Monday – June 9: Just heard that Trump is coming to preen & prattle on my old stamping ground— Fort Bragg-Liberty-Bragg tomorrow, the 10th. It’s part of the hoopla buildup to his totally unnecessary and utterly narcissistic Mussolini-wannabe parade in Washington on June 14. I helped with protests aimed at several Bragg visits by two … Continue reading Breaking: Trump’s Coming To Fort Bragg: The Signs I’d Carry In Protest
Well, rest in peace, Pope F, but the crazy merry-go-round of news moves so fast you could have slipped away a month or two ago. But after all, you were 88. For that matter, by mid-afternoon the stock market was down again — but only by another 900+ points; I, mean, Ho-hum, right? 401k panic … Continue reading Hegseth Headed For the Door?? I’ll Believe It When I See It
I hate to admit it, but my authorial ego was bruised by wading through the list of 381 books pulled from the Nimitz Library of the U. S. Naval Academy last week. It tallied the volumes expelled by order of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, for committing the grave sins of advocating and documenting aspects of … Continue reading The Naval Academy Library’s Magical Minstrel Show for Massa Hegseth
It was just a suitcase. Well-used, medium size, dun-colored, nondescript. Sitting upright on the porch, not far from the low railing, out of sight of the sidewalk. Why was it so unnerving? And what’s it got to do with America 2025? We’ll get to 2025 presently. First, consider the location: 1315 Lapsley Street on … Continue reading Dread: Confronting a key tool of Authoritarian Rule
