Monthly Archive: August 2020
On Not Wanting to Rest Content
When the George Floyd incident first happened, you could almost feel where this was going. With the release of the bodycam footage, here we are.
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Only Politics Stays U.S. Postal Service From Their Appointed Rounds
Cutting US Postal Service hours and services for cities that are overwhelmed by mail only makes sense if your purpose is partisan.
Wednesday Writs: Brief For A Change Edition
All things well within the bounds of decency as a member of the public, but not so desirable in a fair and impartial juror….
Massive Explosion in Beirut
There was a massive explosion in Beirut about an hour ago. Footage from the massive explosion in Beirut Port, Lebanon pic.twitter.com/bdvzrS05Qf — Beirut Today (@bey_today) August 4, 2020 Early reports is that it was...
Georgia’s Largest School District Shows Challenges in Opening Schools.
It took all of one day for the challenge of opening schools to become very clear in Georgia’s largest school district, and this was just staff, not the 180k students of Gwinnett County.
We’ll Do It Live: Trump on Axios Edition, With Charts
It is bizarre, rambling, and will be creating conversation and memes for at least the next few hours. Here is the Axios interview between Jonathan Swan and President Donald Trump.
Downvote: Spotify’s Assault on Artists
For those of you that are unfamiliar, Spotify operates on the most unsustainable economic model in probably the known universe
For Want of a President: On the British Parliament and the Executive
It is the implementation of Brexit upon which contradictions that lay within Britain’s constitutional framework were most apparent
Harsh Your Mellow Monday: Your Premise Is Bad Edition
The flawed premises, Trump v Biden, more angst over the anthem, NeverTrump rolling in high cotton-for now, & more in today’s Harsh Your Mellow Monday
MovieBob Syndrome
What is MovieBob Syndrome? It is a person who ascribes far more worth and influence to themselves than they actually have. This is narcissism on steroids.
A Binge Of Cinematic History Chapter 2: The Birth Of Hollywood
Most Hollywood histories begin in the 1920s. However, the story of Hollywood and its coming domination in cinema truly begins in 1914
Sunday Morning! “Giovanni’s Room” by James Baldwin
On the end of grief, and James Baldwin’s classic story of grief at the beginning and end of first love.
Saturday Morning Gaming: The Turn-Based vs. Real Time Debate and Missionforce Cyberstorm
Real Time Strategy vs. Turn-Based Strategy in the days before ubiquitous internet.
Saturday Spins: Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways
With this release Bob Dylan became the first artist to chart in the Top 40 in seven consecutive decades
