Coming up with a title got that song stuck in my head, so now it can be in yours too. You’re welcome. Now is probably a good time for us all to take a long, hard look at our communities…
You Should Read This: Kevin Drum Has Died
You can find out more at his Mother Jones author page, his Wikipedia page or his personal blog. His contribution to our civil society will be sorely missed now, when it is needed most. He was a keen observer of…
Time Is Money: So Let’s Make Money Be Time
I was discussing the coup with a neighbor this weekend, and said that I would not be surprised if in 6 months we had no functional organizations left above the state level; their response was “no, in 3 months”. So…
Freedom Ferrets: Enough Is More Than Enough
“You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?” – Joseph Welch It shall not stand. This nonsense had already gone too far, but now they’re risking the only surviving population…
First Things First: Have A Philosophy
If, like me, you look at the world every day and think “Damn; that’s messed up” then a good place to start is to figure out what political philosophies appeal to you. Because that gives you standards by which to…
The Real King: Getting Yourself Fired In Style
Well, today started with someone showing an amusing new way to not resign. Presumably. While this is most likely the result of someone in IT choosing not to resign in protest, it was plausibly done by anyone with access to…
No More Kings: A Civics Lesson For The Treasonous
I’ve said it here before: you literally cannot get more Un-American than caring about the King or Queen of England. But trying to be a King of America comes a very close second. This is very well established, historically if…
You Should Read This: The Generative AI Con
I’ve made no secret here of my, let’s say disdain, for all the generative A.I. hype. Ed Zitron (at Where’s Your Ed At) is also no fan, which is very clear in his latest post: The Generative AI Con. We…
Devolution: Stick A Fork In America’s Ass
And turn it over. It’s done. OK, I’m mixing up my musical references there (and probably offending non-U.S. Americans), but you get the point? It’s time to talk about a post-U.S. America. While it’s possible that the United States as…
Герої: Save Ukraine, Save The World
I’m going to look at something other than Musk’s ongoing coup in the U.S. today. Hey, it’s a holiday. (Though not one I’ve ever felt like celebrating, and this year that’s more the case than ever.) So let’s turn our…