Three Things: Crying All the Way to the Bank
[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] “I cried all the way to the bank.” – attributed to performer Liberace I’ve run the gamut from fuming to furious this past week. I didn’t have a dime in Silicon...
View ArticleBreathing Room: What Are You Cooking?
[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] It’s been quite a while since I posted an open thread around an open question, like what are you reading, or what are you streaming or podcasting. This time I...
View ArticleThree Things: Colonialist Carrotage
[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] “What does colonialism have to do with carrots?” one might ask. A lot — and an awful lot if you live in the U.S. ~ 3 ~ First, a bit of history which itself...
View ArticleBreathing Room: What Are You Growing?
[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] It’s been a while since I put up my last Breathing Room post; I probably should have put one up this past weekend. ~ ~ ~ I was too busy with my vegetable garden...
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Hanging by Meta’s Threads
[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] If you are very much online in social media, you’ve likely heard the buzz about Threads – the new microblogging platform owned and operated by Facebook’s parent,...
View ArticleOligarchy Has Arrived. Congress Must Take Notice — and Act!
This is a guest post from our friend Bob Lord, who you may recall from previous guest posts. This was originally published a few days ago at Inequality.org – bmaz The United States is experiencing a...
View ArticleThree Things: Fraud Trial Begins, Newsom’s Pick, Contingent Aid
[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] It’s going to be a rather busy Monday. Grab your poison of choice — second LARGE cup of joe underway here — and let’s get at it. ~ 3 ~ It’s rather sad this...
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Three Things: GOP House Caucus in Chaos
[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] I admit I debated using a header photo from the archives taken on a circus fairway. Accurate depiction, yes? And yet when I ran across this photo of a LEGO dump...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Rosalynn Carter
[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] Former first lady Rosalynn Carter died this afternoon at age 96, two days after entering hospice. Her husband former president Jimmy Carter remains in hospice...
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Boeing 737 MAX 9: The Comment Heard Around The World
[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] If I had any doubts this last week whether I should post about Boeing’s quality problems, a comment posted in Leeham News on January 16 convinced me the topic...
View ArticleThree Things: Dial M for Michigan
[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] It was a big week for the Mitten State which I call home — big ups and equally big downs, like a roller coaster. Must admit the low points which made the high...
View ArticleSenate Democrats’ Unanimous Fail
[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] This is fucking maddening. By unanimous consent, Senate ok’s bill to beef up security at the Supreme Court. Grants the Supreme Court security related authorities...
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BMS: Breast Milk Substitute? Big Messy Situation [UPDATE-1]
[NB: check the byline, thanks. Updates will appear at the bottom of this post. /~Rayne] For starters, let me point out the Biden administration has been trying to resolve the current infant formula...
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There’s No Doubt the GOP Now Has Weapons of Mass Destruction [UPDATE-1]
[NB: Check the bylines, thanks. Updates at the bottom of this post. /~Rayne] I’ve been frozen by anguish and anger, unable to write something about the mass murder in Uvalde, Texas. Whatever I dump...
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‘This Time Is Going to Be Different’: Confronting the NRA
[NB: Check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] I can’t read one more story today about the fathomless horror children, teachers, and parents experienced in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday. Each new report nauseates...
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It’s Your Economy, Stupid GOPr
[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] I’ve had it. I’m fed up with the attacks on the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress about the economy when the problem is and has been the GOP. The...
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Three Things: Walking in the Rain
[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] “I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.” ― Charlie Chaplin Now is not a good time to be walking in the rain, even if it hides your tears...
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Three Things: California Carrot Cataclysm
[NB: check the byline, thanks./~Rayne] You probably recognize this packaging and its contents. Depending on the store at which you shop and location in the U.S., you might be more familiar with a...
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Active Shooter Event at Michigan State University [FINAL UPDATE—08:50 AM]
[NB: check the byline. Updates to appear at the bottom of this post. /~Rayne] 12:28 A.M. ET — Suspect has been found off campus; they are confirmed dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. MSU Police...
View ArticleThree Things: Goodbye, Good, Buy? Good – Bye!
[NB: check the byline, thanks. /~Rayne] Given the quantity of news today worth discussing but not necessarily worth an entire dedicated post, I’m going to pull together three topics under this...
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