Day: April 1, 2022

From Variety: Will Smith Resigns From Academy Over Chris Rock Oscars Slap Backlash 10856429954_9a258635f5_m_Mike-Tyson-Punch-Out

From Variety: Will Smith Resigns From Academy Over Chris Rock Oscars Slap Backlash

Jaybird April 1, 2022

From Variety: Will Smith, facing possible expulsion or suspension after he assaulted Chris Rock during last Sunday’s...

POETS Day: Sailing to Byzantium by WB Yeats

Ben Sears April 1, 2022

“That is no country for old men.” begins Yeats in “Sailing to Byzantium.” It is a stark...

In Defense of a Useful History Ukraine

In Defense of a Useful History

Eric Medlin April 1, 2022

The case that the invasion of Ukraine is not a historical outlier is essential for present discourse...

See The Balloon? 2022-04-01 Sport 2132

See The Balloon?

Clare Briggs April 1, 2022

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Philip H in reply to Dark Matter on Trump Announces Strikes on Iran Nuclear FacilitiesLike Israel?
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 6/16/25A couple of days ago Iran was offering to negotiate about their nuclear program AFTER Trump had Isra…
Jaybird in reply to Jaybird on Saturday Morning Gaming: Final Boss TheoryThe worst part is that there's no real spoiler-free way to talk about it except in the broadest of s…
Jaybird on Saturday Morning Gaming: Final Boss TheoryJust beat it. Wowsers. *THAT* was a game.
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Trump Announces Strikes on Iran Nuclear FacilitiesHow accurate is that? Not at all. They're designed to be used on a battlefield where we have troops.…
Jaybird in reply to Michael Cain on Open Mic for the Week of 6/16/25We've already seen how California has dealt with a similar scenario. If that really gets going? Uff…
Michael Cain in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 6/16/25Years ago now, when I was getting my MA in public policy, in a class on homeland security, when the…
Jaybird in reply to Michael Cain on Trump Announces Strikes on Iran Nuclear FacilitiesWhen you say "low-yield nuke", my first thought is "ground-level dirty bomb". How accurate is that?
Michael Cain on Trump Announces Strikes on Iran Nuclear FacilitiesThe consensus seems to be that the entire inventory of bunker busters was 19 or 20. They cost many o…
Jaybird in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 6/16/25At this moment in time, I will read this statement as 14-dimensional chess to shore up support for w…