Day: December 8, 2023

POETS Day Turns 100: William Logan

Ben Sears December 8, 2023

William Logan has a sharp sense of humor, is capable of barbed comments, and isn’t afraid of...

We Need A Grand Bargain On Ukraine and Israel

David Thornton December 8, 2023

The Republican position is not unreasonable, but it does reflect incorrect priorities.

Weekend Plans Post: Wrapping up Christmas Shopping laundrycat

Weekend Plans Post: Wrapping up Christmas Shopping

Jaybird December 8, 2023

I may require your recommendations for the best Mom-Appropriate Christmas Movie.

The Snow Flake 2023-12-08 TDoRS C5340 (12.08.18)

The Snow Flake

Clare Briggs December 8, 2023

The days of real sport

Jaybird in reply to Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 6/23/25I'm not sure what the argument is. Iran should have a nuke because of the Mexican-American war?
Slade the Leveller in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 6/23/25Every country thinks it's special. See also Manifest Destiny.
Jaybird in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 6/23/25The Daily Wire's Kassy Akiva, a woman, gives her summary: Here is the timeline of what happened: 1.…
Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 6/23/25Donald Trump problematically sums everything up: "We basically have two countries that have been fig…
Philip H in reply to Dark Matter on Trump Announces Strikes on Iran Nuclear FacilitiesThanks to Heather Cox-Richardson, we learned tonight that the US planted the seeds for this at the s…
Dark Matter in reply to Philip H on Trump Announces Strikes on Iran Nuclear FacilitiesIsrael having them is why Iran is trying to have them Wiki doesn't list that one, nor has Iran ever…
Dark Matter in reply to Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 6/23/25Why would this be any less so for Iran? 1st) Israel is one nuke from all the Jews dying, and Iran mi…
Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 6/23/25New barrage of missiles in the direction of Israel. American jet fighters scrambling over Saudi. Clo…
Jaybird in reply to Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 6/23/25I believe that the theory is that Mutually Assured Destruction only works if you believe in the MA p…
Jaybird in reply to Philip H on Trump Announces Strikes on Iran Nuclear FacilitiesIran having them would result in multiple states in the region having them Hasn't yet. Israel having…