Aug 052026
 

Yesterday was not one of my best days. I had an appointment and had to cancel it because I couldn’t find my car keys. I still haven’t found them, and I have another appointment today which is going to be a lot harder to reschedule if I don’t find them. I know they’re here – somewhere.

Allison Gill has not been one of my favorite people on Substack. I’ve watched videos of hers because of the people she makes them with. But with this, she has earned an upgrade. Hanky alert.

The F*ing News covers a range of subjects here, so you may want to skim it. There will likely be at least one deserving a closer look.

Remember the days of the 50’s, 50’s and 70’s, when we still had Congresses that would write and pass legislation? And Presidents who would sign them? The Tangerine Torturer might want to change his name to 00Trump – since he now want the courts to give him a license to kill.

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Jan 292024
 

Yesterday, what I mostly did was finish two knitting projects – one fair-sized one on which I’ve been working for some time, and one so small I started and finished it after finishing the large one.  Not exciting, but there it is

Crooks and Liars has posted a video by Cliff Schecter which really points up the difference between the time when the Republican Party had Joe MacCarthy, and now, when all Republicans are Joe McCarthy. And you may learn something about the Illinois loyalty pledge too. It’s under 7 minutes, and if you watch it at C&L you won’t have to pay YouTube to avoid ads.

Margaret Atwood has been using her Substack to share a multi-part history of what the French Revolution (which she calls “The French Revvie”) was really like. This link it to Part IV – subtitled “The Vengeance.” I used to warn that if we didn’t make some corrections – and quickly – we’d have another French Revolution. And, yet, when I saw it, I didn’t recognize it. Margaret did. No surprise that she is smarter than I am.

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