Among my drafts I have an enormous number of fragmented ones about the connection between music and emotion. It’s not something I really understand, but I keep trying to write about it nonetheless. I think some people are immune to … Continue reading →
Commenter “J.J.” writes: When the incursion into the Capitol occurred, it just didn’t make sense to me. The Trump rally was going to be yuuge. The security should have been massive. The National Guard was offered and refused. The security … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is the first part of a planned 2-parter.] First of all, we have the politics of the COVID response: (1) Authorities like to be authoritarian and order people around. So there is psychological satisfaction from it. (2) It … Continue reading →
Bookworm provides the details of Hayward’s Twitter thread on the Congressional hearings about the events of January 6th. Here’s some of what Hayward wrote, but I suggest reading the whole thing (at Bookworm’s, where it’s easier to follow): The 1/6 … Continue reading →
There’s some news about the study that purports to explain why the CDC changed its mask recommendations to saying that even vaccinated people need to wear masks indoors in higher-COVID areas. Here’s a link to the actual study results. I … Continue reading →
Just a few relaxed minutes of playing acoustic guitar and joking around – oh, and harmonizing:
Continue reading →Here’s the edict: US Capitol Police officers will arrest visitors and staff members who refuse to comply with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s renewed COVID-19 mask mandate — heightening tensions with Republicans who call the mandate an unscientific power trip. Police … Continue reading →
Yes, indeed: Career politician President Biden is being mocked for claiming he used to drive an 18-wheeler truck — with the White House only able to show he was once a passenger in one. The 48-year political veteran made the … Continue reading →
During the Trump administration, the left demanded the most rigorous of clinical trials and controls before any possible treatment that the right – and Trump in particular – might have suggested was possibly helpful in fighting COVID. And yet this … Continue reading →
…and the vast majority are not showing up again for hearings or other appearances at ICE offices. No surprise whatsoever. The White House is doing its best to say this is all just routine and everything will be fine in … Continue reading →