I hate to even give my little bit of attention and waste any bytes or internet storage space on Ann Coulter, but sometimes rules have to be broken. Apparently Ann was jealous of the Nigerian girls who were kidnapped and thereby diverted the world's attention away from her.
And then folks who can do photoshop, unlike myself, had fun with her. My favorite:
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,764
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This is the grave of Ty Cobb. Born in 1886 in Narrows, Georgia, Cobb grew
up in very rural and poor Georgia, but he wasn’t so bad off himself. In
fact, h...
WE USED TO BE AN HONORABLE COUNTRY...
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*until Trump and his MAGA turned it into a vengeful, hateful and lawless
dystopian garbage can*:*
**During his 2024 campaign, Trump called America a ...
A Catastrophe In the Making
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Your reading assignment today is by Greg Sargent at The New Republic,
Mexican President’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly MAGA Scam. Very
briefly...
Of Dungeons and Dragons, and Airships and Starships
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I started this post last week as I was prepping to run D&D on Saturday.
Well, I got busy and/or distracted. But to be fair, I ran one game and
played in tw...
Google Album Archive is shutting down
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In case you missed the email from Google about Album Archive:
*Download your content from the Google Album Archive*
After July 19, 2023, the Google Albu...
Customer Agent Rendering
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A customer representative or perhaps buyer broker is the strategy of a
brokerage or property broker symbolizing a client in an financial
commitment transac...
Draft LTTE
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Not sure if I’m on Al’s squad, but I’m responding to Rhea Greene, who
doesn’t get to set the rhetorical rules. If anything, President Biden
inher...
To Old Friends
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Yesterday, I received the jarring news that my old friend -- and friend of
this blog -- Lance Mannion had passed away in his home from natural causes.
H...
It’s a hot take, except it’s cold and doesn’t take
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Why is David Gergen still alive? This might seem like a rather harsh
question — and certainly no one here wishes him dead — but what is
accomplished by pay...
“THIS IS McCARTHYISM!”
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*Ironic words uttered by a man who represents the epitome of McCarthyism,
Donald Trump protests and projects too much. He intends to finish as he
began .....
A CryptoFiction
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Here’s a micro-story I started with the Access Crypto Summit flash fiction
prompt in mind, left half done, and then belatedly finished off anyway,
because ...
Color me excited
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I love coloring. What started as a regular childhood activity has turned
into something more as an adult. I love coloring intricately drawn designs
and pic...
John Bolton is Still a Blood-thirsty Loon, I See
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It doesn’t really surprise me that Sen. Ted Cruz thinks that former UN
Ambassador (R-Ironic) John Bolton is the apian patellas—that particular
candidate ...
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Power was out at the house almost two days. I ended up spending another
night at work. I had to go home though and get my medicine. I was finally
able to ...
Carrie Hope Fletcher - The Silly Song
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From what I can tell after checking her out over the last hour or so, I
could've picked anything Carrie Hope Fletcher has put into the world for
this blog,...
Merry Christmas 2011
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I became aware of these two videos within 24 hours of each other, and they
both make me smile...
At first I envisioned some kinda east coast <--> west coas...
Merry Christmas 2011
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I became aware of these two videos within 24 hours of each other, and they
both make me smile...
At first I envisioned some kinda east coast <--> west coas...
The Doctor Who Survival Guide to Parenting:
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*Disclaimer: When we look back through the Whoniverse, there is
contradiction, even among the Doctors, as to rule #1. And as the series
continues, other ch...
Something Someone Else Said
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"Lately I have been having issues with the term “Founders” or “Founding
Fathers” because it’s pretty nebulous and undefined. There’s Thomas
Jefferson and J...
WE USED TO BE AN HONORABLE COUNTRY...
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*until Trump and his MAGA turned it into a vengeful, hateful and lawless
dystopian garbage can*:*
**During his 2024 campaign, Trump called America a ...
A Catastrophe In the Making
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Your reading assignment today is by Greg Sargent at The New Republic,
Mexican President’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly MAGA Scam. Very
briefly...
Armistice Day 11/11/24
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(Click on the comic strip for a larger view.) In 1959, Pogo creator Walt
Kelly wrote: The eleventh day of the eleventh month has always seemed to me
to be ...
Who is behind the terrorist attack in Ankara?
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On October 23rd, militants attacked a Turkish aerospace facility near the
capital of Ankara. The Turkish government blamed the Kurdistan Workers’
Party (PK...
It Can't Happen Here
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Trump has made his repeated promise to deport 20,000,000 minorities and
foreigners a central feature of his campaign. What does Trump intend to do
wi...
Last Post, Please Read
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Good morning. This is Zandar's Dad. I am sorry to tell you that he passed
away over the weekend, peacefully in his sleep. Fortunately, his computer
was on ...
Test Article
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libero pulvinar pretium sagittis. Nulla at sem sollicitudin, blandit neque
nec,...
I don't know any Russians
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This is "Eclipse" built in 2009 for Roman Abromovich, a Russian oligarch
and apparently an associate, or associate wannabe of our pretend president.
Perha...
Donald Trump and the War on America
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*By Michael J.W. Stickings*
The rest of the world knows what's going on.
Take, for example, Germany, which is now far more of a leader of "the free
world"...
Let Bannon and Trump talk. We’ll report.
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*When a top White House* aide called *The New York Times* on Wednesday to
offer up the sort of cartoonish, press-hating invective that has
characterized Pr...
West Wing Week 1/19, or "Obama, Farewell"
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On our last, full day here at the White House, here is the Obama
Administration's 388th -- and final -- episode of our weekly round-up
video, West Wing W...
The Real Motivation of the Pain Caucus
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Above: Publication Appearing in 3 Weeks At Your Dentist’s Office Insults
Your Intelligence Time Magazine made the smart decision to put its dumb
cover stor...
Fear, Fear Everywhere and Never a Stop to Think
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Waiting my turn at the barber shop, looking at the magazines: Field and
Stream, Coastal Angler and things like that. Hot Rod, American Iron: all
manly thin...
Hunting Bigfoot with Jesus, 1
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While walking through a dark forest tonight
Leaves beneath my feet
Guiding my path
I came across Jesus
Sitting on a stump
In the black woods.
Jesus
I sai...
Special Day
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May 26 is a special day for two reasons, this year. First, it is Mrs.
Chief’s birthday. I am told that a gentleman never tells how many years
old a lady i...
Can the F-35 Replace the A-10?
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by Nickolai Sukharev One of the big decisions the United States Air Force
has considered over the last few months is whether to retire the A-10
Thunderbolt...
Here lies Instaputz (2006-2013).
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So, about that hiatus...
It's been a great run, but I'm officially retiring from blogging. With my
new day job in New York, I simply don't have the time to...
A Nation at War With Itself
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On my last piece about Tennessee Current Events, one of my good blogging
buddies offered up some sound advice to help bring me out of the doldrums:
"get th...
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SUSTAINABLE EAST END ON WPKN 89.5 FM and streaming live on wpkn.org
*Debuts April 12 at 12 Noon:* This monthly program will look at issues of
land use, w...
Great Depression II
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From a N.Y. Times commenter:
I'm... an independent who could not bring myself to vote for any of these
republican candidates. In fact, I believe they would...
Sometimes There Are No Words
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One of my favorite bloggers and frequent commenters has suffered a terrible
loss.
Fair and balanced commentary from a modest and reasonable conservative.
Sci-Fi Short Film: "Toonocalypse"
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I'm willing to bet you've never seen an alien invasion film like this one
before. Two students document the arrival of cute, cartoon aliens in
Edinburgh, b...
Minor Technical Note
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For some days we have had an anomalous issue that kept our site from
loading properly. Apologies while the matter is being worked on. We are
aware of the...
Reelect Trump to save Democracy
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It's quite evident that Donald Trump will win the republican presidential
nomination. Other than Slim Christie, non of the others running in the
republi...
From the Ashes
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A repost of a 9/11 post written in 2009. In memoriam. The Phoenix is a
supernatural creature, living for 500 years. Once its life span is over,
the Phoenix...
It Is Accomplished
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As Gandhi never quite said, First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you.
Then they attack you. Then you win. I remember one of the first TV debates
I had...
Gun Control vs. Animal Control
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I should find it somewhat strange that the general mindset regarding
dangerous animals is almost diametrically opposed to the mindset regarding
firearms. I...
Sometimes There Are No Words
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One of my favorite bloggers and frequent commenters has suffered a terrible
loss.
Fair and balanced commentary from a modest and reasonable conservative.
15 years ago
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Dear Kamala, On the Eve of Your Election
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Dear Kamala, Let’s get this out of the way. That crazy fist pumping woman
in the 2020 video when you campaigned in Raleigh was me. Not my most
graceful m...
Arahan tips Bermain Taruhan Bola Bakal Pemain Baru
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Taruhan bola. Ya, sudah engga asing untuk penggemar sepak bola tanah air.
Judi bola merupakan sebuah pertaruhan besar dari sejak dahulu. Salah satu
yang ...
Ashiatsu For Serious Pain Without Hurting the Ft
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Ashiatsu is an early, 창원출장안마 (simply click the up coming website) yet
powerful strategy. As its name suggeststhis really is a type of therapeutic
massage t...
It’s All Connected
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It may feel petty to frame the horrors of the war in Ukraine to midterm
elections in the United States – but Republicans are trying to use it as a
cudgel...
Bounties, Babies and Bullsh*t
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Let's look at Texas' newest law on their books of ultimate morality- that
flaming pile of turds that is SB8, or our brand shiny new abortion law.
It sta...
But wait..
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I now have a Substack newsletter you can subscribe to if you want my
musings on middle-age, motherhood and feminism and it is here. I must admit
when I cho...
I Wasn’t Expecting a Coup
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But Trump & his crew plotted just that. AsI reflected on events in real
time, I couldn’t help but think that a coup has been set […]
Toni Van Pelt Must Resign
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Hi gang! I’m sorry that you haven’t heard from me since I promised to
unretire the blog and get busy on the keyboard again–pandemics and civil
unrest in my...
My Worst Dates Ever and Hurtling Through Heartbreak
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Whenever it comes up--and surprisingly, it does come up, even at my age,
especially with teens--I always share the funny stories about my worst date
ever. ...
In Defense of SILLY: The Unstoppable Princess Boy
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I’m not going to lie, things have been heavy around here for the past few
weeks. Death, hospitalization, coming out, state testing, travel for mom
and othe...
George Nemeth (1968-2016)
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The word “BLOG” is at the center of this image but it should be “George”.
George Nemeth was the hub of Northeast Ohio blogging during its formative
years a...
Motherhood Changed the Course of My Life
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This post first appeared last week on BlogHer as My Career Left No Room for
Motherhood; Now I Advocate for Working Moms and is reposted here with
permissio...
Exquisite Insanity: Moms Who Write
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I spoke on a panel a few weeks ago at the Bay Area Book Festival. The panel
was moderated by local literary icon, Michelle Tea. (If you need an escape,
her...
So This Is What It’s Like
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Shit. I haven’t logged in here in so long I seriously almost forgot how.
It’s a little unsettling when you have to press the “forgot password” link
on yo...
Color me excited
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I love coloring. What started as a regular childhood activity has turned
into something more as an adult. I love coloring intricately drawn designs
and pic...
Be Your Own Advocate
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For months I was gaining weight. I was trying to eat right, and exercise,
but nothing helped. I started getting migraines, vision problems, low blood
press...
Who do you think you’re kidding, Mr Lansley?
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Yesterday both the Royal College of Nurses and the Royal College of
Midwives joined with many other NHS staff, including Doctors and Managers,
in stating t...
"What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists is not that they are extreme but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents." - Robert F. Kennedy
"'Conservative' is a magic word that applies to those who are in other conservatives' good graces. Until they aren't. At which point they are liberals.'" - Digby
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“Bigfoot dressed as a circus clown would have a better chance of beating President Obama than Newt Gingrich, a similarly farcical character,” one anonymous Republican told Washington Post blogger Jonathan Bernstein. - Why smart conservatives suddenly hate Newt - 2012 Elections - Salon.com
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While Democrats are constantly forced by manufactured controversies generated by the right-wing noise machine and their media allies to "repudiate" and "renounce" a never ending carousel of "extremists" ranging from the moderate to the irrelevant (Michael Moore, MoveOn, Louis Farrakhan, Ward Churchill, etc. etc.), the GOP establishment for years has tied itself at the hip to hate-mongering extremists along the lines of John Hagee, Rod Parsley, Pat Roberston, Ann Coulter, and all sorts of various Instapunks, with no repercussions or accountability whatsoever.- Glenn Greenwald - Tactics of the right-wing noise machine - Salon.com
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