liberal japonicus

by liberal japonicus I've not been able to look at analyses of what went wrong. I read a paragraph or two, or at most a half page, and just have to go to something else. Same for videos and podcasts, a sense of nausea and disgust after a few minutes. It seems like there is … Read more

by liberal japonicus The previous thread is getting creaky, so I have a separate thread in mind to write after this, but I (and I'm not sure if this is a great idea) am going to put up this thread about Ta-Nehisi Coates' new book, The Message. While the book follows in the footsteps of … Read more

by liberal japonicus A little early, but I thought I'd put this thread up to talk about the UK elections on July 4th. I've been watching them intently, with the fascination that a Trekkie doing Duolingo Klingon might have for Enterprise registry numbers. In part, that's to avert my gaze from dealing with questions about … Read more

by liberal japonicus This quasi open post (aren't they all?) begins with a question. In this Guardian article, the title is King strips CBE from former Post Office boss Paula Vennells but the subtitle of the story says "Vennells had said she would return honour after fresh fallout over wrongful prosecution of post office operators", … Read more

By liberal japonicus   Posting from my iphone, let’s see if that makes a difference. Knock yerselves out. 

by liberal japonicus With this comment, the names of the 17 people killed by a legally purchased AR-15 have been posted in the comments. Unlike the Las Vegas shooting, all of the victims were living in the same area, so I used the local paper to provide the links, except for the first identified victim, … Read more

Bailey Holt and Preston Cope The 11th school shooting since 1 Jan, and the 50th this academic year.

by liberal japonicus Scrolling thru facebook, was reminded that it has been 9 years.  

by liberal japonicus New Year's is a big holiday in Japan, but it snuck up on me (if that is possible) and I wasn't prepared for so many things to be closed. Still, it is a lot better than my first New Year's in Japan, when there were no convenience stores and everything was closed … Read more