I recall the US Sesquicentennial Celebration. I had to miss the fun because I was working as a cashier at a pinball arcade that night. Four quarters for a dollar, etc. But the day was a big deal, and everyone was excited about the celebration. Now, for the 250th, there is no enthusiasm. The entire […]
Category: Gravediggers of American Democracy
Let us take a moment to reflect on Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Three sentences, two hundred and seventy one words, beginning with: On November 19 [1863], Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, where he spoke at a ceremony dedicating Gettysburg National Cemetery, which honored the fallen Union soldiers and redefined the purpose of the Civil War in […]
I love The Guardian. The Guardian is like that one coworker that makes a horrible job tolerable. That lone coworker who brought you flowers when your dog died. That one coworker who can impersonate the boss so well you shot coffee out your nose. The one coworker who can ask “who farted?” in French, Spanish, […]
[ed. note: Thanks to Elder JA and JimZim for alerting us to the Colbert segment] It is a dark and troubling time in America. It is impossible to be a person of good conscience, struggling to live a moral life, and not feel an ominous cloud hovering over us. Just in the past week, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
From the AP WASHINGTON (AP) — A man charged with a felony for hurling[1] a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in the nation’s capital has been fired from his job at the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post Thursday. A video of Sean Charles Dunn berating a group […]
[ed. note: Please don’t take any tax advice from WLBOTT. Just to be safe, maybe don’t take any advice from us.] Are you a wee bit peeved that the tRump administration is giving ICE a budget bigger that Israel’s military? How about a radical idea – give away so much of your income that none […]
When senseless tragedy occurs, we want someone to blame, some to take responsibility…. somewhere to focus and direct our anger. From Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrows) by John PrineFor a heart stained in anger grows weak and grows bitterYou’ll become your own prisoner as you watch yourself sit thereWrapped up in a trap of your […]
[ed. note: this is satire. All images were generated by AI] Malaria Trump recently attended her husband’s Big Beautiful Military Parade. Sadly, her enjoyment of the parade was diminished by an infection from a recent tattoo. Class++ to the West Wing To enhance the already classy additions the current administration has made to the West […]