Category Archives: Signs of the Times

Hair On Fire Report: Right Wing Ex-Judge Calls Out 2024 GOP Election Plot

By J. Michael Luttig — CNN-Wed April 27, 2022 [Emphasis added.] (CNN) Nearly a year and a half later, surprisingly few understand what January 6 was all about. Fewer still understand why former President Donald Trump and Republicans persist in their long-disproven claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Much less why they are obsessed … Continue reading Hair On Fire Report: Right Wing Ex-Judge Calls Out 2024 GOP Election Plot →

A Statement on Musk & Twitter

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 →

Could Belarus Be the Next Stage of the Ukraine War?

The Guardian: Putin has ignited a new anti-colonial struggle. This time, Moscow is the target Nick Cohen, Columnist — 23 April 2022 Belarusian exiles watch events in Ukraine with fear but also hope. Could they too fight back? History is teetering on an edge. No one knows which way it will go. Maybe the Russian … Continue reading Could Belarus Be the Next Stage of the Ukraine War? →

AFSC Restructure Update: Staff Uprising? What Happened?

If I was a “consultant” and needed work, I’d get in line at AFSC. By my count, the group is hosting its third round of outside consultants, laboring earnestly (and raking in the billable hours) trying to help it square the circles of what is called at 1501 Cherry Street, Philly “Restructuring.” The Restructuring plan … Continue reading AFSC Restructure Update: Staff Uprising? What Happened? →

Friday Follies: the Culture War & The Tostitos Hint of Lime Chip Conflict

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 →