Month: October 2018

Joyce Fienberg, 75, of Oakland Richard Gottfried, 65, of Ross Township Rose Mallinger, 97, of Squirrel Hill Jerry Rabinowitz, 66, of Edgewood Cecil Rosenthal, 59, of Squirrel Hill David Rosenthal, 54, of Squirrel Hill (Cecil and David Rosenthal are brothers) Bernice Simon, 84, of Wilkinsburg Sylvan Simon, 87, of Wilkinsburg​​​​​​​ (Bernice and Sylvan are husband … Read more

by liberal japonicus Has it only been four days since I posted about the ‘migrant caravan‘? Lot of pressure and Ugh is there with a stent of an open thread, but here’s a little more focussed post for those of you who want to chat. This post is sort of about Megyn Kelly, formerly of … Read more

by Ugh As the liberal illuminati outsmart themselves by sending pipe bombs to their own leaders in a horribly failed attempt to distract from the overwhelming menace of a caravan of more than 100,000 heavily armed foot soldiers of Middle Eastern descent steadily marching toward the U.S.'s naked southern border, and due to get closer … Read more

by liberal japonicus There’s so much shit happening, it is hard to keep track. We’ve not talked about it here, but the migrant caravan is a pretty amazing example of when one thing goes wrong, everything goes wrong. The fact that a caravan like that, timed perfectly to encourage the Republican/Clickbait base when the elections … Read more

by Ugh There is too much sh1t goin' on.  Can we go back to the good old days of no drama? Pls thx bai? Whatever. Go Sox, tho' I wouldn't mind a Brewers World Series victory (wait, did I just talk about baseball? Don't tell the Count). If Dems take the House you will see … Read more

by russell (albeit indirectly) Check out the new (R) line on climate change. It’s happening anyway, probably not much we can do about it, none of that solar panel hippie crap is gonna work. And we don’t want to wreck the economy. What is it gonna cost to, for example, re-locate Miami, Senator? In America, … Read more

by liberal japonicus From this https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-turks-have-tapes The Post is reporting that Turkish officials have told their US counterparts that they have audio and video recordings that prove Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. It appears that the claimed video evidence is more circumstantial. The audio evidence would appear to be from … Read more

by liberal japonicus From the Guardian A group of remain-backing Tory MPs are plotting to form a rival movement to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s highly effective Eurosceptics, with the aim of voting down Theresa May’s Brexit deal amid concerns that it would wreck the economy. On my distant understanding of this, Rees-Mogg looks to me like the … Read more

by wj I know the previous post says it’s an open thread. But I didn’t want to hijack the poetry discussion. So here’s a new one. Two things. First, his stupid tariffs notwithstanding, Trump appears to be helping Canada’s economy on one front: building their high tech industry. He is making it ever harder for … Read more

by liberal japonicus My previous thread is turning into a poetry thread, so a bespoke thread. Unfortunately, I can’t really get away from what’s been happening, but if you can, please feel free to share This essay from the Poetry Foundation, worth reading itself, begins by discussing Anna Marie Sewell’s Washing the World. An excerpt: … Read more

by liberal japonicus Seems like we need some comic relief, and it is Banksy to the rescue! That he titled the video on instagram as ‘Going, going, gone!’ only adds to my admiration.

by Doctor Science My Jewish New Year’s Intention is to try to read the weekly Torah portion or parsha. I’m getting a big push from the twitter group #ParshaChat, which discusses topics selected by the moderators every Wednesday evening (Eastern time). Coincidentally, Mr Dr Science teaches fencing classes on Wednesday evening, so I can participate … Read more

by liberal japonicus It’s probably a sign of my liberal optimism, but when I think of what has just gone down, I’m thinking of Pyrrus quote of ‘another victory like this and we are undone’. Or maybe Robert Duvall’s speech in Apocalypse Now. Smell that? You smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world … Read more

by liberal japonicus While we watch the shitstorm that is the Kavanaugh nomination wind down, the tag-team of the Count, cleek and nous (if I missed anyone, let me know) share the next. The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies the title comes from this Nested on the servers’ … Read more

by liberal japonicus Something a little closer to home. You may have read about Yuka Ogata, who was elected as a city councillor in Kumamoto, Japan and, after numerous attempts to arrange for child care, brought her infant into a city council meeting. After I discovered I was pregnant, I asked the assembly to support … Read more