Religious Accommodations Are Good for US Military’s Spirit
The fact that American adherents to those faiths can serve alongside each other, and for each other, is an American military accomplishment worth celebrating.
Monthly Archive: June 2019
Saturday Morning Gaming: Silly Fun Procedural Shooting
A delightful little rogue-like FPS that will have you laughing alternating with swearing.
The Media Really Want You to Know How Great Elizabeth Warren is Doing
It isn’t just CNN either. A quick glance at the Google reveals there is at least a strain of groupthink when it comes to Elizabeth Warren over the last week
Tenshot: Chernobyl
As a scientist, I have always been intensely curious about what caused the Chernobyl explosion. The HBO series does an outstanding job of explaining.
Weekend Plans Post: The New Schedule
The end of the school year means the start of the summer break. Kinda.
Vox Goes On Strike
Unable to reach an agreement with management, the Vox Media Union has walked out today.
The D-Day That Never Was
In Eisenhower’s letter taking the blame for the D-Day that never was, we have another thing to be thankful for to the greatest generation before they pass.
Fear and Loathing Among the 1%ers
The DNC has finally decided to winnow down the baseball team-sized field of Democratic Nominee hopefuls by September of this year.
Thursday Throughput for June 6, 2019
If Musk’s full system comes on line, the simple fact is that no one has done the kind of careful study needed to figure out the impact of this constellation.
Wednesday Writs for 6/5
Our weekly roundup of the best law and legal related news around the web includes SCOTUS on the First Amendment, Anti-SLAPP and licensing reform out of Colorado, Jeopardy leaks and, as always, badly behaving lawyers and dumb criminals.
Songs!
I don’t care about pollution
I’m an air-conditioned gypsy
That’s my solution
Watch the police and the taxman miss me!
FACT CHECK: Fact checking is bunk
Fact checking, as practiced today, falls wildly short of its ideals
This Post Won’t Be Read in China
June the 4th marks 30 years since dreams of democracy were splattered across Tiananmen Square along with the blood of untold number of protestors
