Monthly Archives: December 2022

I used to enjoy flying Southwest airlines. They seemed to be kind of a cool, relatively relaxed, relatively friendly airline. That was until the holiday meltdown over the course of the last week. Now, let me explain that I wasn’t … Continue reading →

I don’t understand how this guy got elected. I’m talking about George Santos, the 34 year old fraudster who just got elected to represent New York’s 3rd Congressional District, which covers part of northern Long Island and Queens. Didn’t anyone … Continue reading →

There really is something seriously wrong with Greg Abott, the Governor of Texas. Abbott, along with John Silber before him, proving again that you can be disabled and a huge prick at the same time. This time around Abott sent … Continue reading →

By now I think it’s pretty well known that Christmas, as a holiday, was really grafted onto winter solstice, and Saturnalia, and the old Germanic Yule celebrations. In fact, the only people who ever banned Christmas in America was the … Continue reading →

On Thursday the January 6th Committee gave us an early Christmas present by releasing its 845 page final report. Unlike the preliminary report they had released on Monday, this one has a detailed six page index, as well as 152 … Continue reading →

When it comes to the war in Ukraine, we should really all be thanking our lucky stars that Joe Biden is our President, and not for example (checks notes) Donald Trump! We’re now 300 days into the war against Ukraine, … Continue reading →

In all the time that he was running for president and subsequently that he was president, Donald Trump claimed that he could not release any of his taxes because they were all being “audited” by the IRS. Well — and … Continue reading →

Yesterday the January 6th Committee had its final, choreographed hearing, and dropped a preliminary 145 page report. One can get a PDF version of the report here. (The full, 1000+ page is scheduled to drop later this week, with various … Continue reading →

Tonight, there were massive numbers of Argentinians celebrating the win of their team in the World Cup, and the coronation of their king, one Lionel Andrés Messi. Myself, I have a complicated relationship to patriotism and sports allegiance, some of … Continue reading →

Yesterday, there were two very sad stories dealing with guns and mental health. The first was the ten-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shootings; the second was the suicide of Steven “tWitch” Boss. Anniversary of Sandy Hook Ten years … Continue reading →