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Onward Cultural Warriors, slipping on banana peels!
In this week’s entry in Right Wing Insanity, we have…Dr. Seuss. I shit you not. This one has been amazing in its dishonesty and stupidity all at the same time. Here’s the summary I put up on Facebook: 1. Dr. … Continue reading
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Liberatopia isn’t seeming like much of a topia these days
Former Texas Governor and former US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry was quoted the other day as saying this: “Texans would be without electricity for longer than three days to keep the federal government out of their business.“ Well, now. … Continue reading
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“Common Ground”
Of all the images from the failed coup the other day, there’s one that I can’t stop thinking about. I especially think about this image as I consider all the people who keep telling me that we need to “come … Continue reading
2017: Year of the American Nazis
I don’t have anything eloquent or insightful to say on the subject, but I feel that I should say this: to hell with the white-supremacist Nazi subculture that is thriving in my country today, and to hell with anyone who … Continue reading
The Buffalo News to Science: DROP DEAD
One of my favorite parts of the Sunday Buffalo News, for years, was its Science page. This page appeared on the back of the Viewpoints section, and featured the paper’s only real science coverage: articles on the latest findings from … Continue reading
The Saxhole of Chestnut Ridge
Every Sunday I take the dee-oh-gee on a nature walk. We go to a local park, usually one of our local county or state parks; our most common destinations are Knox Farm State Park in East Aurora and Chestnut Ridge … Continue reading
Being Positive, and all that rot
A friend posted this image on Facebook yesterday, prompting several interesting responses, mainly from folks who disagree with this notion. “Life isn’t a test,” the refrain goes, which naturally leads to the suggestion that it’s all a matter not of … Continue reading
Hey Apple?
So you’re using the old phys-ed tune “Chicken Fat” for your commercials now, huh? Well, as the fat kid who had to endure (a) an asshole gym teacher in grade school who liked using that tune for calisthenics background music … Continue reading
On whining about other people’s content
I’ve been thinking about this post by SamuraiFrog the other day: Yesterday was Illinois’ first big snowfall of the season. The one that always seems to come out of nowhere and take everyone by surprise, because at first it’s just … Continue reading
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