Daniel Perry Freed
This has nothing to do with self-defense. And it never did. This case is about who was shot and who did the shooting.
Monthly Archive: May 2024
Open Mic for the week of 5/20/2024
On this day in history: King George III approves the Coercive Acts in response to the Boston Tea Party
A Song of POTUS And Game of Thrones: US Presidents Placed in the Great Houses of Westeros
Game of Thrones and the presidents of the United States are different in so many ways, but they’re connected by the desire for power.
Trends in Social Media Commentary That Should Be Relentlessly Mocked Until They Stop
There are some social media and news media trends that need to be not only pointed out, but pointed at while mercilessly mocked.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition is Epic Game Store’s Free Game this week.
You should know that the Epic Game Store has Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition as its free game this week.
Ukraine is Changing the Face of Warfare
Outnumbered and short of resources, desperation has driven innovation in Ukraine. This includes both advances in tactics as well as technology.
Throughput: Superintendent Chalmers Edition
What happened with last week’s massive solar storm, why the Sun gets active, the danger such activity represents and whether or not Superintendent Chalmers minored in astronomy.
POETS Day! Philip Larkin and Narrative
Philip Larkin is brilliantly acerbic. He cuts cruelly because he cuts directly when mockingly describing habits and rituals of life he finds silly or undignified.
Weekend Plans Post: The Fall Guy (2024)
One guy cancelled, then another guy cancelled, and I said “We’re not going to play with 3. Let’s see a movie. Let’s see… THE FALL GUY.”
From Josh Barro: “This Is the Economy We’ll Be Going Into the Election With”
With “it’s the economy, stupid” accepted political truth, the chattering classes question in an election year should turn to what kind of economy are we going to have on election day.
Nick Altrock, Demon Batter
Nick Altrock was a pitcher for the Louisville Colonels, Boston Americans, and Chicago White Sox, and a player/manager for the Washington Senators.
Will the Real Free-Trade Party Please Stand Up?
Americans have become accustomed to the choice between bad and worse. That’s where we are on the issue of trade as well in 2024.
From WUNC, North Carolina Public Radio: UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees votes to divert DEI funding, redirecting it to campus public safety
The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees has voted to divert $2.3 million away from diversity, equity and inclusion programs and into “public safety.”
