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by liberal japonicus I'm sure everyone who hangs out here realizes that this isn't going to be the place where we do try to cover every moronic proposal/action by the Orange Turd. (though if anyone has something that they want to opine on as a front page post, let me know) However, given my history … Read more

by liberal japonicusWhen you have Charles making a privatization argument based on some tragedy that, if not caused, certainly exacerbated by the Orange Cretin, it's time for an open thread!

by liberal japonicus from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_to_the_Chief "Hail to the Chief" is a piece originally about a boat in Scotland… An open thread and all that goes with it.

by wj Between the fires raging in Southern California and the ice storms in the eastern part of the country, it's pretty obvious that climate change is starting to hit us big time. The obvious question is, Why do people here in the US have such trouble accepting that? The answer, I think, is simple: … Read more

by liberal japonicus This Robert D. Kaplan interview by the New Statesman (sorry, it's a youtube, but you can get Kaplan's general gist from this or this) was burbling along with a frothy blend of might makes right when we get to this at the 12:03 mark. After explaning that the Middle East is blowing … Read more

by liberal japonicus The animal for the Chinese zodiac this year seems apropos, though perhaps unfair to our limbless friends. Even though there are some small differences in calendars, they all hit (with the exception of Burma/Myanmar) on snake this year. Some links if you are interested. Japan https://musubikiln.com/blogs/journal/all-about-the-japanese-zodiac-signs and https://www.nippon.com/en/features/jg00110/ China https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/animals-of-chinese-calendar Vietnam https://vinwonders.com/en/wonderpedia/news/vietnamese-zodiac/ … Read more

by liberal japonicus https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2024/dec/29/jimmy-carter-dead-video-obituary This story is probably most indicative of the manhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/chalk-river-nuclear-accident-1.6293574 Requiescat in Pace  

by liberal japonicus Both my daughters are out of the house, so the whole present rigamarole has passed us by, but I did get something I wanted. https://www.axios.com/2024/12/27/elon-musk-contemptible-fools-maga-doge I'm sure most of you are up to date on this, but a couple of gems to pull out, We are being censored! https://www.axios.com/2024/12/27/musk-x-loomer-h1b-maga-verification Bannon jumps in! … Read more

guest post by Tony P Christmas is coming, with its tidings of comfort and joy to American Christians. MAGA is coming, with its promise of mass deportations to American “Christians”. So I have a question for both Christians and “Christians”:  

by liberal japonicus Just a couple of links that looked interesting this morning I'll have to look more into how South Korea is dealing with foreign policy in the aftermath of their dumpster firehttps://thediplomat.com/2024/11/south-koreas-dockyards-a-new-factor-in-korea-us-military-burden-sharing/ Well, it took them time, but maybe they got there? https://www.axios.com/2024/12/19/house-democrats-jeffries-hell-no-johnson-bill Nelson Muntz comes to mind unbidden https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/19/congress/gaetzs-revenge-00195398 I'd be interested … Read more