How much did this sandwich fiasco cost the American taxpayer? Elder G breaks it down for us: When the USAO goes felony → grand jury → fails to indict → they STILL push it down into the misdemeanor federal officer channel… this is exactly the type of ego-preservation prosecution I was talking about. And now […]
Category: Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc.
“Does He Even Own a Shirt?” A rabbit hole that began with Onslow, from Keeping Up Appearances fame (oh, nice!) led us to something called Kitchen Sink Realism. Onslow was played by Geoffrey Hughes, who voiced Paul McCartney in Yellow Submarine. Kitchen Sink Realism Kitchen sink realism (or kitchen sink drama) is a British cultural […]
About María Corina Machado María Corina Machado Parisca (born 7 October 1967) is a Venezuelan politician and industrial engineer. A prominent opposition leader to the authoritarian Nicolás Maduro regime, she served as a member of the National Assembly from 2011 to 2014, and has run as a candidate in presidential elections while experiencing repression from […]
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”– Upton Sinclair What it is Why it’s controversial Flashpoints this week Jason K. Pargin – A Prophet for the New Millennium We manually transcribed, verbatim, a video essay of a Facebook post by Jason K. Pargin. […]
Yesterday’s blott (R.U.R.) was partially inspired by a documentary called “Generation Wealth,” currently available on Amazon Prime. Although the documentary is thought provoking, especially the commentaries by Chris Hedges, I cannot recommend the movie. It has moments of extreme vulgarity, and has a very unfocused, shotgun feel to it. The documentary is a parade of […]
We’re reading Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing by Bronnie Ware. We mentioned this book in a previous blott. While discussing the first of five regrets, Bronnie tells a thought-provoking story: Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing by Bronnie WareHay House […]
Just when we thought we’d run out of curated absurdities, The Guardian comes to our rescue! With this story, the road can go on forever, and the party will never end. The Legal Settlement Bizarrely, the legal settlement requires Tripp to attend Thanksgiving dinner at the General’s house. WLBOTT Ministry of Poultry Affairs notes: His […]
Long view: History shows anti-science waves (from Galileo to climate denial) rise and fall. What remains steady is the truth itself – and those who hold to it. Let me explain the source of today’s agitation. The director of the CDC was just fired because she was following science-based criteria for various CDC policies. The […]
Sometimes superheroes do wear caps… and carry sub sandwiches!
All relationships go through ups and downs. Yesterday, we were trying to create an image of Satan kicking tRump out of hell. “We have standards!” screams the Devil. Elder G balked at creating an image where Satan was literally giving him the boot. WLBOTT: G, I’m concerned that political censorship has crept into chatGPT’s standards. […]