Anti-Gay? Anti-Science? Antisemitic? Run for Governor of North Carolina! New York Times — Jan. 26, 2023 Frank Bruni Reflections on the mess (and magic) of politics and life. Mr. Bruni is a contributing Opinion writer who was on the staff of The Times for more than 25 years. The 2024 governor’s race in North Carolina … Continue reading A Jaw-Dropping NC Governor’s Race Has Begun!
Ukraine: Will Western tanks bring victory? Gwynne Dyer — Jan 27 2023 Gwynne Dyer is a UK-based Canadian journalist and historian who writes about international affairs. OPINION: On Tuesday they reset the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds before midnight. How did they know that Germany would agree to give Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine on Wednesday?
How Southern California helped birth white Christian nationalism Part memoir, part history of Southern California’s formative role in the rise of the religious right, Bradley Onishi’s new book traces his growing estrangement from the faith he once zealously championed. “Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism and What Comes Next” and … Continue reading Breaking from Evangelical Quakerism/Christian Nationalism: Two Survivors’ Stories
It’s true. I joined in a 2019 class action lawsuit against Apple. The suit alleged that Apple charged me and a few (thousand?) others for file storage on its iCloud servers. But Apple didn’t actually store my stuff on their iCloud servers, because it didn’t have enough of them. So it jobbed out the storage … Continue reading Justice Triumphs! I Sued Apple — I Won! (Sort of)
[Note: Forty three years after leaving the White House, Jimmy Carter & the Carter Center are still achieving mostly unheralded landmarks of positive change.] The Guardian — Wed 25 Jan 2023 Guinea worm disease could be second ever human illness to be eradicated As cases fall, the condition that once affected millions of people in … Continue reading Good News: Guinea Worm Disease Is Almost Eradicated