How about a guy officially deemed “unreliable, irresponsible, immature, unwilling to accept authority…[who] has evidenced no desire…to be assigned to any specific job assignment…?” Which is to say thanks to old friend and lovely (and important) science writer Steve Silberman, I was led to a genuinely tasty military file, of which this is a sample: …
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Entropy! What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing!
Some respite…this just made my afternoon, though Tikka did get up from his perch in front of the screen when I cranked it to 11: Toccata from Optical Arts on Vimeo. I needed something to blast away the every mounting heap of guano that is the daily impact of Trump/Republicans on all that is …
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Weird And Wonderful And Just A Bit Heartbreaking (Musical Respite)
So–it’s been a strange day, week, month, year…hell, a long strange trip, it has been. I’ve been having a tougher than usual time–part of my cycle, in which the dive into work to ward off the current evil in all its forms relaxes just a bit, and all the rage, fear, and bitter sorrow rushes …
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Thursday Evening Respite Open Thread: Popular Culture
Good morning ?? A friend of mine shared this video of social distanced salsa and it’s how i’m tryna be. Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/xTtr3lO5my — Bianca Padró Ocasio (@BiancaJoanie) June 29, 2020 Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL player’s activism. https://t.co/vmNDcgB8sB …
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Friday Morning Open Thread: March (the Squatter Out of the White House)
Joe Biden says President Trump's "senseless crusade" to end Obamacare would harm those with the coronavirus https://t.co/L4R6LNIc96 pic.twitter.com/R0YfRe8hl4 — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 26, 2020 … “If Donald Trump won’t end his senseless crusade against health coverage, I look forward to ending it for him,” the presumptive Democratic 2020 presidential nominee said in a speech …
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Entertainment Break Open Thread: Drive-In Concerts
[email protected] has announced its first-ever drive-in concerts series in the U.S. for July with @BradPaisley, @Nelly_Mo and @dariusrucker, months after the live music industry has been on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.https://t.co/nG0NEOgEAh — AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) June 22, 2020 I believe New Hampshire’s Tupelo Music Hall may have been the first venue to start …
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Not Sure How Much This Helps, But…
As the Confederate statues tumble, shining a light on the weaponization of memory in Lost Cause viciousness, the Dixie Chicks have had a think. Having thought, they’ve decided that their old name is too freighted to remain. So now, they’re The Chicks. Which, for this old coot, is not all that much easier to say. …