After extensive research and deliberation, this blogger has reached a definite conclusion about the purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk, to wit: Furthermore: So now Elon Musk has bought Twitter. Let some scream & howl, I’m not bitter; He’ll tweet in his cars, Then fly them to Mars; I’ll stay right at home & just … Continue reading A Statement on Musk & Twitter
Jamelle Bouie, one of the best new columnists for the New York Times, today highlights a recent book, The Second Red Scare and the Unmaking of the New Deal Left. [In it, he writes], “the historian Landon R.Y. Storrs shows how conservatives used loyalty pledges to purge the federal bureaucracy of government officials ‘who hoped … Continue reading Friday Follies: the Culture War & The Tostitos Hint of Lime Chip Conflict
There’s not a direct connection between the two items excerpted here. Garrison Keillor is definitely religious, in his low-key, often self-mocking way. But like others of his (& my) generation, he’s watched in bemusement as the generations behind him have been mostly quietly, but steadily dumping religion. Following Keillor, pastor-researcher Ryan Burge takes a look … Continue reading Twofer Thursday: Garrison Keillor at (almost) 80; and the Decline of Religion in the U.S.
Garrison Keillor: There was a small epiphany in church last week when we sang the recessional “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded,” a German chorale in which we basses must jump around more limberly than we may be used to. A tough part compared to “When the Roll Is Called up Yonder” and I stood in … Continue reading Garrison Keillor: In the Doubter’s Section
This is strange. Weird, actually: DJT is coming to North Carolina today, for a rally in Selma, about 90 minutes east of me here in Durham. Nothing strange about that. DJT carried the state twice, and would be a strong contender in 2024, if Jesus doesn’t return & Merrick Garland still tarries. DJT’s endorsed some … Continue reading A study in Contrasts: DJT & Biden coming to North Carolina