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- Why Israel Isn’t Getting Credit for Protecting Civilians in GazaBy Alan Milner03/26/2024Israel is going to extreme lengths to protect civilians in Gaza....without getting recognition for it. […]11 Comments
- On the Uses of Symbols in PoliticsBy Alan Milner03/22/2024How political symbolism affects electoral politics […]33 Comments
- A Couple More Birds and Some Pottery, too.By Rose Guastella03/15/2024Recent bird paintings and sea life pottery by Rose Guastella […]19 Comments
- National Predictions Based on In-State PollsBy Alan Milner03/05/2024It is not looking good, people. It fact, it really looks really bad. […]9 Comments
- Who Is a Jew and According to WhomBy Alan Milner03/05/2024Even if you are not a Jew, here are some things to think about now. […]3 Comments
- Legend of a MindBy Bitey02/16/2024Alexei Navalny is dead. […]6 Comments
- NEWS FLASH: Paul Krugman is Finally Worried About AmericaBy Alan Milner02/13/2024Paul Krugman is Finally Worried About America? What took him so long? […]8 Comments
- Both Sides of the Galaxy…NowBy Bitey02/11/2024Within the galaxy, and without, there are all sorts of challenges, and nefarious characters that young men run towards for the experience, and parents would be mortified by if they actually knew what their progeny were up to. […]19 Comments
- The Theory of TheoriesBy Alan Milner02/08/2024This is an exercise in illogical logic but it isn't meant to be taken seriously. That was a lie. […]25 Comments
- Dartmouth returns to requiring standardized testingBy koshersalaami02/06/2024Some poorer minority students who hadn’t submitted test scores and were rejected would have been admitted had they submitted their scores. […]4 Comments
- Two More BirdsBy Rose Guastella02/03/2024Here are portraits of two more birds- a Steller's Jay and a Cedar Waxwing. […]13 Comments
- BindleSnitch Housekeeping UpdateBy Alan Milner02/01/2024Housekeeping, keeping up with the Joneses, once I find out which Joneses to keep up with. […]3 Comments
- The Word Merchant’s DilemmaBy Alan Milner01/31/2024Musings about writing when writing no longer seems to matter. […]6 Comments
- 2 + 2 = 3By Bitey01/31/2024Power and ethics are an oscillating wave that exists within everyone’s perspective and actions. We grab power, and we gravitate toward it at some point or other […]12 Comments
- Pardon Me, Do You have a BLACK Senator?By Bitey01/27/2024I watched Senator Scott stand behind Donald Trump, and then walk up and declare his “love” for Trump, in jest, sure. Characterize it however you think necessary. One thing it certainly was was obsequiousness. […]16 Comments
- Best Case ScenarioBy koshersalaami01/24/2024But what happens if the Palestinians get a state? The Arab debt to the Palestinians is paid, at least as far as the Arabs are concerned, and in this case that’s what matters. […]10 Comments
- My Chef Boyardee Experience: A Cautionary TaleBy Alan Milner01/24/2024A culinary accident occurred in my kitchen today that proves we do not have free will […]10 Comments
- Random Ruminations on 2024By Alan Milner01/22/2024A few more musings about our political situation. […]5 Comments
- A Gaggle of New Bird PaintingsBy Rose Guastella01/19/2024New bird paintings created since fall 2023 […]16 Comments
- New Year’s RevolutionBy Bitey12/15/2023In this particular conversation, one of the brothers mentioned that he owned five AR-15s, one for each member of his family […]2 Comments
- He Ain’t Heavy…By Bitey12/13/2023The idea providing the heat to my stew was, “how could he think I would find this acceptable?” […]6 Comments
- Its How You Said ItBy Bitey12/11/2023Are the Presidents deserving of correction? Absolutely. Should they be fired or asked to resign? Absolutely not. […]59 Comments
- To Be Taken With a Grain of SaltBy Alan Milner12/08/2023Critiques of either high or low salt intake must be taken with more than a grain of salt. […]2 Comments
- NO, JOE BIDEN ISN’T SUPPORTING MASS MUDER IN ISRAELBy Alan Milner12/05/2023Someone I actually respect posted something that really pissed me off Facebook. This is my anawer […]13 Comments
- TOTALITARIANISM ON THE RISE AGAINBy Alan Milner12/01/2023Another diatribe couched upon the proposition that democracy is going down the tubes. […]17 Comments
- What If They Would?By Bitey12/01/2023The New York Times reported recently that Israel had intelligence which suggested that this attack might occur, and with great specificity. […]6 Comments
- The White House GigsBy koshersalaami11/30/2023We’re warming up and playing. I glance up from my music and I involuntarily jerk, because the President of the United States is standing about ten feet in front of us looking at us and smiling. […]1 Comment
- Meeting Rosalyn CarterBy koshersalaami11/26/2023A photo was taken. I am lucky enough to be beside her. […]4 Comments
- THIS IS A CRITICAL MESSAGE FOR THE TRIBEBy Alan Milner11/26/2023Elon Musk is an antisemite. Why are you doing business with him? […]1 Comment
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