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Norks Are Back To Normal

Norks Are Back To Normal

| October 21, 2020 | 16 Comments

Nd:tBF is itching for a war with us.  He really is, he’s practically attacking the nearest scratching post to show us how badly he wants it. Seriously, he’s brought out his newest and shiniest missile for a mobile display for all of his humble subjects to see. He’s like a proud Papa, showing off the […]

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Supreme Court to hear case over use of DoD funds for Trump border wall

Supreme Court to hear case over use of DoD funds for Trump border wall

| October 21, 2020 | 26 Comments

Jeff LPH 3 sent me this article. The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the Trump administration’s appeal of a lower court ruling that it improperly diverted Defense Department money to build portions of the border wall with Mexico. The high court has previously allowed construction to continue, even after a federal appeals court ruled […]

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More racism in academia

More racism in academia

| October 21, 2020 | 62 Comments

This one comes from the University of Minnesota. City Pages reports on the conservative media outrage over an “anti-racist” class the public school is putting on. Get a load of this; The course is called “Deconstructing and Decentralizing White-ness in Practice.” It’s described as a sort of 12-step program: a recovery path for white people […]

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WWII Germany loved posing for photos with a man in a polar bear cosutme

WWII Germany loved posing for photos with a man in a polar bear cosutme

| October 21, 2020 | 15 Comments

WWII is one of my areas of study. The most I read on the topic though, there’s always something new to uncover. Case in point, the German fascination around posing with a polar bear during the Third Reich (and extending through the 60’s). “It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Yes, […]

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Wednesday FGS

Wednesday FGS

| October 21, 2020 | 7 Comments

FP-45 Liberator Police: Man Dead Following Officer-Involved Shooting In Suffolk County A man is dead following a police officer-involved shooting on Long Island. Suffolk County police said they were investigating a domestic incident on Towne Woods Road in Coram at around 5:40 p.m. on Monday when the incident occurred. According to police, a woman reported […]

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Chinese Soldier Goes For a Walk, and….

Chinese Soldier Goes For a Walk, and….

| October 20, 2020 | 21 Comments

  And this just in from AP News: China and India are still quarreling over their “boundary” in the area that lies between India proper and Tibet. Most recently, a Chinese soldier was apprehended by Indian troops on that very border. Considering everything, they could probably have made a “citizen” out of him by just […]

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Follow-up On Massachusetts VA

Follow-up On Massachusetts VA

| October 20, 2020 | 7 Comments

Holyoke Soldiers’ Home – AP photo This is a follow-up on the deaths of vets at a VA vets’ residence: two upper level employees are now facing criminal charges. The link to the this part of the story is here:  https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/09/25/2-former-leaders-charged-for-handling-of-virus-outbreak-at-veterans-home/ BOSTON (AP) — Two former administrators of a Massachusetts veterans home where nearly 80 […]

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Today’s Food Fest

Today’s Food Fest

| October 20, 2020 | 15 Comments

  AW1Ed is busy right now, and left out his Monday recipe, so I said I’d fill on that score. I don’t know how the weather is where you are, if you’re reading this, but up here in the Great Nearly Frozen North, it’s getting on toward an early winter. I do expect to see […]

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