Monthly Archive: January 2025
POETS Day! A Few Poems by Kingsley Amis as Pretense to Discuss One of His Novels
All the references to Welsh habit, Welsh ways, all the references to Wales and Welshness.
Weekend Plans Post: Time for Spaghetti Sauce Again
You don’t need to drive to Sandusky to wirehead properly.
Terror On The Potomac: The DCA Collision
What I can tell you with certainty is that the crash does not fit the hot takes by partisans on either side.
Group Activity: Kash Patel Confirmation Hearing
Watch and discuss the US Senate hearing that is considering the nomination of Kash Patel to head the FBI
Group Activity: Tulsi Gabbard Confirmation Hearing
Watch and comment on the US Senate hearing to examine the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence
Fannie Farmer, Mickey Mouse, and the Virtues of Cheating
It’s important to know that running on automatic, acting without thought is something we are capable of.
When a Feller Needs a Friend
So let us avoid all little sinnings,
Since such is the end of petty beginnings.
Trump’s Unforced Error
I said that Trump would overreach, but even I didn’t imagine how quickly he would do so.
Group Activity: The RFK Jr Confirmation Hearing
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is getting his day before the Senate as President Trump’s selection to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
Email Blast: White House Offers Federal Workers “Deferred Resignation”
The Trump Administration is once again chasing a headline with details, this time over offering what are being called “deferred resignation”
The I.C. has Nothing on Union Depot
The “I.C.” refers (probably) to “Illinois Central”. I’m guessing.
Group Activity: First Press Briefing of Trump’s Second Term
The debut of Karoline Leavitt as press secretary and the first gathering in the Brady Briefing Room of the Second Trump Term
Memo: All Federal Grant, Loan, and Financial Assistance “Temporarily Paused”
The White House OMB issued a directive to effectively halt all federal funding “temporarily” until further review.
Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025
On this day in 1967, a fire in NASA’s Apollo 1 Command Module killed Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger B. Chaffee.
SCOTUS Grants Reprieve to ‘Slut Shamed’ Woman on Oklahoma’s Death Row
The legitimate, relevant evidence against Brenda Andrew is strong without having to resort to draping a scarlet letter around her neck.
The Colombia Gambit
It’s only been a week and this cadre of fools is already confirming what we knew: that they are massively unfit for office.
