Monthly Archive: February 2020

/// February 15, 2020

Stakes and Satiability- Part 2

“Sisters are prone to jealousy, Mr. Blackabee. Some cannot bear to know that one of them wants something that they cannot all have.”

Clare Briggs

/// February 15, 2020

Danny Dreamer, Art Assistant

A new adventure for Danny

Michael Siegel

/// February 14, 2020

Michael Avenatti Convicted

From Hero of the Resistance to possible Presidential candidate to convicted felon, it’s been a long and awful fall from grace.

Mark Kruger

/// February 14, 2020

Very Stable Genius Predictions

Democrats are coalescing around ideology – and ideology will be the death of the big tent.

Clare Briggs

/// February 14, 2020

The Valentine II

Who’s it from?

Jaybird

/// February 14, 2020

Weekend Plans Post: My First Apartment

Went back to the old apartment. This is where we used to live.

Jaybird

/// February 13, 2020

Colorado Passes CROWN Act

I admit. I saw the headline and got excited: From KVDR: DENVER (KDVR) — A measure to ban hair discrimination by employers has passed the Colorado House of Representatives. The CROWN Act is a...

Michael Siegel

/// February 13, 2020

Mini-Throughput: We’re All Doomed Edition

So, no, PZ39 is not a danger. This is not a sudden discovery that we are worried about. It’s not passing particularly close to us nor is it likely to. But the overall danger of objects like PZ39 — while low — is real.

Dennis Sanders

/// February 13, 2020

Republican Dissidents Shouldn’t Mourn They Should Organize.

NeverTrumpers and other Republican critics of President Trump should take a page from the labor movement.

Steve Pittelli

/// February 13, 2020

A Proud Failure: A Story Of Melancholy, Midlife Crisis, and Patent Applications

You might wonder how someone could take the time to file a patent application then forget about it for 15 years? I’m kind of wondering about that myself

Clare Briggs

/// February 13, 2020

The Valentine

Somebody’s in trooooooouble…

Em Carpenter

/// February 12, 2020

Wednesday Writs: SCOTUS and Almighty God Edition

L1: A Pennsylvania law passed in December 1959 required, at the outset of a school day, the recitation of ten verses from the Holy Bible, to be read over the school intercom or in...

Andrew Donaldson

/// February 12, 2020

About Last Night: Leaving New Hampshire Edition

We have the first primary votes of the 2020 Presidential Campaign in, and unlike Iowa we have them on the night it actually happened.

Clare Briggs

/// February 12, 2020

The Ballad of the Piano

Handyman Around The House

Andrew Donaldson

/// February 11, 2020

Roger Stone Sentencing Gets Suddenly Interesting

After the DOJ reversed course on the sentencing recommendation, the prosecuting US Attorney notified the court of his immediate resignation.

Jaybird

/// February 11, 2020

Release Date Announced for Jim Butcher’s next book in the Harry Dresden series: Peace Talks

Peace Talks will be released on July 14, 2020. That’s a Tuesday. Pre-order it here. (I’m sure we’ll have a post about it about a week after it comes out.) (Featured image is “Jim...

Jaybird

/// February 11, 2020

Nate Silver lays down his odds for New Hampshire

From Twitter: Our model is frozen until we get New Hampshire results! Final NH odds:Sanders: 2 in 3 (67%)Buttigieg: 3 in 10 (31%)Others: 1 in 50 (2%)https://t.co/gul5ZwKQfc — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) February 11, 2020...