Category Archives: Signs of the Times

Disney & The Mouse Fool the Guvnor: DeSantis’s “Control Board” Has Lost Control

A Bulletin from the land where “woke” goes to, um, awaken again . . . ? DeSantis’ board says Disney stripped them of power Published Thu, Mar 30 2023 Board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee the governance of Walt Disney World said Wednesday that their Disney-controlled predecessors pulled a fast one … Continue reading Disney & The Mouse Fool the Guvnor: DeSantis’s “Control Board” Has Lost Control →

So, There’s War Crimes — and Then, There’s “War Crimes”

Dyer: Putin can’t be charged with all his crimes while Bush goes free Gwynne Dyer — Mar 27, 2023 Although the arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court last week was welcome, there is come puzzlement about the crime with which he is being charged.

Sex, Jesus, Woodbrooke, & Finland: Memories & Epiphanies . . .

The collapse of the Woodbrooke Quaker center (err, “centre”) in October 2023 was a big deal, but a shock cushioned for most American Friends by the Atlantic. .Recently there was a notice online that someone is compiling entries for a projected book of memories by staff, students, and other participants . I wish the … Continue reading Sex, Jesus, Woodbrooke, & Finland: Memories & Epiphanies . . . →

Stunning Brief Video: The Deadly Swarms of Stronger Storms

[NOTE: The Associated Press just issued a short video centered on amazing images of recent “supercell” storms, which have spawned many extremely destructive tornadoes in the southern midsection of the U. S.

Nicholas Kristof: how a “Barefoot College” is Empowering Some of the Least Powerful in India

[NOTE: Nick Kristof was one of the New York Times’s most intrepid foreign correspondents, reporting from one far distant, demanding locale after another for 37 years, as often writing from obscure, out-of-the-spotlight places as from front-page hotspots. He was also notoriously upbeat and public-spirited, always digging for signs of hope and even tiny green shoots of … Continue reading Nicholas Kristof: how a “Barefoot College” is Empowering Some of the Least Powerful in India →