I have friends who are shocked that I drink bottled water, and have for years. This article explains why. I have lived in this “forever chemical-soaked” region for 20 years. Someday (maybe; not very likely) this toxic horror show will get fixed. In the meantime, I have to drink water every day. I choose stuff … Continue reading This is Why they still call it Cape FEAR . . .
New York Times: In its joint dissent [from the supreme court decision to overthrow Roe] in Dobbs, the court’s three-member liberal wing wrote, “Either the mass of the majority’s opinion is hypocrisy, or additional constitutional rights are under threat. It is one or the other.” Actually, it’s worse than that. It’s both. — Harry Litman, … Continue reading Quotes for Tuesday: supreme hypocrisy, hanging on too long, Gas & (as usual) Guns . . .
Philip Bump in the Washington Post, from an article crunching the latest post-Roe polls: Now we come to enthusiasm about voting, that metric that many Democrats have seized on of late as an indicator of fury about [the] Dobbs [decision which threw out Roe]. Bump: As it turns out, Gallup has new data on that. … Continue reading Quotes of The Weekend: Midterm Election Keys — Enthusiasm, Turnout — and Hate
“In war,” goes an old saying, “truth is the first casualty.” Hmmmm. The chestnut seems accurate enough. And its relevance to the Ukraine war is direct: most Western reporters, scholars and analysts (including this blogger) have operated on a simple, Good Guy (Ukraine/Zelenskiy), vs Bad Guy (Putin/Russia) truth frame. Ukrainian leaders have worked tirelessly and … Continue reading Truth, War, & Ukraine War Crimes
New York Times – Europe, Facing Energy Shortages, Moves to Shore Up Providers Berlin and Paris are preparing bailouts as Europe braces for further cuts to gas supplies next week and economists warn of a recession. By Melissa Eddy and Stanley Reed — July 6, 2022 BERLIN — Leaders in Europe, facing their worst energy … Continue reading Gas War In Europe: Bracing for a Russian Cutoff