AP News: Trial set to begin for Alex Jones in Sandy Hook hoax case BY DAVE COLLINS — Sept. 12, 2022 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A month after losing one nearly $50 million verdict, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to go on trial a second time for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a … Continue reading Alex Jones To Face Another Jury, In Connecticut
[NOTE: Modern war, like politics, makes strange bedfellows. The Ukraine war shows this in the case of economics columnist Paul Krugman. He’s a wonk, not a warrior, but his career has some intriguing parallels to that of Army General Mark Milley, current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. No wait — consider: they both … Continue reading Paul Krugman on Ukraine vs MAGA Machismo
[NOTE: Will the Pentagon get a “catch-up-with-inflation” bonus? It usually gets what it wants from Congress, and sometimes even more. With the coming of a new not-so-Cold War, the U. S. war budget seems primed for significant growth. An old story is “new” again. Stay tuned.] Reuters: Pentagon needs an extra $42 billion due to … Continue reading Pentagon Budget “Needs” an Inflation Bonus: $42 Billion
From New York Magazine — Sept. 12, 2022 The Sordid Saga of Hunter Biden’s Laptop The most invasive data breach imaginable is a political scandal Democrats can’t just wish away. By Andrew Rice and Olivia Nuzzi — Imagine the entirety of your digital existence plotted out before you: your accounts and passwords; your avatars; your … Continue reading Hunter Biden’s Laptop
Ukraine and Taiwan are now forced to play for time GWYNNE DYER CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL Sept. 10, 2022 Taiwan’s long-term survival prospects are much worse than Ukraine’s. Gwynne Dyer’s new book is The Shortest History of War. Last weekend, about 70,000 Czechs gathered in Wenceslas Square in central Prague for a … Continue reading Dyer on Ukraine & Taiwan