Weekend Plans Post: The 4th of July and Stranger Things
“You know that thing where you make the viewers at home cringe? WE SHOULD DO THAT!”, it feels like they’re saying.
Monthly Archive: June 2022
The Fickle Nature of Supreme Court Rule
The Supreme Court is likely to enshrine conservative ideas for the next generation. But conservatives need to also be aware of the finite nature of their newfound power.
Extra! Extra! The Ten Second News Links We’ve Overlooked!
There’s a phenomenon where someone writes an essay about this or that but someone else wants to discuss something that has not yet made it to Ten Second News. This is unfair to everybody...
From Thomas Edsall in New York Times Opinion: Democrats Are Having a Purity-Test Problem at Exactly the Wrong Time
There has been a burst of stories in recent weeks describing devastating internal conflicts within progressive organizations…
Find Brief Solace
Feeling overwhelming rage over the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade? Wiliam Wordsworth has some advice.
NBC reports that Ghislaine Maxwell has been Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
The former British socialite and convicted sex trafficker faces sentencing for her role in the high-profile federal sex crimes case on Tuesday
New York Times Reports that Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Donald Trump, is detailing what she witnessed during the Capitol attack at the Jan. 6 hearing, including the former president trying to steer his limo to the Capitol
Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Donald Trump, is detailing what she witnessed during the Capitol attack at the Jan. 6 hearing, including the former president trying to steer his limo to the Capitol.
I’ve Had My Fill: Of Limited Faith or Interest in Contemporary Politics
Political debate has become sufficiently abstracted that it bears little resemblance to the underlying policy issues.
Monday Morning Dobbs in America
Taking stock of where we are at post-Dobbs on the legal side of things outside the news media and online cacophony.
Maybe Some More Than Others
As for Rep Mary Miller, the decisive factor for me with regard to whether it was a simple misspoken word involves a previous incident
Book Burning
“Desktop covid dividers and a refrigerator was “to be recycled.” But the five books deemed inappropriate were “to be destroyed.”
Kaiju and the Problem Of Evil
I do believe there are some crucial connections between Tsuburaya’s work on Kaiju, Godzilla, the Ultraman franchise, and Catholic theology
Saturday Morning Gaming: Steam Summer Sale and Fake Games
Steam is having its summer sale! Also musings on fake games.
Mini-Throughput: The Long and Winding Road to Mercury
Three-and-a-half years (or 14 Mercury years) is a long time to wait for the mission to really get going. But Mercury will be worth it.
Roe v Wade Overturned: Read the Dobbs Decision For Yourself
The Supreme Court has officially handed down their Dobbs Decision: Roe v Wade and Casey have been struck down.
