Weekend Plans Post: Post Revelry Relaxation
it was so nice to have our batteries drained quickly by doing things with friends than by the parasitic power loss of the last year. It makes recharging something fun and pleasant again.
Monthly Archive: July 2021
OT Contributor Network: Em Carpenter Lawsplaining SCOTUS, Voting Rights, Cosby, and #FreeBritney
Em Carpenter is lawsplaining SCOTUS on voting rights, Cosby’s vacated sentence, and the legal technicalities of #freeBritney
Linky Friday: My God, What Is That Thing Edition
Linky Friday is the long-running tradition of Ordinary Times bringing you POVs from across the web and around the world.
Thursday Throughput: Billionaires In Space Edition
For some reason, this billionaire space race has set off a wave of hand-wringing articles about how awful billionaires in space is
Economic Lesson VI: Investment
You think an idea is good? Make it a reality. Will it make a good return on investment or ROI? The investor sure hopes so!
Inner City Press Livetweeting Michael Avenatti Sentencing
This thread is reporting what is happening at Michael Avenatti’s sentencing live: OK – Michael Avenatti's sentencing in the Nike case is beginning @SDNYLIVE. Avenatti present in suit and black COVID mask. Inner City...
Trump Sues Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube: Read It For Yourself
President Trump sues Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to restoration of his accounts and overturn Section 230
OT Contributor Network: Heard Tell Podcast American Culture & Politics From A UK POV
Get the UK POV on the latest in American culture and politics from our friend Ben Harris who works in politics and parliament in London
Haitian President Jovenel Moise Assassinated
Breaking news out of Haiti as reports are coming in that Haitian President Jovenel Moise has been assassinated in his home
Wednesday Writs: Voting Rights in Brnovich v Democratic National Committee
Em Carpenter is here to give you a rundown on Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, this SCOTUS term’s so-called “voting rights case”
An Economist’s Ode to Scotch
Scotch is a wonderful libation. Scotch also exemplifies how much branding, advertising, and entrenched interests have on what we consume.
Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC Chapel Hill, Joins Ta-Nehisi Coates At Howard
After a weeks-long controversy surrounding her tenure offer with UNC Chapel Hill, Nikole Hannah-Jones will be joining Howard University.
Hanlon’s Razor, Revisited
Politicians lie and do so purposefully. Lying is the coin of the realm. And the lies just snowball.
A Reverie on Failure Part 6: A Shadow Falls Upon a Friendship
I cast a first shadow upon a friendship. Oh, how petty Kid Icarus! Why didn’t I just punch him in the mouth?
Sunday Morning! Twin Peaks Season 1
30 years later, I watched Twin Peaks Season 1 for the first time and found it quite different from what I’ve heard, sadder and more profound.
4th of July and The Rising Cost of Celebrating Freedom
Folks travelling for the long 4th of July weekend are feeling more than a little financial pinch.
