Oh What A Day…
Throughout history, much has happened on this day, 22 June. Here are a few events of interest: 1377 - 10-year-old Richard of Bordeaux, France, succeeds his grandfather Edward III as Richard II, King…
WayBack Wednesday: Ranting in All CAPS; It’s Familiar
“They want to take away my FREEDOM," Former President Donald Trump responded with fury Tuesday after he was arraigned on dozens of charges over his handling of classified documents and his alleged efforts to…
Labor Day 2022. Happy Happy
A History... Before it was a federal holiday, Labor Day was recognized by labor activists and individual states. After municipal ordinances were passed in 1885 and 1886, a movement developed to secure state legislation.…
Monday Ménage: Edition Chocolately Classes Conflict
Vowell. Marx. Asimov. Just the other day, I was in my neighborhood Starbucks, waiting for the post office to open. I was enjoying a chocolatey cafe mocha when it occurred to me that…
Wednesday WayBack: Yes, History Repeats; A Short Reading List
A Little Obsession Is Good Obsession Received a couple of e-mails recently suggesting I might be obsessed with the idea today's Republicans are a Nazi-like political party. Well, I think 'obsessed' could be an…
Adults. Guns. Kids. Guns. Mass Murders. America’s History. Guns!
Parents Of Oxford High School Shooting Suspect Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter Ethan Crumbley's mother and father face charges in the wake of a Michigan school shooting that left four students dead and seven people…
A Dark, Dark Day
7 October 2001 / The United States invades Afghanistan with an air assault and covert ground assault. America's 20-year war begins. 1996 / Fox News broadcasts for the first time. 1952 …
Lies, Stupidity, Cowardice. Oh, The Irony.
Does History Repeat Itself? Well, Kinda On 18 July 1925, part one of "Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice" was published in Germany. The book did not…
Reminder: History Teaches
We Learn Or We Rot Republican Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona was asked at a recent event sponsored by the far-right group Patriot Voices, a Rick Santorum organisation, what he thought about…
Republican Attacks On Education, History Growing
GOP Attack on Education Continues as Texas Bans Teaching of 'Critical Race Theory' in Public Schools Texas Governor Greg Abbott became the latest Republican state leader to approve legislation aimed at controlling public…
Danger Ahead: Anti-Democracy Drift
Reminders “The radicalization of the Republican Party has outpaced what even most critical observers imagined. We need to grapple with what that should mean for our expectations going forward and start thinking…
History: On This Day 04.02
Ain't History Somethin' 1513 * Ponce de León lands near present-day St. Augustine, claims Florida for Spain. Looking at Florida today, Spain says it was a really good move in 1819 selling Florida…
On This Day … 9 March
The Good . The Bad . The Other Stuff 1562 - Kissing in public banned in Naples (punishable by death). 1926 - Bertha Landes elected 1st woman mayor of Seattle, Washington. 1959 -…
Is History Our Future?
History Is Teacher; We Learn or We Perish. Near the end of 1923, an odd, self-absorbed little man was arrested and charged with sedition and treason for his part in what became known as…
Reading History
America's End Story? (more…)
Monday Ménage
Hilary Martel. Leon Trotsky. Marcus Garvey. (more…)
Personal Note
Return To The Trenches
When election results on 6 November 2024 showed Donald Trump had won the Presidency, for me it was like getting punched in the face, repeatedly. I mean – repeatedly!
And now, recent sequence of events demand I get my ass back in the fight. More… posted 2025.08.31
Politics & Policy
Constitutional America???
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Dead By Cop
Black, Native, Latino Americans Are Killed At A Much Higher Rate Than White Americans
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Hey, US Ed, History Calls
The invasion by Europeans of the ‘New World’ saw the First Nations population go from around 15 million in 1500 to just over 200,000 in 1900. (U.S. only. Does Not include data on First Nations Peoples of Canada).
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Project 2025 & The Military
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Shrewd, SlipUp, Or Just Plain Stupid …
In a meeting with hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals: “It’s unacceptable seeing ‘fat generals and admirals’ in the halls of the Pentagon, and leading commands around the country and the world. It’s a bad look.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Ebony McMorris, reporter for American Urban Radio Networks (AURN): “Mr. President, what are your plans for—” McMorris began (one of the few Black reporters in the WH Press Corps). “Quiet. You’re really obnoxious,” said Trump. “I’m not obnoxious, but I’m trying to ask you what about your plans for Memphis, Mr. President?” “You are really obnoxious,” said Trump (president of the USA).
“I think she’s a disgraceful person, you know, I think she’s a disgraceful person, a loser. It’s amazing the way people vote. I know it’s people from her area, maybe of the world, I don’t know. They got here and they vote her in. I don’t know. It’s hard to believe. But I think she’s a disgusting person.”
That’s the President of the United States of America making remarks about seated member of the House, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), to reporters in the Oval Office.
‘If Republicans don’t block voting rights, Democrats will allow “child molesters” and “illegal aliens” to vote and Republicans will be out of power for years’. Ted Cruz, Republican U.S. Senator from Texas. Same Ted Cruz who voted to force changing legal votes of Electoral College. Went so far as to incite an insurrection.
Simple Reminder
Stuff…
News Disorder, It’s A Thing I’m always tired because at night I can’t sleep unless I watch the news. Then I watch the news and can’t sleep.
Your Tingly Leaving You know that tingly little feeling you get when you like someone? That’s your common sense leaving your body.
Don’t Wanna Know It is possible to lead a cow upstairs – but – not downstairs. Question: Why in the hell would you want to take a cow upstairs? Wait, no, don’t tell me. I don’t want to know.
Kane’s Clinic
Wheel In The Sky
Journey From their album, Infinity – the first album with Steve Perry on lead vocals. Released January 1978.
Going Back Home
Sherman Robertson From the 1998 Rockin’ Blues album (CD) Going Back Home
Out Of The Rain
Etta James From her 1990 Soulful Blues album Stickin’ To My Guns
Dreams
Brandi Carlile * From WFUV LIVE CD (FM 90.7 in the Greater New York City area). Originally on her 2009 folk-rock album Give Up The Ghost.
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Marvin Gaye Originally On His Landmark 1971 Album What’s Going On
Amigo De Verdad
Gipsyland from their album Viva La Musica. Recorded in Cancoon Studio Paris and DreamHouse Studios London.
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