Category Archives: Current Affairs

White House Protected Big Profits for Big Pork & Big Poultry While Big Waves of Pandemic took down thousands of Unprotected plant Workers

NOTE: Much of the public, after two-plus grueling years of Covid, seems determined to forget all that as rapidly as possible. My hat is off to ProPublica for staying on one of the big buried scandals of this period: how Trump officials colluded with corporate lobbyists from Big Meat to minimize worker protection while maximizing … Continue reading White House Protected Big Profits for Big Pork & Big Poultry While Big Waves of Pandemic took down thousands of Unprotected plant Workers →

Why Madison Cawthorn Was The Biggest Winner In the NC Primary.

Simple: Because in narrowly losing his congressional seat, he won, by a landslide — A chance. A chance for a second chance. Until a few days ago, I was ready to simply cheer if Cawthorn lost: my largest cup for schadenfreude was more than ready to run over. But then I read a long, deeply … Continue reading Why Madison Cawthorn Was The Biggest Winner In the NC Primary. →

New Nordic Math: NATO+ Finland & Sweden = VLAD’s Ukraine Boomerang

Opinion: Thanks, Vladimir Putin, for greatly strengthening NATO From Max Boot  – May 17, 2022, in The Washington Post . . . The unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine has given the [NATO] alliance a new lease on life, making it more politically united and militarily formidable than at any time since the end of the Cold … Continue reading New Nordic Math: NATO+ Finland & Sweden = VLAD’s Ukraine Boomerang →

Warfare Is Evolving. Now Even Words Conquer. Videos too.

‘Unsettling’ Fort Bragg recruitment video ignites debate over its mysterious intent Raleigh NC News & Observer BY MARK PRICE — MAY 16, 2022 A recruitment video created by Fort Bragg’s 4th Psychological Operations Group has inspired growing debate on social media over its meaning. The video is being called “eerie” and “unsettling.” It’s a stretch … Continue reading Warfare Is Evolving. Now Even Words Conquer. Videos too. →

Reading “On Tyranny,” and Getting Ready

I picked up Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny the other day. I had read excerpts from it; this time it was cover to cover. It’s concise; reading only took a little over an hour. But it was more than worth it. In fact, I’d say it was necessary for me. I needed to read it because … Continue reading Reading “On Tyranny,” and Getting Ready →