks, salacious allegations about Trump get more clicks, and salacious allegations about Trump and Epstein are especially hot right now. Thus, we … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Commenter “AesopFan.”] Here’s an astounding encounter with AI, by a writer who asked it to evaluate some of her essays. It offered glowing evaluations, but the writer discovered at some point that it had some of the details … Continue reading →
Quite grumpy indeed – according to this Quinnipiac poll, anyway. Majority approval of something, anything? Faggetaboutit. They don’t much like Trump or anything he’s doing, they don’t like Democrats, they don’t like Republicans. Close to 50% would like a third … Continue reading →