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Weird Al & Harry Potter: The Strangest Combo of the Year??
[NOTE: The “life story” depicted in the forthcoming parody biopic described below is a fake; or rather fiction. Or better to call it a parody of the life of its real-life protagonist, Alfred Matthew (Weird Al) Yankovic. The real Yankovic was born in October 1959 in Lynwood California, just south of LA & just north … Continue reading Weird Al & Harry Potter: The Strangest Combo of the Year??
Quote of The Week
The Anti-Abortion vision of Post-Roe America in a terrifying summary by Canadian-born lawyer and writer Dahlia Lithwick: Efforts of those who have taken the position that forced birth is somehow pleasant and rewarding, even for America’s 10-year-old rape victims, have backfired spectacularly, as have their claims that abortion rights advocates are lying about new dangers … Continue reading Quote of The Week
Budd & Hines Scrub NC Campaign Sites, Cover Up Anti-Abortion Rhetoric, Trump Ties
Midterm Scramble: NC GOP Candidates Ted Budd and Bo Hines Are Now Hiding Trump Ties & Anti-Abortion Planks NYTimes, August 31, 2023; excerpts At least 10 Republican candidates in competitive races have updated their websites to downplay their ties to Mr. Trump or to adjust uncompromising stances on abortion. Some have removed material from their websites … Continue reading Budd & Hines Scrub NC Campaign Sites, Cover Up Anti-Abortion Rhetoric, Trump Ties
Gorbachev: More Proof No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
He ended The Cold War. Moved the world away from nuclear war. Permitted much truth to be told, opening up a totalitarian system. Allowed hundreds of millions to sleep easier. Helped us begin to rediscover hope. But lived to see almost all of it undermined, rolled back, and destroyed, and a new imperialist tyranny installed.