I haven’t met Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island. And I don’t know much about him, beyond a skim of Wikipedia and some other articles. (The gist: Northeast liberal, some family money, Yale; he’s 67, doesn’t look it; married only once. As U.S. attorney he put some Rhode island hoods and crooked pols in the … Continue reading More on “The Scheme” — Part 1
At the last stop in our neighborhood . . . More than “Thoughts & Prayers” . . . Street scene, 2022 Yeah, tough reading after a long trip, my man . . . Wherever you find your light, let it shine . . .
Friends, Most of the time, our all-electric house setup works fine: heating, cooling, cooking, lights, internet, etc. we’re not all-electronic, and the bills are tolerable. But as of 9:19 PM Friday, in a blink we entered one of those other times. “Dangerously low” temperatures in our darkened corner of Durham (there are lights on up … Continue reading “New Normal” Notice: Bloggus Interruptus: Power Outage
[NOTE: The ominous — oops, I mean Omnibus, heh-heh— bill passed by Congress Friday was 4100-plus pages. Mostly it was about money, which of course is important but I won’t focus on that here. What I searched for, amid the chatter about cash, was whether the completed bill included reforms to the Electoral Count Act … Continue reading Big Deal: Omnibus Bill Reforms Electoral Count Act
Gwynne Dyer: A Couch Stuffed With Cash? December 22, 2022 Gwynne Dyer is a UK-based Canadian journalist and historian who writes about international affairs. “Don’t have a couch stuffed with cash? Don’t worry, you can keep reading for free,” read the ad on the website of the ‘Daily Maverick’, a tough and sometimes very funny … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer on the Decline of the ANC