(I hope the graphics in the title don’t wreak havoc with the database.) Happy Friday! Today is July 4th, the USA’s 249th birthday. It’s in great shape if you have no compassion for others. If you care at all about…
Friday 5 for July 4:
Oh boy things are terrible
Hey, historians who might stumble across this blog long after I forget it exists! Just dropping in an obligatory things aren’t great in the ol’ US of A at the moment otherwise this blog might look like “old lady Russell…
Wordless Wednesday 2024: Week 45
Some words: Well, didn’t that fall apart quickly? Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, both wildly accomplished and capable women who ran two completely different campaigns, lost to Donald Trump. Joe Biden, an accomplished and capable and very old man, beat…
Postcards To Voters: it’s not too late!
If you feel helpless amongst the (waves hands) stuff happening, you can move the needle in crucial battleground states by volunteering with Postcards to Voters. I’ve been writing with PTV since 2018 and while we don’t win ’em all, it’s…
Oh how I yearn for precedented times
On Sunday Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential election and endorsed VP Kamala Harris. In a radical departure from their behavior over last almost-17 years, the Democratic Party got their shit together and backed her almost unanimously. That…
Someone tried to assassinate Trump yesterday
Talk about a strong challenge to the ol’ “everyone deserves to be safe, loved, and warm” belief, huh? Even though 15% of me thinks it’s fake (he’s in the WWE Hall of Fame and was teasing a big reveal at…
Sunday 5: Brush your teeth with Lifebuoy soap and watch the suds go by
Happy, uh, Sunday! Which is also Social Media Day, and National Meteor Watch Day. It’s also two days post the regular Friday 5, but I have a great excuse. Friday night I had dinner in Philadelphia with two very lovely…
Friday 5: Achtung, baby!
Happy Friday, which is also National Macaroon Day (the one with two Os is the coconutty cookie), National Autonomous Vehicle Day (no, thank you), and Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Day. That’s the actual medical name for “Flesh Eating Disease” and NO….
Random Thoughts: Hot Ramen, WHCD, and Starbucks
I took a little break from the Internet this weekend. Mother’s Day is hard for me, and even I am tired of hearing myself whine about it so I dipped out for my own good. Lately, I’ve been in a…
A non poli-sci wonk’s attempt at term limits
We in the USA have a bit of a problem with politicians staying in their elected positions for way too long. The presidency has a two-term limit (thank God) but if you’re in Congress? It can be a lifetime job….
My EIB award winning post
(excellence in blogging, of course) Rush Limbaugh died yesterday of lung cancer. I’m in with a pretty solid crowd of very liberal people on Twitter and IG and the blogging world. I donate money and time to Democratic candidates locally…
History and relief
Yesterday this happened: Embed from Getty Images In case this image embed breaks years from now, it’s Kamala Harris being sworn in as the first woman, Black, and South Asian Vice President. Getty is sharing $499 for the use of…
