I won’t say its name. It’s one of several in the area. I go there often, particularly on Tuesdays with my daughter, when she’s off work and can drive. A Hispanic restaurant. The menu is a mix of specialties from back home en mi país, and mainstream (i. e., gringo-friendly)—taco salad, guacamole, beans & rice, … Continue reading A Sign of The Times In My Neighborhood
Homeland Invasion: Update 09-24-2025 – Chuck Fager Recent scenes from the front: — A combat vet protesting Chicago ICE raids, emerging from a thick cloud of their tear gas, unmasked & unruffled, bearing a large American flag. — A fullsized, full-color roadside billboard near Fort Bragg, North Carolina, home of the famed 82nd Airborne Division, … Continue reading Homeland Invasion Update: 09-26-2025
The opening: “You Think You’ve Seen ‘Shock & Awe’”?? (Trump posted this AI fantasy on Truth Social early Saturday) “The president offered no details beyond the label “Chipocalypse Now,” a play on the title of Francis Ford Coppola’s dystopian 1979 film set in the Vietnam war, in which a character says: “I love the smell … Continue reading It’s “War”?? Trump’s “Chipocalypse Now” — Day One
I Hate Dill Pickles: But There’s More to the Story A Nearby City, Spring 2007 Sara Rahman was my best friend that year. And some of the best times we had were while walking home from school. We joked and laughed about everything stuff in school, books she was reading, her dorky big … Continue reading Resistance Vacation Reading #5: I Hate Dill Pickles: But There’s More to the Story
The headline in The New Republic (TNR) on August 2 was dire: “Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows,” it blared. Well, maybe. TNR said it had been leaked a confidential memo from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The memo listed talking points for top DHS staff to parrot … Continue reading Is the Next ICE City Invasion About to Break Out?