You all know the story. But this will rip your heart out anyway. It’s half documentary – with interviews with the families of some of the passengers – and half re-enactment. Remember.
Continue reading →Here’s an article that attempts to answer that question: The notion that the 2020 campaign is a referendum on Donald Trump’s presidency has been a persistent storyline of this year’s campaign coverage. And properly so. A strong correlation exists between … Continue reading →
…if the award still meant what it should mean, that is. He deserves one prize for this: President Trump’s Israel-United Arab Emirates diplomatic breakthrough continues rippling out across the world. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain both announced Wednesday they will now … Continue reading →
Bob Woodward’s been riding on Watergate for nearly fifty years. He’s the author of the latest effort to make the public turn on Trump – that portion of the public that hasn’t already done so, that is. I would imagine … Continue reading →
It’s almost as complicated as the Nuremberg Laws. Please take a look: To be eligible for best picture, a film must meet at least two standards across four categories: “Onscreen Representation, Themes and Narratives,” “Creative Leadership and Project Team,” “Industry … Continue reading →
From William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection: …Trump’s move [to end Critical Race training in federal agencies] is viewed as a mortal threat by the CRT movement. One of the leading academics on CRT, UCLA and Columbia law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, … Continue reading →
He’s running for Congress. This should jog your memory. Good guy, good ad: Oregon is burning, I will put out the Flames. My opponent, who lives on a Yacht in DC, has done nothing in his 33 year career. I … Continue reading →
Who can blame them? Another foreseeable result of treating police like dirt while simultaneously making it difficult if not impossible to do their jobs, and exposing them to great risk: Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary said in a statement that … Continue reading →
If you want to read evidence of the republic’s further slide into “Idiocracy”-squared, please see this. We’ve come a long way, baby, and it’s not in the right direction. I can’t say I’ve paid special attention to the lyrics of … Continue reading →
Well, it could just be poor statistics-taking and reporting. But apparently the death rate has not gone up, either, and a rise in that would be more noticeable. So it seems the low rate of (and/or better prognosis from) COVID … Continue reading →
Stories like this about New York City’s decline may cause you to say “Remind me why I should care.” But they make me sad, because I still find it hard to wrap my mind around the suicide of a city … Continue reading →
Suprisingly interesting – at least to me, and to the person speaking as well. This young woman wore 18th Century clothing for five years, and she talks about the experience. The talking part starts at 2:08. The small tattoo on … Continue reading →