A court martial for Sgt. Michael Leahy: A US soldier has been convicted of murder for his involvement in the killing of four Iraqis who were shot and dumped in a Baghdad canal in 2007. Sgt Michael Leahy Jr had confessed to investigators that he shot an Iraqi in the back of the head from …
The Powerline to Stardom
This has to be the best reaction to the news that Spitzer’s hooker had been identified: The low-hanging fruit would be a nude photo shoot, for which she would be paid a lot of money, but if she is smart she’ll think bigger. She is said to be an aspiring singer, so now she can …
I Read The Powerline So You Don’t Have To
Today they are in a tiff because Ford had opinions on the Iraq War: Ford told Woodward not to publish his views until after his death, but apparently said once he died they could be published at any time. It’s easy to understand the first part of the decision — why would Ford, at his …
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Climate Solutions: Upgrading the Energy Grid
A reminder as we come up on Earth Day: Climate scientist Michael E Mann & historian Timothy D Snyder define doomerism: Doomerism is how we fail to fight for ourselves & one another. It is how authoritarians win. Let’s try to fight the doom. I’m going to start this post out with a caveat, while I’ve been a …
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Sunday Morning Garden Chat: The Rewilding
Another gift from our rightfully beloved Ozark Hillbilly: When we bought our place in 2010, every patch of grass had been mowed on a regular basis by the previous owners. I did the same for the first year or two before I had the “Wait a minute, I DON’T HAVE TO DO THIS!” moment. …
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Jesus christ I’m old
A bit over sixteen years ago a popular right-wing milblogger said a few mildly critical things about the war in Iraq. As you could guess his comments section blew sixteen gaskets, but they gave him a little slack since he was a big name in the right-o-sphere and a founding editor at RedState. He could …
Sunday Morning Garden Chat: White Flowers for the Season
More loveliness from commentor Mike S (Now with a Democratic Congressperson): For your enjoyment, here is a small selection of white flowers while you ignore the blizzard outside. They are all from our garden in Berks County in southeastern Pennsylvania and are from the last few years. Looking back at pictures from recent summers is …
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