Tagged: Oliver Twist

May 10, 2019

Fagin, Bigotry, and “Cancel Culture”

Put simply, Fagin is one of the most loathsome and unredeemable creatures I have ever come across in fiction.

March 27, 2025

October 6, 2023

Slade the Leveller in reply to Jaybird on What To Expect When You’re Expecting a Trade WarKinda makes you wish you were a follower, don't it? Nuts, if you think about it.
Jaybird in reply to David TC on What To Expect When You’re Expecting a Trade WarA flashback from 2016: “All these newspapers used to have foreign bureaus,” he said. “Now they don’t. They cal…
Dark Matter in reply to Philip H on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025Yep. Trump is unfit for office. The unfortunate reality is a lot of things which are illegal for the President…
David TC on What To Expect When You’re Expecting a Trade WarDoes anyone else find it infuriating how the media is reporting that the tariffs are paused? No, the nonsensic…
InMD in reply to Philip H on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025https://apnews.com/article/jillian-lauren-shriner-weezer-scott-1e3a0a27298d29bd37635349ae4e5b9e
Philip H in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025We’re gonna need a link for that.
Philip H on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025Over at Substack, Thom Hartmann points out that ordering the DoJ to investigate truth tellers is at the very l…
InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025In a break from all the serious topics this thing with the wife of Weezer's bassist is wild.