Day: August 5, 2013

The Cops killed Bambi! The Bastards! IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-30194620081_3f8c151594_b

The Cops killed Bambi! The Bastards!

Murali August 5, 2013

Via Clark at Popehat. No dogs were harmed this time. Which is in and of itself an...

Monday Trivia, No. 125 [Mark Thompson wins!] IFRL-TLC-Scenery-natanael-vieira-578708-unsplash

Monday Trivia, No. 125 [Mark Thompson wins!]

Burt Likko August 5, 2013

This week's puzzle: urban rankings!

The Parade of Horribles

Jason Kuznicki August 5, 2013

I thought I should note how I predicted this story three days before it broke. “Parade of...

The Republican Takeover of North Carolina IFRL-NaPP-Space-rawpixel-id-283683

The Republican Takeover of North Carolina

Michelle Togut August 5, 2013

Republicans may be floundering at the national level, but here in North Carolina the party is alive...

Way Too Fishing Early, 2016 Democratic Primary Edition IFRL-TLC-Scenery-illia-cherednychenko-181621-unsplash

Way Too Fishing Early, 2016 Democratic Primary Edition

Guest Authors August 5, 2013

Russell M. takes a look at a possible 2016 Democratic Primary field.

Completeness! IFRL-Mindiv-Comics-Eagle

Completeness!

Mike Schilling August 5, 2013

We complete our overview of fields by describing completeness.

Enchiladas, Blow by Blow IFRL-TLC-Scenery-philipp-pilz-704745-unsplash

Enchiladas, Blow by Blow

Burt Likko August 5, 2013

Follow along as Burt Likko teaches himself how to make enchiladas from scratch.

Dark Matter in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025This situation reminds me of the whole "U leaders don't deal with sex offenders" problem. The compli…
North in reply to Michael Cain on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointOh I agree; I noted as such in my original comment. But I can't help but notice that all the stories…
Dark Matter in reply to Michael Cain on From the NY Times: DOGE Savings “85 percent less than its objective”Military spending is roughly half of that $1.6T discretionary spending I think Musk didn't review th…
Michael Cain in reply to Dark Matter on From the NY Times: DOGE Savings “85 percent less than its objective”Do those numbers put DOD and military spending done by other parts of the government in discretionar…
Michael Cain in reply to North on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointTexas, and to a somewhat lesser extent Florida, build because they can sprawl. Where are the desirab…
Dark Matter on From the NY Times: DOGE Savings “85 percent less than its objective”All federal discretionary spending combined is $1.6T. This includes what most of us view as primary…
North in reply to Michael Cain on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointThat is a fair critique to a very broad blanket statement but Florida and Texas are, iirc, the large…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025If it were still scientifically accurate, then maybe it would be. Or maybe we've become more accepti…
Jaybird in reply to KenB on Saturday Morning Gaming: Hollow KnightI am *EXCEPTIONALLY* irritated. I watched a youtube that said "fight them like *THIS*" and I went an…
Jaybird in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025My Ethics professor freshman year (so, 1991-1992) was approximately one jillion years old and he exp…